Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2924

Introduced by: REP, TOBIAS “TOBY” M. TIANGCO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to honor all Filipinos who reach the age of one hundred one
(101) years old, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad by granting a
centenarian gift in the amount of one million pesos (P1,000,000). Filipinos who reach
the age of eighty (80), eighty-five (85), ninety (90), and ninety-five (95) years old
shall also receive a cash gift of twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000).

This is in accordance with Section 4 of Article XV of the Constitution which
states that, “The family has the duty to care for its elderly members but the State
may also do so through just programs of social security.” This is also to honor the
centenarians’ contribution to society.

Representatives from the Office of Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA) are
supportive of the said bill “since the number of Filipinos reaching 100 continue to
decrease.” With the foregoing, the said benefits will aid them with the means to
purchase necessities such as food and medicines and eventually live longer lives.

This bill was approved in the 18" Congress as House Bill No. 10647 and was
transmitted to the Senate for its consideration.

In the light of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly

requested.

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TOBIAS “TOBY” M. TIANGCO
Representative
Lone District, Navotas City



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 2924

Introduced by: REP. TOBIAS “TOBY” M. TIANGCO

AN ACT
GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO FILIPINO CENTENARIANS,
RECOGNIZING OCTOGENARIANS AND NONAGENARIANS, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10868, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘CENTENARIANS
ACT OF 2016’

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

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 10868 is amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 2. Letter of Felicitation and Cash Gift BENEFITS FOR
CENTENARIANS. - All Filipinos who reach the age of one hundred (100)
years old, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad, shall be honored
with:

{a) A Letter of Felicitation from the President of the Philippines congratulating
the celebrant [for his and her] ON ONE'S longevity; and

(b) A Centenarian Gift in the amount of one million pesos (P100,000,000.00)

“ALL FILIPINO CENTENARIANS WHO REACH THE AGE OF
ONE HUNDRED ONE YEARS OLD SHALL RECEIVE A CASH
GIFT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION PESOS
(P1,000,000.00) ON THEIR BIRTHDAY.”

SEC. 2. A new section denominated as Section 3 of the same Act is added to read
as follows:

“SEC. 3. BENEFITS FOR OCTOGENARIANS AND
NONAGENARIANS. - ALL FILIPINOS WHO REACH THE
AGE OF EIGHTY (80), EIGHTY-FIVE (85), NINETY (90) AND


NINETY-FIVE (95) YEARS OLD SHALL ALSO RECEIVE A
LETTER OF FELICITATION FROM THE PRESIDENT AND A
CASH GIFT OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS
(P25,000.00).”

SEC. 3. Sections 3 and 4 of the same Act are renumbered as Sections 4 and 5
respectively.

SEC. 4. A new section denominated as Section 6 of the same Act is added to read
as follows:

“SEC. 6. LEAD AGENCY. - THE NATIONAL COMMISSION
OF SENIOR CITIZENS (NCSC) SHALL IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.”

SEC. 5. Section 5 of the same Act is renumbered as Section 7 and amended to read
as follows:

“SEC. [5]7. [Funding. — During the initial year of the implementation of
3 this Act, the requisite fund shall be sourced from the available funds of 4 the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and 5 subsequently
the amount necessary to implement the provisions of this 6 Act shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act."]

“APPROPRIATIONS. — THE AMOUNT NECESSARY FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT SHALL BE INCLUDED
IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.”

SEC. 6. Section 6 of the same Act is renumbered as Section 8 and amended to read
as follows:

“SEC. [6]8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within thirty (30)
days from the effectivity of this Act, the (Secretaries of the DSWD]
CHAIRPERSON OF THE NCSC SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE SECRETARY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT,
the [Department] SECRETARY of the Interior and Local Government,
the [Department] SECRETARY of Health, [and] the Executive Director
of the Commission on Filipino Overseas, AND THE
UNDERSECRETARY OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS OFFICE,
[shall] promulgate the necessary (guidelines for and shalll take the lead
in] RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR the effective implementation of
this Act.”

SEC. 7. Sections 7 and 8 of the same Act are renumbered as Sections 9 and 10
respectively.


SEC. 8. All laws, presidential decrees, issuances, executive orders, letters of
instruction, rules or regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with or contrary to the
provisions of this Act are repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette ar in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.