NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ] 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ] 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 824
of tl)c rcrni'p
72 JUL 25 A11 :41
RECHIVED BY;
Introduced by SEN. WIN 3ATCHALIAN
AN ACT
EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE CENTENARIANS ACT OF 2016, 
AMENDIi^G FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWO OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10868 AND PROV DING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Living to reach eighty, ninety or even a hundred years is a rarity in this day and 
age considering the lifestyle of ordinary Filipinos. Thus, not many Filipinos live up to 
get to enjoy the benefits of Republic Act (RA) No. 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 
2016. In fact, the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded in 2015 some 7,548,769 
senior citizens in the country, wherein only 10% of which or around 790,000 are 
estimated to be aged 80 to 90 years old.
To provide our beloved senior citizens the motivation to live longer as well as 
the means to pay for their living expenses, medicines, healthcare costs and other 
necessities, while they can still enjoy the fruits of their life, this bill seeks to expand 
the coverage of RA 10868 by including Filipino octogenerians and nonagenarians 
among its beneficiaries and allowing inflationary adjustments of the amounts that 
these identified senior citizens will receive.


In sum, this bill provides all Filipinos who reach the age of eighty years old with 
a cash gift of ten thousand pesos (Phpl0,000.00), and another ten thousand pesos 
(Phpl0,000.00) when they reach the age of ninety (90), in addition to the benefits 
provided in RA 10868. The provision of these cash gifts to our identified senior citizens 
is one way in which the State accords to these Filipino senior citizens the recognition 
of their long and substantial involvement towards our national development and 
prosperity as well as the necessary assistance the government can provide to them.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly sought.
N GATCHALIAN


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
SENATE 
S. B. No.
I'lfsi senate
of tlK
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RECEIVEl) BV:
Introduced by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE CENTENARIANS ACT OF 2016, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWO OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10868 AND PROXaDING FUNDS THEREOF
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Sec. 2 of Republic Act No. 10868, otherwise known as the 
'Centenarians Act of 2016" is hereby amended to read, as follows:
Sec. 2. Letter of Felicitation and Cash Gift. - Ail Filipinos 
who reach the age of EIGHTY (80) YEARS OLD, 
NINETY (90) YEARS OLD, AND one hundred (100) 
years old, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad, 
shall be honoured with:
Letter of-Felicitation from the-Prcsidcnt-of-the
Philippines-congfQtulQting--tho-eeiebr-ant for -his-or-her
longevity>-and]


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[b] (a) A [€cntonDrian] CASH Gift in the amount of TEN
THOUSAND PESOS (P 10,000.00) UPON REACHING 
THE AGE OF EIGHTY (80) YEARS OLD, TEN 
THOUSAND PESOS (P 10,000.00) UPON REACHING 
THE AGE or NINETY (90) YEARS OLD, and one 
hundred thousand pesos (P 100,000.00) UPON 
REACHING THE AGE OF ONE HUNDRED (100) YEARS 
OLD; AND
(b) UPON REACHING THE AGE OF ONE HUNDRED 
(100) YEARS OLD, A LETTER OF FELICITATION 
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES 
CONGRATULATING THE CELEBRANT FOR HIS OR 
HER LONGEVITY.
SEC. 2. Inflation Adjustment After one year from the effectivity of this 
Act, the amounts stated in the preceding section shall be adjusted annually for 
inflation by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in 
consultation with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinis, based on the average annual 
inflation in the preceding three (3) years.
SEC. 3. Funding.-Jhe requisite fund shall be sourced from the available 
funds of the DSWD and subsequently the amount necessary to implement the 
provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act Is declared 
invalid or unconstitutional, the provisions not affected thereby shall remain in 
full force and effect.
SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, presidential proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof 
contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly.


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SEC. 6. Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,