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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 
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Submitted jointly by the Committees on National Defense and Security and on 
Re: 
Senate Bill No. 1
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Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill No. 142. 
Sponsors: 
Senators Biazon, Enrile and Gordon 
Finance on 
OCT 0 1 2007 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on National Defense and Security and on Finance to 
which was referred Senate Bill No. 142, introduced by Senator Gordon, entitled: 
“AN ACT 
ALLOWING FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS 
TO 
CONTINUE 
RECEIVING 
PHILIPPINE 
GOVERNMENT PENSIONS AND BENEFITS EVEN 
WHEN SIMILAR PENSIONS AND BENEFITS ARE 
PROVIDED 
BY 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
GOVERNMENT, 
AMENDING 
SECTION 
10 
OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, 
AS AMENDED, FOR 
THIS PURPOSE” 
have considered the same and have the honor to report this bill back to the 
Senate with the recommendation that the attached bill, S. No. _, 
prepared by 
the Committees, entitled: 
“AN ACT 
ALLOWING FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS 
TO 
CONTlN U E 
RECEIVING 
PHILIPPINE 
GOVERNMENT PENSIONS AND BENEFITS EVEN 
WHEN SIMILAR PENSIONS AND BENEFITS ARE 
PROVIDED 
BY 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
GOVERNMENT, 
AMENDING 
SECTION 
10 
OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, 
AS AMENDED, FOR 
THIS PURPOSE” 
be approved in substitution of S. No. 142 with Senators Gordon, Biazon and Enrile as 
authors. 


Respectfully submitted. 
Chairman 
Committee on National Defense 
and Security 
Committee on Finance 
Members: 
ALAN PETER “COMPANERO” S. CAYETANO 
RD J. GORDON 
FRANCIS JOSEPH G. ESCUDERO 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
First Regular Session 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Prepared by the Committees on National Defense and Security and on Finance, with 
Senators Gordon, Biazon and Enrile as authors thereof 
AN ACT 
ALLOWING FILIPINO WORLD WAR 11 VETERANS TO CONTINUE 
RECEIVING PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT PENSIONS AND BENEFITS EVEN 
WHEN SIMILAR PENSIONS AND BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED BY THE 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, AMENDING SECTION 10 OF REPUBLIC 
ACT NO. 6948, AS AMENDED, FOR THIS PURPOSE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Filipino World War I1 
Veterans Pensions and Benefits Act of 2007.” 
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy.- It is the policy of the State to recognize and reward the 
courage and heroism of Filipino World War 11 Veterans by granting them pensions and 
benefits even when similar pensions and benefits are already provided by the United States 
Government. 
Sec. 3. 
Amendment of Section 10 of Republic Act No. 6948, as Amended. - 
Section 10 of Republic Act. No. 6948, entitled “An Act Standardizing and Upgrading the 
Benefits for Military Veterans and Their Dependents,” as amended, is hereby further 
amended to read as follows: 
“Sec. 10. Eligibility.- A veteran as defined in Section 2(A) of this act 
who is at least sixty-five (65) years old shall be paid an old-age pension of 
[One thousand pesos (pl,OOO.OO)] FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P5,OOO.OO) 
monthly for life, unless he is actually receiving a similar pension for the same 
consideration from other government funds [or from the United States 
Government]. [Provided, that in the succeeding years starting January, 1995, 
said One Thousand Pesos (Pl,OOO.OO) 
monthly old-age pension shall be 
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increased annually by not less than Five hundred pesos (P500.00) per month 
until total old-age pension shall be at least Five Thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO) 
per month.”] 
Sec. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
Sec. 5. Appropriation.- The funding to carry out this Act shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act. 
Sec. 6. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in force and effect. 
Sec. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the 
completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation 
in the Philippines. 
Approved, 
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