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Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL'No. 523

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

ition, Article II, Section 9 mandates:

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“Section 9. The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that
will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people
from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full
employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.”

Further, Article XVI, Section 7 states:
“Section 7. The State shall provide immediate and adequate care, benefits
and other forms of assistance to war veterans and veterans of military campaigns,
their surviving spouses and orphans. xxx"
‘At present, our war veterans and their dependents receive a paltry pension from the
government. This fact is notwithstanding their bravery and loyalty to our country when they
risked their lives during the wars that the Philippines were involved with in the past.

With the rising cost of basic necessities, our war veterans today could hardly live a
humane and decent standard of living.

‘Therefore, there is a need to upgrade the pension and expand the benefits due our war
veterans so they can provide for their subsistence needs and meet their mounting medical
expenses that come with their progressively degenerating health conditions of ageing.

In this regard, passage of this bill is eamestly sought.

LANI MERCADO-REVILLA,

2™ District, Cavite


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

H CONGRESS
Regular Session

5296

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A ONE THOUSAND PESO (PHP1,000.00) INCREASE IN
THE MONTHLY PENSION OF WAR VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as “The Php1,000.00 Increase in the
Monthly Pension for War Veterans Act of 2011”.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to
alleviate the living conditions of the ordinary Filipino through policies that provide for a decent
and humane standard of living and improved quality of life, particularly of the workers, both
private and public; to free the people from poverty through policies that provide a rising standard
of living and an improved quality of life for all; and to promote social justice through the
adoption of measures calculated to ensure the well-being and economic security of all the
members of the community.

Section 3, Increase in Monthly Pension ~ The monthly pension of all Filipino War
Veterans shall be increased by One Thousand Pesos (Php1,000.00) across the board.

Section 4. Rules of Succession of Beneficiaries ~ The monthly pension shall be granted
directly to the war veteran, if he is still living. Upon the death or incapacity of the war veteran,
his pension shall be released in favor of his surviving spouse and in the latter’s death or
incapacity, to the eldest legitimate child of the war veteran.

Section 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The Department of National Defense
(DND) shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act.

Section 6. Appropriations. — The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act
shall be charged to the appropriations of the Department of National Defense (DND) under the
current General Appropriations Act.


If any provision of this Act shall be held
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force
and effect.

Section 8.. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, executive orders or issuances, or any parts
thereof which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 9. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,