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SENATE 
S. B. No. _gJ)96 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Republic Act No. 9227 grants "additional compensation in the form of 
special allowances for justices, judges and all other positions in the judiciary with 
the equivalent rank of justices of the Court of Appeals and judges of the Regional 
Trial Court." Such special allowances are intended to be part of the basic salary of 
the justices, judges and all other positions in the judiciary of equivalent rank. 
Since the special allowances received by incumbent justices under KA. No. 
9227 are, to all intents and purposes, part of their increased basic s'iilary, s'uch 
increase becomes the basis of their retirement pension at the time of their cessation 
in office. Section 3-A of Republic Act No. 910 as amended (commonly referred to as 
the "Retirement Law for the Judiciary"), explicitly states that whenever the salary of 
an incumbent justice of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals is increased, such 
increased salary shall be deemed to be the salary or retirement pension which a 
justice who retired was receiving at the time of his cessation in office. 
Those surviving justices, judges and all court officials who, while in the 
service, held positions in the judiciary of equivalent rank to that of justices of the 
Court of Appeals and judges of the Regional Trial Court and who have retired prior 
to November 11, 2003 (the date of effectivity of R.A. No. 9227) should be extended 
similar financial benefits. For this purpose, there should be a readjustment of their 
retirement benefits to include the amounts corresponding to the special allowances 
received by 
incumbel~t justices, judges and court officials holding positions 
equivalent to the ranks of justice of the Court of Appeals and judge of the Regional 
Trial Court as long as they are .qualified to receive monthly pensions under KA. 
No. 910. 
The appropriate legislation should be enacted granting special allowance to 
those who have retired prior to November 11, 2003, the date of the effectivity of 
KA. No. 9227 by upgrading their retirement gratuities. 
The foregoing considered, immediate approval of this bill is highly sought. 
FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Francis G. Escudero 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9227, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE 
FORM OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCES FOR JUSTICES, JUDGES AND ALL OTHER 
POSITIONS IN THE JUDICIARY WITH THE EQUIVALENT RANK OF JUSTICES 
OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND JUDGES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 
Be it enllcied by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines'{ii-Congress'-' 
IIssembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Republic Act. No. 9227 is hereby amended to 
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read, as follows: 
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"Sec. 2. 
Grant of Special, Allowances. -
All justices, judges apd all 
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other positions in the Judiciary with the equivalent rank of justices of the 
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Court of Appeals and judges of the Regional Trial Court as authorized 
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under existing laws shall be granted special allowances equivalentto one 
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hundred percent (100%) of the basic monthly salary specified fo'r their 
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respective salary grades under Republic Act No. 6758, as amended, 
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otherwise known as the Salary Standardization Law, to be implemented 
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for 
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period 
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four 
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years. 
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The grant of special allowances shall be implemented uniformly in such 
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sums or amounts equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of the basic 
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sala,ies of the positions covered hereof. Subsequent implementation 
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shall be in such sums and amounts and up to the extent only that can be 
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su pported by the funding source specified in Sec. 3 hereof. 
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PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL 
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OR CITY AND REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS ASSIGNED TO AND 
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ACTUALLY HOLDING COURT SESSIONS ON A PERMANENT 
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BASIS IN ANY MUNICIPALITY, CITY OR IN SUCH PROVINCES AS 
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SULU AND OTHER EQUALLY HAZARDOUS AREAS SHALL 
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RECEIVE SALARIES, EMOLUMENTS, PERKS AND ALLOWANCES 
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DOUBLE THOSE RECEIVED BY JUDGES OF THE SAME LEVEL 
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WHO ARE ASSIGNED ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. 
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ADDITION, THE SAID JUDGES SHALL BE 
PROVIDED 
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SECURITY DETAILS OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE OR MORE THAN 


SEVEN POLICE OFFICERS OR ELEMENTS OF THE ARMED 
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FORCES. THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING THE SECURITY DETAIL 
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AFOREMENTIONED SHALL BE SHARED IN EQUAL AMOUNTS BY 
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AND SHALL BE TAKEN FIWM THE BUDGETS OF THE JUDIClAL 
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DEPARTMENT AND THE PROVINCE CONCERNED IN THE CASE 
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OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS. 
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THE COSTS OF MAINTAINNG THE SECURITY DETAIL IN THE 
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OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS MENTIONED ABOVE 
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SHALL BE SHARED IN EQUAL AMOUNTS BY AND SHALL BE 
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TAKEN FROM THE BUDGETS OF THE JUDIClAL DEPARTMENT 
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AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS CONCERNED. 
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THE SHARES OF THE PROVINCES, THE CITIES OR THE 
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MUNICIPALITIES CONCERNED SHALL BE AVTOMATICALLY 
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DEDUCTED FROM THEm INTERNAL REVENUE SHARES AT THE 
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ST ART or EVERY FISCAL YEAR. 
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IN THE EVENT THAT JUDGES SO ASSIGNED AS DESCRIBED 
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ABOVE ARE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, THEIR HEIRS SHALL 
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RECEIVE DOUBLE THE BENEFITS THAT THE HEIRS OF JUDGES. 
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ASSIGNED ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY WHO DIE IN THE 
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LINE OF DUTY ARE ENTITLED TO. 
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JUDGES SO ASSIGNED MAY NOT BE TEMPORARILY DETAILED 
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OR PERMANENTLY TRANSFERRED ELSEWHERE WITHOUT THE 
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CONSENT or THE JUDGES AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
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UNITS CONCERNED. 
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IN THE EVENT THAT THEY ARE TEMPORARILY DETAILED OR 
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PERMANENTLY 
TRANSFERRED 
ELSEWHERE 
WITH 
THEIR 
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CONSENT AND THAT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS 
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CONCERNED, 
THEY 
SHALL 
NO 
LONGER 
RECEIVE 
THE 
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ENTITLEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT. 
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THE ADDITIONAL SALARIES, EMOLUMENTS, PERKS AND 
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BENEFITS SPECIFIED IN THIS ACT SHALL CONTINUE TQ, BE " 
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GRANTED TO THE JUDGES CONCERNED UNTIL THE SECURITY. 
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SITUATION IN THE PLACES OF THEIR ASSIGNMENTS SHALL" 
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STABILIZED 
AS 
CERTIFIED 
TO 
BY 
THE 
COURT 
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ADMINISTRATOR AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT 
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OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT4." 
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SEC. 2. Section 5 of Republic Act. No. 9227 is hereby amended to read, as 
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follows: 
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"Sec. 5. 
Inclusion in the Computation of Retirement Benefits. -
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purposes of retirement, only the allowances actually received and the 
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tranche or tranches of the special allowance already implemented and 
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received pursuant to this Act by the justices, judges and all other 
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positions in the Judiciary with the equivalent rank of justices of the 
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Court of Appeals and judges of the Regional Trial Court as authorized 
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under existing laws shall, at the date of their retirement, be included in 
the computation of their respective retirement benefits. 
THIS 
PROVISION 
SHALL 
LIKEWISE 
BE 
EXTENDED 
TO 
SURVIVING JUSTICES, JUDGES AND ALL OTHER COURT 
OFFICIALS WITH THE EQUIVALENT RANKS OF JUSTICE OF THE 
COURT OF APPEALS AND JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL 
COURT WHO RETIRED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 11, 2003, THE DATE 
OF THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT." 
SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. -
All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 4. Effectivity Clause. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
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