RECEIVED
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session
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SENATE
S.B. No. 2476
Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
STANDARDIZING THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF JUSTICES, JUDGES, AND 
JUDICIARY OFFICIALS CONFERRED WITH JUDICIAL RANK, SALARY AND 
PRIVILEGES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 910, AS AMENDED
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In 1971, the Supreme Court en banc conferred judicial rank, salary and privileges, 
as provided under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 910 otherwise known as "An Act to Provide for 
the Retirement of Justices of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeals, for the 
Enforcement of ttie Provisions Hereof by the Government Service Insurance System", to 
positions in the Office of the Clerk of Court through Resolutions and has continuously 
done so in recognition of the judiciary officials' invaluable support system in the 
administration of justice. However, R.A. No. 8291 or the GSIS Act of 1997 took them out 
of its coverage thereby resulting in the loss of entitlement to all retirement benefits 
provided by said law, including survivorship and death benefits. Despite this, the Supreme 
Court and the third level collegiate courts continued to allow these judiciary officials to 
retire under R.A, No. 910.
R.A. 910 was amended in 2009 by R.A. No. 9946 or "An Act Granting Additional 
Retirement. Survivorship, and other Benefits to Members of the Judiciary" to provide for 
more retirement benefits. Unfortunately, tiie law, as amended, again limits its benefits to 
the Members of the Judiciary, i.e. Judges and Justices. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court, 
exercising its constitutional mandate of judicial power and administrative supervision of 
courts and court personnel along with the fiscal autonomy of the Judiciary, issued 
Resolutions stating that the judiciary officials' retirement law is R.A. No. 910, as amended. 
However, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is of the position that a 
resolution is not the law that would merit the release of retirement benefits provided 
under R.A. No. 910.
This interpretation of the DBM created inequality among the judiciary officials. For 
instance, a former judge who was eventually appointed as a Court Administrator will have 
more retirement benefits (as he can retire under R.A. No. 910, as amended) than a Court


Administrator who was never a judge or justice. Tlie restrictive application of R.A. No. 
910, as amended, likewise caused disparities in entitlement to survivorship benefrts, 
among others.
The absence of a retirement law that expressly upholds die Resolutions of die 
Supreme Court allowing the judiciary officials to redre under R.A. No. 910, as amended, 
resulted in inequalities and fragmented applicadon of the said law. Thus, there is an 
imperative need to correct these inequalities by enacdng a common retirement law for 
all judiciary officials with judicial rank, salary and privileges that accords due respect and 
value to Supreme Court Resolutions.
In view of the foregoing, we urge the swift approval of this measure.
SONNY ANGARA


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHIUPPINES 
Third Regular Session
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 2476
Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
STANDARDIZING THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF JUSTICES, JUDGES, AND 
JUDICIARY OFFICIALS CONFERRED WITH JUDICIAL RANK, SALARY AND 
PRIVILEGES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 910, AS AMENDED
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 910, as amended by Republic Act No. 9946,
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is further amended to read as follows:
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"Section 1. When a Justice of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the
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Sandiganbayan, or of die Court of Tax Appeals, or a Judge of the regional trial
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court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, municipal circuit trial court,
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shari’a district court, shari'a circuit court, or any other court hereafter established,
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OR A JUDICIARY OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH THE SAME RANK AS A
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JUSTICE OR A JUDGE OF SAID COURTS, who has rendered at least fifteen
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(15) years service in the Judiciary or in any other branch of the Government, or in
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both, (a) retires for having attained the age of seventy years, or (b) resigns by
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reason of his/her incapacity to discharge the duties of his/her office as certified by
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die Supreme Court, he/she shall receive during die residue of his/her natural life,
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in the manner hereinafter provided, the salary [which] plus the highest monthly
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aggregate of transportation, representation and other allowances such as personal
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economic relief allowance (PERA) and additional compensation allowance which
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he/she was receiving at the time of his/her retirement, or resignation, and non-
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wage benefit in the form of education scholarship to one (1) child of all Justices,
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[and] Judges, AND JUDICIARY OFFICIALS, to free tuition fee in a state
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university or college, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE AVAILMENTOF RIGH1S
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TO FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION UNDER EXISTING UWS: Provided, That
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such grant will cover only one (1) bachelor's degree. When a Justice of the
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Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan or of the Court of Tax
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Appeals, or a Judge of the regional dial court, metropolitan dial court, municipal
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dial court, municipal circuit trial court, shari'a district court, shari'a circuit court, or


