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SENATE  
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 
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Submitted jointly by the Committees on Civil 
Service and 
Government Reorganization and Finance on 
JAN 1 B 2010 
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Recommending its approval in substitution ofSenate Bill Nos. 2099, 
2100,2112,2113,2115,3082 and taking into consideration House Bill 
No. 5444. 
Sponsor: 
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on' Civil Service and Government Reorganization 
and Finance, to which were referred ,S. B. No. 2099 introduced by Senator 
Panfilo M. Lacson, entitled: 
AN ACT'  
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING  
LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON  
AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE  
OMBUDSMAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES  
S. B. No. 2100, introduced by Senator Francis G. Escudero and Senator Richard J. Gordon, 
entitled: 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING  
LEGITIMATE SPOUSES OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON  
AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE  
OMBUDSMAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES  
S. B. No. 2112, introduced by Senator Miguel F. Zubiri, entitled: 
AN ACT ' ' 
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING 
LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON 
AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, COMMISSION ON 
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OMBUDSMAN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 


S. B. No. 2113, introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid, entitled: 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING  
LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON  
AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE  
OMBUDSMAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES  
S. B. No. 2115, introduced by Senator Manny Villar, entitled: 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING  
LEGITIMATE SPOUSES OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON  
AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE  
OMBUDSMAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES  
S. B. No. 3082, introduced by Senator Antonio F. Trillanes, entitled: 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING  
LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON  
AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, OMBUDSMAN AND  
THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES  
and taking into consideration House Bill No. 5444, introduced by Representatives Mitra, 
Alvarez (A.), Escudero, Lagman and Codilla, per Committee Report No. 1498, entitled: 
AN ACT  
GRANTING SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF  
DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMiSSION ON AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE  
COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE OMBUDSMAN, AND FOR OTHER  
PURPOSES  
have considered the same and have the honor to report them back to the 
Senat~ 5W)JI;:L) the recommendation that the attached bill, Senate Bill 
No. u b., prepared by the Committees, entitled: 
"AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE 
SURVIVING LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE 
COMMISSION ON AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND 
THE OMBUDSMAN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 2099, 2100, 2112, 2113, 
2115, 3082 and taking into consideration House SUI No. 5444, with Senators 
Lacson, Escudero, Gordon, Zubiri, Lapid, Villar and Trillanes IV as authors 
thereof. 


Respectfully submitted: 
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ANT NI "SONNYll F. TRILLANES IV 
Chairman, Committee on Civil Service 
and Government Reorganization 
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EDGARDO J. ANGARA  
Chairman, Committee on Finance  
MEMBERS: 
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ALAN PETER S. CAYETANO 
FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
Committee 011 Civil Service and 
Committee on Civil Service and 
Government Reorganization 
Government Reorganization 
Committee on Finance 
RICHARD J. GORDON 
MANNY VILLAR 
Committee on Civil Service and 
. Committee on Civil Service and 
Government Reorganization 
Government Reorganization 
Committee on Finance 
Committee 0 Finance 
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LOREN B. LEGARDA 
Committee on Finance 
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III 
Committee on Finance 
PIA S. CAYETANO 
FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN 
Committee on Finance 
Committee on Finance 


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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS; 
JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
Senate President Pro-Tempore 
AQU INO Q. PIMENTEL, JR. 
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HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 
Senate President 
Senate of the Philippines 
Pasay City 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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(In Substitution of Senate bill Nos. 2099, 2100, 2112, 2113, 2115, 3082 and taking into 
consideration HBN 5444) 
Prepared 
by 
the 
Committees 
on 
Civil 
Service 
and 
Government 
Reorganization and Finance with Senators Lacson, Escudero, Gordon, Zubiri, 
Lapid, Villar and Trillanes IV as authors thereof 
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AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE 
SURVIVING LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A .DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER 
OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, 
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE OMBUDSMAN AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled 
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SECTION 1. In case of death of a retired Chairman or Commissioner of the 
Commission on Audit, the Commission on Elections, the Civil Service Commission, and 
the Ombudsman, the surviving legitimate spouse of said deceased retiree shall be entitled 
to receive on a monthly basis all the retirement benefits that the said deceased retiree was 
receiving at the time of his/her demise under the provisions of applicable retirement laws 
then in force. The said surviving legitimate spouse shall continue to receive such 
retirement benefits during hislher lifetime or until he/she remarries. 
SEC. 2. Funds for the initial implementation of this Act shall be taken out of the 
current appropriations for the retirement benefits of the Chairman and the Commissioners 
of the Constitutional Commissions as well as the Ombudsman and/or savings of said 
Constitutional Commissions and the Ombudsman. Thereafter, such sums as may be 
necessary for the continued implementation hereof shall be included in the annual 
General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect after thirty. (30) days following the completion 
of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,