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s. No. 1267
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
INCREASING THE MONTHLY SOCIAL PENSION OF SENIOR CITIZENS, 
EXPANDING THE COVERAGE THEREOF
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that Philippine GDP grew at 
its slowest at 5.6% in the first quarter of 2019. This is slower than the 2018 first 
quarter GDP growth of 6.5 percent. Because of this, the prospects for the majority of 
Filipinos can only worsen with slowing growth. One sector that will be heavily and 
seriously affected by this situation are our senior citizens.
Based on the study of Coalition of the Services of the Elderly (COSE), only 17 
percent of senior citizens receive social pension at P500, while majority or 54 percent 
do not receive any pension at all. Even among those who are receiving pension (SSS, 
GSIS and others), SSS pensioners in particular, a third or 34 percent receive less than 
P2,000/month while more than half or 52 percent receive less than P3,000.
There is therefore a felt need to provide our senior citizens additional and better 
benefits than what are provided under present laws, especially now that with old age 
their health starts to fail, they could no longer or they are hard put to provide for 
themselves.
This bill was first filed in the 17th Congress in response to the clamor of indigent 
senior citizens.
The immediate passage of this bill, thus, is earnestly sought.
ramot/ bo n g r e v il l a , JR.


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s. No. 1267
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AN ACT
INCREASING THE MONTHLY SOCIAL PENSION OF SENIOR CITIZENS, 
EXPANDING THE COVERAGE THEREOF
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7432, as amended by Republic Act No. 
9257, further amended by Republic Act No. 9994, otherwise known as the "Expanded 
Senior Citizens Act of 2010", is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. Definition of Terms. -  For purposes of this Act, these terms are defined 
as follows:
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["(h) Indigent senior citizen, refers to any elderly who is frail, sickly or with 
disability, and without pension or permanent source of income, compensation 
or financial assistance from his/her relatives to support his/her basic needs, as 
determined by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 
consultation with the National Coordinating and Monitoring Board."]
"(h) SOCIAL PENSION, REFERS TO THE MONTLHY STIPEND OR MONETARY 
GRANT FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO AUGMENT THE DAILY SUBSTINENCE


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AND OTHER MEDICAL NEEDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS WHISH SHALL NOT BE 
LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND PESOS (P l/000) PER MONTH."
Sec. 2. Section 5 of the same Act, as amended, is hereby further amended to 
read as follows:
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"(h) Additional Government Assistance 
(1) Social Pension
"[Indigent] ALL senior citizens WITHOUT PENSION OR WHO ARE RECEIVING 
PENSION IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (PHP5,000) AND 
BELOW FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), SOCIAL 
SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) AND PENSION AND GRATUITY MANAGEMENT 
(PGMC) shall be entitled to a monthly stipend OF AT LEAST [amounting to Five 
Hundred Pesos (P500)] ONE THOUSAND PESOS (PHP1,000) to augment daily 
subsistence and other medical needs of senior citizens, WHICH AMOUNT SHALL 
BE [subject to a review] REVIEWED every two (2) years by Congress, in 
consultation with the COMMISSION ON SENIOR CITIZENS OR IN THE ABSENCE 
THEREOF, the DSWD, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NATIONAL INFLATION 
RATE AND OTHER RELEVANT ECONIMIC INDICATORS.
ANY SENIOR CITIZEN MAY OPT NOT TO RECEIVE THE MONTHLY SOCIAL 
PENSION AND DONATE TO THE OSCA OR TO ANY GOVERNMENT-ACCREDITED 
NON-GOVERNMENT 
ORGANIZATION 
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FOR 
SENIOR 
CHIZENS 
OPERATING IN THE SAME CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WHERE THE DONOR 
RESIDES. PROVIDED, THAT THE DONATIONS HALL BE UTILIZED TO 
AUGMENT THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE 
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WHERE THE OSCA AND THE GOVERNMENT- 
ACCREDITED NGO FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ARE SITUATED.
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Sec. 3. If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the 
other provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Sec. 4. All laws, decrees, executive orders, or rules and regulations, contrary 
to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly.
Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official 
Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,