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any other court hereafter established, OR A JUDICIARY OFFICIAL 
CONFERRED WITH THE SAME RANK AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE OF SAID 
COURTS, has attained the age of sixty (60) years and has rendered at least fifteen 
(15) years service in the Government, the last three (3) of which shall have been 
continuously rendered in the Judiciary, he/she shall likewise be entitled to retire 
and receive during the residue of his/her natural life also in the manner hereinafter 
provided, the salary plus the highest monthly aggregate of transportation, 
representation, and other allowances such as personal economic relief allowance 
(PERA) and additional compensation allowance which he/she was then receiving 
and the non-wage benefit in the form of education scholarship to one (1) child of 
all Justices, [and] Judges, AND JUDICIARY OFFICIALS, to free tuition fee in a 
state university or college, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE AVAILMENT OF 
RIGHTS TO FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION UNDER EXISTING UWS: 
Provided, however, That any Justice, [or] Judge, OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL with 
less than fifteen (15) years service in the Government or Judiciary, who shall retire 
due to reasons hereinabove provided, shall be entitled to a pro-rata monthly 
pension computed as follows:
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Number of years in the Government Basic pay plus the highest monthly
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compensation allowance)
It is a condition of the pension provided for herein that no retiring Justice or Judge 
of the aforementioned courts, OR JUDICIARY OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH 
THE SAME RANK AS A JUSTICE OR A JUDGE, or his/her surviving spouse 
receiving the benefits of this Act during the time that he/she is receiving die said 
pension shall appear as counsel before any court in any civil case wherein the 
government or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof is the adverse party, or 
in any criminal case wherein an incumbent or former officer or employee of the 
government is accused of an offense committed in relation to his/her office, or 
collect any fee for his/her appearance in any administrative proceedings to 
maintain an interest to the Government, national, provincial or municipal, or to 
any of its legally constituted officers. It is also a condition of the pension provided 
for herein that when a member of the judiciary or his/her surviving spouse entitled 
to the benefits of this Act shall assume an elective public office, he/she shall not, 
upon assumption of office and during his/her term, receive the monthly pension 
due to him/her.
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SEC. 2. Section 3-A of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as
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"SEC. 3-A. All pension benefits of retired members of die Judiciary AND 
JUDICIARY OFFICIALS WITH JUDICIAL RANK, SALARY AND 
PRIVILEGES shall be automatically increased whenever there is an increase in 
the salary AND ALLOWANCES of the same position from which [he/she] THEY 
retired."
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SEC. 3. Section 3-B of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as
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follows:
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"SEC. 3-B. The benefits under this Act shall be granted to all those who have
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retired prior to the effectivity of this Act, INCLUDING JUDICIARY OFFICIALS
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WITH JUDICIAL RANK, SALARY AND PRIVILEGES WHO COMPULSORILY
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RETIRED AT THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW
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AT THE TIME OF THEIR RETIREMENT, AND THOSE WHO AVAILED
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THEMSELVES OF OPTIONAL OR DISABILITY RETIREMENT UNDER THIS
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ACT; Provided, [That the benefits shall be applicable only to members of the
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Judiciary, Provided further] That the benefits to be granted shall be prospective."
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SEC. 4. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be
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charged against the current year's savings of the Judiciary. Thereafter, such sums as may
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be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual
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General Appropriations Act.
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SEC. 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional,
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the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
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SEC. 6. All laws, rules, regulations, orders, circulars and other issuances or parts
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thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,
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amended or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
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Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,