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FOURTEENTH CONGJWSS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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7 JUL -3 P1'15 
S.B. sENAY71 
No. 
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Introdneed by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill proposes to offer public school teachers covered by the Government 
Service Insurance System (GSIS) more insurance benefits to augment the compensation 
for their services. 
It is widely accepted that the education of our children is our most important 
investment into our hture. The additional benefits being proposed to motivate good job 
performance among our public school teachers is a small investment that will yield high 
returns to the national economy in the future. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly requested. 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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4 
JLlC -3 P 1 3 5  
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT 
GRANTING ADDITIONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS TO ALL PUBLIC 
SCHOOL TEACHERS, PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE PAYMENT OF ITS 
PREMIUMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1 .Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the ‘fArZditional Teacher’s 
Insurance Act. ” 
SEC. 2. Additional insurance Benefits for Teachers. - In addition to the insurance 
benefits given to teachers by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) under 
Presidential Decree No. 1146, as amended, term insurance coverage to all public school 
teachers providing the following benefits shall be granted: 
(a) death benefits of Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,OOO.OO) to all teachers who are 
in active service; 
(b) burial expenses of Fifty thousand pesos (P50,OOO.OO) to all teachers who are in active 
service; and 
(c) reimbursement of actual medical expenses of all teachers whether retired or in the 
active service but not to exceed One hundred thousand pesos (PlO0,OOO.OO). 
SEC. 3. Disqualification from Benefits. -No benefit shall be given to any teacher or his 
beneficiaries when the injury, sickness or death was occasioned or caused by any of the 
following: 
(a) His habitual drunkenness or intoxication; 
(b) His wilful intention to injure or kill himsele 
(c) His notorious negligence; or 
(d) His unauthorized absence or abandonment of ofice for at least one (1) week prior to 
his death. 
SEC. 4. Actuarial Study. - The GSIS shall, within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of 
this Act, conduct an actuarial study to determine the premium to he paid corresponding to 
the benefits to be received by the public school teachers in accordance with the schedule 
provided for in Section 2. 


SEC. 5. Appropriation. - The National Government shall appropriate annually and 
include in the General Appropriations Act an Amount corresponding to the total annual 
insurance premiums of the public school teachers based on the actuarial study under 
Section 4 hereof 
SEC. 6. Rules and Regulations. - The GSIS, in coordination with the Department of 
Education (DepEd), shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the 
provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 7. Separability Clause. - If any provision or Section of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, such portions not affected thereby shall remain in full force 
and effect. 
SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation 
whichever comes earlier. 
Approved,