REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. __________ 
Introduced by HONORABLE RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III, 
HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, and 
HONORABLE BRYAN B. REVILLA 
AN ACT 
STANDARDIZING THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF JUSTICES, 
JUDGES, AND JUDICIARY OFFICIALS WITH JUDICIAL RANK, 
SALARY AND PRIVILEGES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
910, AS AMENDED 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Judiciary fulfills a vital role in the bureaucracy, and recognizing the 
substantial equality in the roles of judiciary officials is necessary in upholding 
equal protection even among them. 
This measure proposes to further amend the Republic Act No. 910, to 
include judiciary officials conferred with the same rank as justices and judges in 
the grant of retirement benefits. At present, Section 3-B of the said law limits its 
benefits to the Justices and Judges only. The Supreme Court has issued 
resolutions granting the court administrator and deputy, clerks of court, and other 
officers with the rank of a justice or a judge by the Supreme Court. Republic Act 
No. 8291 or The Government Service Insurance System Act of 1997, also 
excludes the judiciary officials with judicial rank, salary and privileges out of its 
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coverage, except for life insurance, and refund to their personal contribution to 
the GSIS fund. 
The lack in legislation that expressly upholds the number of similar 
resolutions issued by the Supreme Court allowing Judiciary officials with judicial 
rank, salary and privileges to retire under Republic Act No. 910, as amended, 
without limitation or qualification, has led to a fragmented application of the law. 
This measure thus proposes to qualify the judiciary officials with judicial 
rank, salary and privileges, including those who have compulsory retired prior to 
the enactment of this measure, to all retirement benefits being received by their 
counterpart judges and justices under Republic Act 910, as amended by Republic 
Act No. 9946. Moreover, the current provision that excludes retirees covered by 
the law from receiving benefits upon assuming elective office will be expressly 
repealed under this measure. 
This measure has already been approved by the House of Representatives 
in both the 18th and 19th Congresses. 
In view of standardizing retirement law for its judicial officials with 
judicial rank, salary, and privileges, the immediate passage of this measure is 
earnestly sought.  
RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III 
LANI MERCADO-REVILLA 
BRYAN B. REVILLA 


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. __________ 
Introduced by HONORABLE RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III, 
HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, and 
HONORABLE BRYAN B. REVILLA 
AN ACT 
STANDARDIZING THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF JUSTICES, 
JUDGES, AND JUDICIARY OFFICIALS WITH JUDICIAL RANK, 
SALARY AND PRIVILEGES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
910, AS AMENDED 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 910, as amended by Republic Act 
No. 9946, is further amended to read as follows: 
“SECTION 1. When a Justice of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the 
Sandiganbayan, or the Court of Tax Appeals, or a Judge of the regional trial court, 
metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial court, shari’a 
district court, shari’a circuit court, or any other court hereafter established, OR A 
JUDICIARY OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH THE SAME RANK, 
SALARY AND PRIVILEGES AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE OF SAID 
COURTS, who has rendered at least fifteen (15) years OF service in the Judiciary 
or in any other branch of the Government, or in both, (a) retires for having 
attained the age of seventy (70) years, or (b) resigns by reason of his/her 
incapacity to discharge the duties of his/her office as certified by the Supreme 
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Court, he/she shall receive during the residue of his/her natural life, in the manner 
hereinafter provided, the salary [which] plus the highest monthly aggregate of 
transportation, representation and other allowances such as personal economic 
relief allowance (PERA) and additional compensation allowance which he/she 
was receiving at the time of his/her retirement, or resignation, and non-wage 
benefit in the form of education scholarship to one (1) child of all Justices, [and] 
Judges, AND JUDICIARY OFFICIALS, to free tuition fee in a state university 
or college, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE AVAILMENT OF RIGHTS 
TO FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION UNDER EXISTING LAWS: Provided, 
That such grant will cover only one (1) bachelor’s degree. When a Justice of the 
Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan or of the Court of Tax 
Appeals, [or] a Judge of the regional trial court, metropolitan trial court, 
municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial court, shari’a district court, shari’a 
circuit court, or any other court hereafter established, OR A JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH THE SAME RANK, SALARY AND 
PRIVILEGES AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE OF SAID COURTS, has 
attained the age of sixty (60) years and has rendered at least fifteen (15) years OF 
service in the Government, the last three (3) of which shall have been 
continuously rendered in the Judiciary, he/she shall likewise be entitled to retire 
and receive during the residue of his/her natural life also in the manner hereinafter 
provided, the salary plus the highest monthly aggregate of transportation, 
representation, and other allowances such as personal economic relief allowance 
(PERA) and additional compensation allowance which he/she was then receiving 
and the non-wage benefit in the form of education scholarship to one (1) child of 
all Justices, [and] Judges, AND JUDICIARY OFFICIALS, to free tuition fee in 
a state university or college, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE AVAILMENT 
OF RIGHTS TO FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION UNDER EXISTING 
LAWS: Provided, however, That any Justice, [or] Judge, OR JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL with less than fifteen (15) years OF service in the Government or 


