NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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72 NOV 10 PI 58
SENATE
s.B. No. 1493..
RECEIVED B’
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT
GRANTING HAZARD PAY TO COVERED EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Various positions in the public sector entails being exposed to risky, sometimes 
significantly dangerous, environment. Sometimes, their work itself exposes some 
government employees to possible occupational risks. These risks are inevitable since 
our selfless and hard-working government employees want to discharge their 
obligations in the delivery of social services to the public.
Tbis proposed measure seeks to recognize our government employees' 
dedication in serving the people by institutionalizing the grant of hazard pay to all 
covered employees of the government. Some sectors already enjoy this grant by virtue 
of their individual charters. This bill aims to complement those by centralizing all 
covered employees into one enactment so that those who are not yet enjoying the 
benefit will now be covered.
Hazard pay is already being received by a number of sectors in our labor force. 
Let us not deprive our government employees of this benefit by considering this bill 
at the soonest possible time.
RAMO
^ONG REVILLA, JR.


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
Senate
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*22 NOV 10 PI 58
SENATE
S.B. No. 1 49.*^
RECEIVED EY.
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT
GRANTING HAZARD PAY TO COVERED EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State
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to protect and promote the welfare of public servants by providing them with
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additional compensation taking into account the nature of their responsibilities and
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exposure to hazard or possible dangers pertaining to their positions.
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Sec. 2. Hazard Pay. - All employees and officials of the Government shall be
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paid hazard pay when stationed or assigned to work in or under the following
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circumstances/conditions:
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a) Hazardous or less hazardous areas, as may be declared as such by the
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Secretary of National Defense;
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b) Difficult areas or hardship posts characterized by distance, inconvenience of
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travel due to bad roads and conditions of the terrain, isolation inaccessibility
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and extreme weather conditions;
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c) X-ray units, clinics, laboratories, sanitaria, leprosaria, observation posts and
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other similar stations which offer risks to health and safety due to exposure
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to radiation, contagious diseases and volcanic activity;
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d) Institutions that tend or care for mentally-deranged patients;
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e) Places that are subject to depredation by criminal elements as those in 
prison reservations and penal colonies without adequate police protection;
f) Plants and installations of the arsenai;
g) Aboard aircraft and watercraft in crossing bodies of water; and
h) Other similar work conditions which the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM) shall consider hazardous on the basis of exposure to 
environment, health and social risks.
Sec. 3. Coverage. - The benefits provided herein are payable to all government 
officials and employees who are exposed to the conditions mentioned in Section 2 
regardless of the status or the nature of their appointment. This Act may also apply 
to government employees receiving similar benefits under existing iaws, decrees 
and/or orders; Provided, That the covered employees shall be entitled to only one 
such pay or benefit, whether the hazard pay provided herein or the benefits provided 
under the existing laws, decrees and/or laws, whichever is higher.
Sec. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Civii Service Commission 
(CSC), in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), shall 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective impiementation of 
this Act.
Sec. 5. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the effective 
implementation of this Act shall be charged against the appropriations of the 
respective government agencies where the covered government officials and 
employees are employed and hereinafter shall be included in the General 
Appropriations Act every year after its enactment into law.
Sec. 6. Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain vaiid and subsisting.


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Sec. 7. Repealing Clause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly.
Sec. 8. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved.