Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bit No,_2428

Introduced by HONORABLE LUIS JOSE ANGEL N. CAMPOS, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 9994, otherwise known as, the Expanded Senior Citizens
Act of 2010 requires the establishment of an Office for Senior Citizens Affairs
(“OSCA’} in all cities and municipalities. The purpose of this law is to provide an
avenue where our elderly citizens can air their concerns so that the local
government can address and resolve the said concerns.

Under the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 the OSCA shall be headed
by a senior citizen who shall be chosen from a list of three (3) nominees to be
recommended by a general assembly of senior citizens organizations in the city
or municipality.

In order to ensure that the senior citizens will be represented by a
competent senior citizen who will be fully capable of addressing the concerns of
the elderly community this bill seeks to establish the basic eligibility
requirements for the position of OSCA Head.

In light of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

LUIS JOSE ANGEL N. CAMPOS,



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. nage

Introduced by HONORABLE LUIS JOSE ANGEL N. CAMPOS, JR.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE HEAD OF THE OFFICE
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AFFAIRS, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7342, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010.

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

SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 7342, as last amended by Section 6 of Republic
Act No, 9994, otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, is
hereby further amended to read as follows:

Section 6. Section 6 of the same Act, as amended, is hereby further amended
to read as follows:

SEC. 6. The Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA). - There shall be
established in all cities and municipalities an OSCA to be headed by a senior
citizen who shall be appointed by the mayor for a term of three (3) years
without reappointment but without prejudice to an extension if exigency so
requires, Said appointee shall be chosen from a list of three (3) nominees as
recommended by a general assembly of senior citizens organizations in the
city or municipality.

NO PERSON SHALL BE NOMINATED TO THE POSITION OF OSCA HEAD
UNLESS HE IS A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, A RESIDENT OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT CONCERNED, A REGISTERED VOTER OF THE CITY OR
MUNICIPALITY, OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, ABLE TO READ AND WRITE,
AND A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF A DULY ACCREDITED SENIOR CITIZENS
GROUP FOR AT LEAST THREE (3) YEARS ON THE DAY OF HIS NOMINATION.

The head of the OSCA shall be appointed to serve the interest of senior
citizens and shall not be removed or replaced except for reasons of death,
permanent disability or ineffective performance of his duties to the
detriment of fellow senior citizens,

The head of the OSCA shall be entitled to receive an honorarium of an
amount at least equivalent to Salary Grade 10 to be approved by the LGU
concerned.

‘The head of the OSCA shall be assisted by the City Social Welfare and
Development officer or by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development
Officer, in coordination with the Social Welfare and Development Office.


‘The Office of the Mayor shall exercise supervision over the OSCA relative to
their plans, activities and programs for senior citizens. The OSCA shall work
together and establish linkages with accredited NGOs Pos and the barangays
in their respective areas,

The OSCA shall have the following functions:

(a) To plan, implement and monitor yearly work programs in pursuance of
the objectives of this Act;

(b) To draw up a list of available and required services which can be
provided by the senior citizens;

(c) To maintain and regularly update on a quarterly basis the list of senior
citizens and to issue national individual identification cards, free of charge,
which shall be valid anywhere in the country;

(d) To serve as a general information and liaison center for senior citizens;

(e) To monitor compliance of the provisions of this Act particularly the grant
of special discounts and privileges to senior citizens;

(0 To report to the mayor, any individual, establishments, business entity,
institutions or agency found violating any provision of this Act; and

(g) To assist the senior citizens in filing complaints or charges against any
individual, establishments, business entity, institution, or agency refusing to
comply with the privileges under this Act before the Department of Justice
(DOJ), the Provincial Prosecutor's Office, the regional or the municipal trial
court, the municipal trial court in cities, or the municipal circuit trial court.”

Section 2. Repealing Clause - Any law, decree, executive order,

administrative order, or rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified, and amended accordingly.

Section 3. Separability Clause - If any section or provision of this Act is held

unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not be
affected and thereby remain in full force and effect.

Section 4. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) after its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,