Judiciary, who shall retire due to reasons hereinabove provided, shall be entitled 
to a pro-rata monthly pension computed as follows: 
Number of years in the          Basic pay plus the highest monthly aggregate 
Government or Judiciary  x   transportation, representation and other  
    
 
 
  
 15 
 
                allowances (PERA and additional 
 
 
 
 
      compensation allowance) 
It is a condition of the pension provided for herein that no retiring Justice or Judge 
of the aforementioned courts, OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL [CONFERRED 
WITH THE SAME RANK AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE], or his/her 
surviving spouse receiving the benefits of this Act during the time that he/she is 
receiving the said pension shall appear as counsel before any court in any civil 
case wherein the government or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof is the 
adverse party, or in any criminal case wherein an incumbent or former officer or 
employee of the [g]Government is accused of an offense committed in relation to 
his/her office, or collect any fee for his/her appearance in any administrative 
proceedings to maintain an interest to the Government, national, provincial or 
municipal, or to any of its legally constituted officers.” [It is also a condition of 
the pension provided for herein that when a member of the judiciary or 
his/her surviving spouse entitled to the benefits of this Act shall assume an 
elective public office, he/she shall not, upon assumption of office and during 
his/her term, receive the monthly pension due to him/her.”]  
 
Sec. 2.  Section 2 of the same Republic Act, as amended, is hereby further 
amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 2. In case a Justice of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, 
Sandiganbayan or of the Court of Tax Appeals, [or] a Judge of the regional trial 


court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court in cities, municipal trial court, 
municipal circuit trial court, shari’a district court, shari’a circuit court, or any 
other 
court hereafter 
established, 
OR A 
JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL 
CONFERRED WITH THE SAME RANK, SALARY AND PRIVILEGES 
AS A JUSTICE OR JUDGE, dies while in actual service, regardless of his/her 
age and length of service as required in Section 1 hereof, his/her heirs shall 
receive a lump sum of five (5) years’ gratuity computed on the basis of the highest 
monthly salary plus the highest monthly aggregate of transportation, 
representation and other allowances such as personal economic relief allowance 
(PERA) and additional compensation allowance received by him/her as such 
Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL: Provided, however, That 
where the deceased Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL has 
rendered at least fifteen (15) years OF SERVICE either in the Judiciary or in any 
other branch of Government, or both, his/her heirs shall instead be entitled to a 
lump sum of ten (10) years gratuity computed on the same basis as indicated in 
this provision: Provided, further, That the lump sum of ten (10) years gratuity 
shall be received by the heirs of the Justice, [or the] Judge OR JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL who was killed because of his/her work as such: Provided, That the 
Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL has served in Government for 
at least five (5) years regardless of age at the time of death. When a Justice, [or] 
Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL is killed intentionally while in service, the 
presumption is that the death is work-related.” 
Sec. 3. Section 3 of the same Act, as amended, is hereby further amended 
to read as follows: 
“SEC. 3. Upon retirement, a Justice of the Supreme Court or of the Court of 
Appeals, the Sandiganbayan or of the Court of Tax Appeals, [or] a Judge of the 
regional trial court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court in cities, 
municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial court, shari’a district court, shari’a 


