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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

House Bill No. 6C1
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill was originally introduced as House Bill No. 3344 by the undersigned
Rufus B. Rodriguez during the Fourteenth Congress. It was approved by the
Committee on Veterans Affairs and Welfare under Committee Report No. 565, dated
May 21, 2008.

Congress has enacted R.A. No. 6948, otherwise known as “An Act
Standardizing and Upgrading the Benefits for Military Veterans and their
Dependents,” in order to recognize immense contributions of our war veterans, who
selflessly and valiantly defended our sovereignty against foreign intruders during
World War Il.

Yet, for more than ten years, the law sadly has not been implemented, mainly
due to budgetary constraints and partly to administrative inefficiencies; causing
tremendous pecuniary losses to thousands of veterans and their beneficiaries, some of
whom have died while waiting for the release of what supposedly they are legally and
justly entitled to receive.

If only to provide relief, albeit inadequate and certainly not commensurate to
what our wartime heroes have accomplished for our country, the proposed measure
intends to authorize the release of dormant accounts under the management and
control of DBM, in order to cover for initial payment to qualified veterans, who at this
time, urgently need financial assistance to shoulder their medical and other pressing
needs.

‘The concrete manifestation of the government's profound gratitude to our
gallant veterans, more than honoring their contributions through superficial
ceremonies, is to expend all efforts to provide needed assistance, financial or
otherwise, to our indubitably genuine heroes.

Hence, immediate passage of this measure is earnestly requested.

RUFYS B. RODRIGUEZ

MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR.


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~ ~REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No. !

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TOTAL
DISABILITY PENSION TO SENIOR VETERANS OF WARS AND MILITARY
CAMPAIGNS

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

SECTION 1. The dormant accounts under the control of the
Department of Budget and Management are hereby made available for the
initial payment of the Administrative Total Disability Pension for military
veterans in accordance with Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7696.

SEC. 2. Thereafter, the amount required to pay his pension for the
coming years shall be included in the annual budget of the Philippine
Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO).

SEC. 3. One tenth of the total amount of arrearages in this pension
shall likewise be included in the budget for the coming years until such
arrearages are fully paid

SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. All existing laws or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified

accordingly.

Approved,