Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Gty, Metro Manila
i        NINETEENTH CONG RESS
lst Regular Session
Hojse~ 3ifi rrdo.   §68 2
Introduced by Representatives PAOL0 Z. DUTERTE, ERIC G. YAP,
EDVIC G. YAP, and JEFFREY SORIANO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The 1987 Constitution guarantees the adoption of an integrated and comprehensive
approachtothecountry'selderlyintermsoftheirhealthdevelopmentaswellasother
social services at an affordable cost.  While  the country is experiencing an ageing
population accounting for 8.7 million Filipinos who  are  over  sixty (60) years old
accordingtotheCommissiononPopulationandDevelopment,1.3mfllionofthemare
living  in  the  poverty  as  reiterated  by  the  Department  of  Social  Welfare  and
Development (DSWD).
Hence,inpursuitofprovidingconveniencetothecountry'sseniorcitizeus,mitigating
the  exorbitant prices  of various  services  provided  to  them,  and  appreciating  the
elderly's invaluable contribution to the nation's rich history, there is a need to extend
the said constitutional mandate even in the service of the application and renewal of
the senior citizen's passports. In addition, given the recurrence of health conditions at
old age, the country's senior citizens shall not undergo the rigorous and long process
associated jn the renewal or application of passports.
It is in this end that this measure seeks to bestow to the country's senior citizens the
privilege of having a passport with a lifetime validity, thereby allowing these senior
citizenstoenjoythebenefitsoftheirretirementwiththehassleofpassportapplication
and/ or renewal.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
1 st Regular Session
Hori£3fl,^NO.  nga82,
Introduced by Representatives PAOL0 Z. DUTERTE, ERIC G. YAP,
EDVIC G. YAP, and JEFFREY SORIANO
ANACT
GRANTING LIFETIME VALIDITY 0F PIHLIPPINE PASSPORTS ISSUED T0
SENIOR  CITIZENsysLDERLY,  FURTHER  AMENDING  FOR  THE  PURPOSE
SECTION 10 0F REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8239 AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT
10928  (R.A.  10928),  OTHERWISE  KNOWN AS  THE  "PIIILIPPINE  PASSPORT
ACT 0F 1996", AS AMENDED
B_e__i_:__#Ted by  the  Senate  and House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in  Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. Sfeorf Tc.£Jc.  - This act shall be known as the ``Serior Citizeus'
Lifetime Passport Act of 2019"
SEC. 2. VHZI.di.ty. - Section 10 of Republic Act No. 8239, otherwise known as the
``Philippine Passport Act of 1996", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as
follows:
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(10)years,forindividualsundereighteen(18)yearsofage,onlyapassport
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validity  to  less  than  ten  (10) years, whenever in the  national  economic
interest or political stability of the country such restriction is necessary:
Provided, finally, That a new passport may be issued to replace one which
validity has expired, the old passport being returned  to the holder after
cancellation."
SIC.?.Im_plementingR.ulesandRegulations.-Tocairryouttheprovisioms
of this Act, the Department of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the National
Commission on Senior Citizens shall, within sixty (60) days from the effeetivity of
this Act, issue the jmplementing rules and regulations for this Act.
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SEC.  4.  Sap#rtzb..Z{.fry  Chaiisc.   -  Should  any  provision  of  this  Act  or  the
applicationthereoftoanypersonorcircumstancebeheldinvalid,theotherprovisions
or sections of this Act shall not be affected thereby.
SEC.  5.  Rapc¢JI.„g  Cho!isc  -  All  laws,  decrees,  executive  orders,  rules  and
regulations or parts thereof which are i nconsistent with this act are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.
SEC.6.£#ecf..zJ..ftyChalfsc-ThisActshalltakeeffectfifteen(15)days following
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)  newspapers of general
circulation.
Approved,
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