circuit court, or any other court hereafter established OR A JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH THE SAME RANK, SALARY AND 
PRIVILEGES AS JUSTICE OR JUDGE shall be automatically entitled to a 
lump sum of five (5) years’ gratuity computed on the basis of the highest monthly 
salary plus the highest monthly aggregate of transportation, representation and 
other allowances such as personal economic relief allowance (PERA) and 
additional compensation allowance he/she was receiving on the date of his/her 
retirement and thereafter upon survival after the expiration of five (5) years, to 
further annuity payable monthly during the residue of his/her natural life pursuant 
to Section 1 hereof: Provided, however, That if the reason for the retirement be 
any permanent disability contracted during his/her incumbency in office and prior 
to the date of retirement, he/she shall receive a gratuity equivalent to ten (10) 
years’ salary and the allowances aforementioned: Provided, further, That should 
the retirement under Section 1 (a) hereof be with the attendance of any partial 
permanent disability contracted during his/her incumbency and prior to the date 
of retirement, he/she shall receive an additional gratuity equivalent to two (2) 
years lump sum that he/she is entitled to under this Act: Provided, furthermore, 
That if he/she survives after ten (10) years or seven (7) years, as the case may be, 
he/she shall continue to receive a monthly annuity as computed under this Act 
during the residue of his/her natural life pursuant to Section 1 hereof: Provided, 
finally, That those who have retired with the attendance of any partial permanent 
disability five (5) years prior to the effectivity of this Act shall be entitled to the 
same benefits provided herein. 
“Upon the death of a Justice or Judge of any court in the Judiciary, OR A 
JUDICIARY OFFICIAL, if such Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY 
OFFICIAL has retired, or was eligible to retire optionally at the time of death, 
the surviving legitimate spouse shall be entitled to receive all the retirement 
benefits that the deceased Justice, [or] Judge OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL 


would have received had [the Justice or Judge] HE/SHE not died. The surviving 
spouse shall continue to receive such retirement benefits until the surviving 
spouse’s death or remarriage.” 
 
Sec. 4. Section 3-A of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to 
read as follows: 
“SEC. 3-A. All pension benefits of retired [m]Members of the Judiciary AND 
JUDICIARY OFFICIALS CONFERRED WITH JUDICIAL RANK, 
SALARY AND PRIVILEGES shall be automatically increased whenever there 
is an increase in the salary AND ALLOWANCES FOR the same position from 
which [he/she] THEY retired.” 
 
Sec. 5. Section 3-B of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to 
read as follows: 
 
“SEC. 3-B. The benefits under this Act shall be granted to those who have retired 
prior to the effectivity of this Act, INCLUDING JUDICIARY OFFICIALS 
WITH 
JUDICIAL 
RANK, 
SALARY AND 
PRIVILEGES 
WHO 
COMPULSORILY RETIRED AT THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AT THE TIME OF THEIR RETIREMENT, 
AND THOSE WHO AVAILED THEMSELVES OF OPTIONAL OR 
DISABILITY RETIREMENT UNDER THIS ACT: Provided, [That the 
benefits shall be applicable only to members of the Judiciary; Provided, 
further] That the benefits to be granted shall be prospective.” 
 
Sec. 6. Appropriation. – The amount necessary for the initial 
implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year’s savings of 
the Judiciary. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued 
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 
Act. 


Sec. 7. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not 
affected hereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
Sec 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, rules, and 
regulations inconsistent with or contrary to this Act, are hereby repealed or 
amended accordingly. 
Sec. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,