Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRI NTATIVES,
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRI
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3678

Introduced by HONORABLE RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III,
HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, HONORABLE BRYAN B. REVILLA,
HONORABLE FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS, HONORABLE.
MARCELINO C. LIBANAN, HONORABLE DEAN ASISTIO, HONORABLE.
NICOLAS C. ENCISO IIL AND HONORABLE RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority. poverty incidence in the country
during the first semester of 2021 increased by 2.6 percentage points to 23.7% from 21.1%.'

first semester

The number of poor Filipinos increased by 3.88 million to 26.14 million in the

iod of 2018.7 Undeniably, many Filipinos live in

of 2021 from 22.26 million in the same p
extreme poverty and still die poor and indebted until the end. Access to decent and proper
funeral remains arduous for most poor Filipinos due to the exorbitant services of funeral

homes.

The minimum cost for funeral expenses ranges between P8,000.00 to P15.000.00. The

price remains expensive for poor Filipinos as they struggle to meet their daily needs and

sustenance. Due to financial constraints. many families cannot claim the body of their loved

ones from funeral homes and give them decent and proper burial.

This bill seeks to mandate that all funeral parlors. funeral homes, and services in the
country to include indigent funeral packages in two (2) forms. indigent burial package and

indigent cremation package. in their services to be availed by poor individuals and their

families. The amount for the indigent funeral package shall not exceed the amount of Fifteen

Thousand Pesos (P15.000.00).

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Semester of 2021, Dat eee fom psa sox phicantenU peopton-puilipinos
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Those who have less in life, should have more in law. ‘The access to proper funeral

service is not only a right for the deceased person. but also our dire manifestation to recognize

the plight of the poor and their bereaved families.

In view of the foregoing. the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

RAMON J B. REVILLA HL LAYI MERCADO-REVILLA

eREVILLA FERDINAND ALEXANDER A, MARCOS

,

MARCELIN® CALIBANAN ASISTIO.

NICOL: ENCISO UL RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO.


Republic of the Philippines
TATIVES

Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3878

Introduced by HONORABLE RAMON JOLO B, REVILLA IIL,
HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, HONORABLE BRYAN B. REVILLA,
HONORABLE FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS, HONORABLE
MARCELINO C. LIBANAN, HONORABLE DEAN ASISTIO, HONORABLE
NICOLAS C. SO I AND HONORABLE RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO.

AN ACT
MANDATING ALL FUNERAL PARLORS, FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES IN
THE COUNTRY TO INCLUDE AN INDIGENT FUNERAL PACKAGE FOR POOR
INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Indigent Funeral

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ It is hereby the policy of the State to provide
for funeral assistance to decedents whose bodies remain unclaimed. regardless of the causes
of death. as well as to decedents whose families are indigent and cannot afford a proper

funeral for the deceased.

SECTION 3. Indigent Funeral Package. — \t is hereby mandated that all funeral

parlors. funeral homes. and funeral services in the country shall include an ini

nt burial

package and an indigent cremation package in their services, and either package may be
availed of by indigent individuals and their families at their discretion. The amount shall not
exceed the amount of Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P15.000.00). It shall include. but not limited.

to the following:

(1) for indigent burial package:


(a) Retrieval of decea:
(b) _ Embalming of deceased:

(c) Selection of casket by authorized person and/or family members:
(4) Viewing of body: and

(c)___ Interment of body

(2) For indigent cremation package:
(a) Retrieval of the deceased:
(b) Cremation of the deceased; and

(c) Viewing of the um.

SECTION 4. Penalty Clause. — Any person. corporation and/or entity of funeral
parlors, funeral homes. and services found violating Section 3 of this Act shall be punished by
a fine not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50.000.00). but not more than One Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P100.000.00)

SECTION 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.