Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.“ 3640

Introduced by
Honorable Cristal L.Bagatsing

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A UNIVERSAL SOCIAL PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS,
FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE R.A. NO. 7432 AS AMENDED BY R.A. NO.
9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill is an amendment to R.A. 7432, as amended by R.A. 9994, otherwise known as the
“Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010”.

According to “Philippine Statistics Authority: the Age and Sex Structure of the Philippine
Population”, in 2010, senior citizens were made up of 6.8 & of the 92.1 million population, higher
than 6% recorded in 2000. This is projected to increase 5.7% or 11.5& in 2030. (Ageing and
Health, Philippines).

RA. 9994 was enacted into law by providing PS0O to indigent senior citizens to augment
their daily subsistence and other medical needs. Obviously, the benefit was really inadequate and
was not indexed to inflation. With rises in prices over the last 5 years, the real value of the social
pension benefit has depreciated so much.

We all knew, that income insecurity in old age is one of the major issued faced by our
senior citizens. They rely on the assistance from their children or maybe from SSS or GSIS.
However, these sources are not enough. Therefore, amending the monthly stipend amounting from
PhpS00 to at least Php1,500 to augment their daily subsistence and other medical needs, hence, the
immediate passage of this measure is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 3640

Introduced by
Honorable Cristal L.Bagatsing

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A UNIVERSAL SOCIAL PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS,
FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE R.A. NO. 7432 AS AMENDED BY
R.A. NO. 9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS
ACT OF 2010”

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

Section 1. Number (1), Paragraph (H), Section 5 of Republic Act No.
7432, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 5. Government Assistance. — The government shall provide
the following:

“(a) Employment

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“(h) Additional Government Assistance
“(1) Social Pension

“[Indigent] ALL senior citizens shall be entitled to a monthly
stipend amounting to [Five hundred pesos (Php500.00)] AT LEAST
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (PHP1,500.00) to augment
[the] THEIR daily subsistence and other medical needs. [of senior
citizens, subject to a review every two (2) years by Congress, in
consultation with the DSWD.]


PROVIDED, THAT SENIOR CITIZENS CURRENTLY COVERED
BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, PENSION SYSTEM FOR
MILITARY VETERANS UNDER R.A. NO. 6948 AND OTHER PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM, SHALL NOT BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BENEFIT IN THE FIRST THREE (3) YEARS OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT.

WHEN NECESSARY, THE DSWD MAY INCREASE OR REVISE
THE AMOUNT OF THE SOCIAL PENSION: PROVIDED, THAT THE
SOCIAL PENSION SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT
SPECIFIED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPHS.”

Sec. 2. Separability Clause. — If any portion of this Act is declared
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected shall continue
to be in full force and effect.

Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders or
rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec. 4. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
from its publication in the Official Gazette.

Approved.