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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
SecOI,d Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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MAR 17 P 3 :25 
S.No. 2709 
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RECEIVED BV; 
PI'epall~d by the Committees on Civil Service and Government Reorganization; and 
Finanre with Senators Trillanes and Escndero as anthors 
AN ACT 
GRANTING SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO mE SURVIVING LEGITIMATE 
SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF SOLICITOR 
GENERAL 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenklfivcs of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Sun';"ors/,ip Benefits; COl'erage. -
Upon death of a Solicitor General, 
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Assistant Solicitor General, Senior State Solicitor or State Solicitor of the OSG, if said OSG 
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Official had retired or was in the service at the time of death, the surviving legitimate spouse 
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or dependent children of said OSG Official shall be en11itled to receive on a monthly basis all 
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the retirement benefits that the deceased OSG Official was receiving or entitled to receive at 
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the time of death under the provisions of the applicable retirement laws then in force. A 
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'dependent' means a legitimate, illegitimate or legally adopted child who is chiefly dependent 
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with the above-enumerated deceased OSG Officials if such dependent is not more than 
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twenty-one (21) years of age, unmarried and not gainfully employed or if such dependent, 
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regardless of age, is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical defect The 
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surviving legitimate spouse or dependent child shall continue to receive such retirement 
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benefits during one's lifetime or until said surviving legitimate spouse remarries or the 
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dependent child marries: Provided, 11la! if the surviving legitimate spouse is receiving 
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benefits under existing retirement laws, the sun-iving legitimate spouse or dependent child 
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shall ouly be entitled to the difference between the amount provided for in this Act and the 
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benefits one is receiving: Provided /ilr/her, That said benefits shall also extend and be 
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granted to the surviving legitimate spouse or dependent children of any aforementioned 
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members of the Office of the Solicitor General who died or retired prior to the effectivity of 
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this Act. ProVided furthermore, That the surviving legitimate spouse or dependent child 
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receiving the benefits shall not, ifhelshe is a member of the bar, appear as counsel before any 
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court in any civil case wherein the government or any SUbdivision or instrumentality thereof 
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is the adverse party, or in any criminal case wherein an incumbent or former officer or 
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employee of the government is accused of an offense committed in relation to hislher office, 
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or collect any fee for hislher appearance in any administrative proceeding; and when lhe 
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surviving legitimate spouse or dependent child shall assume an elective public office, he/she 
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shall not, upon assumption of office and during hislher term, receive lhe said benefits. 
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SEC. 2. FII"ding. Funds for the initial implementation of this Act shall be taken out of lhe 
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current appropriations for lhe retirement of officers and employees of the Office of lhe 
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Solicitor General and/or savings oflhe said office. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary 
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. for lhe continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General 
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Appropriations Act 
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SEC. 3. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in lhe 
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Official Gaz.ette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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