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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
SENATE
S.B. No._25Il£.
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(In substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 126, 133,160, 259, 570,1267 and 2243, taking
into consideration House Bill No. 9459)
Prepared and submitted by the Committees on Soda! Justice, Welfare and Rural 
Development (upon the recommendation of the Subcommittee on Social Pension 
Bills); and Finance with Senators Poe, Angara, Hontiveros, De Lima, Pangiiinan, Binay, 
Revilla, Sotto III and Villanueva, as authors thereof
AN ACT
INCREASING THE SOCIAL PENSION OF INDIGENT SENIOR CITIZENS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432 ENTITLED, 'AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE 
CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT 
BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,' AS 
AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7432, as amended, is hereby further
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amended to read as follows:
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"SEC. 2. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, these terms are 
defined as follows:
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"(a) X X x;
X X x;


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(h) X X x;
(I) 
PENSION PROVIDER REFERS TO ANY 
GOVERNMENT OFFICE OR AGENCY, OR ANY 
PRIVATE ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES PENSIONS TO 
ENTITLED RECIPIENTS ON THE BASIS OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS, GRATUITY, OR AS MANDATED 
BY ANY GOVERNING LAW OR ISSUANCE, 
INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS),
THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM 
(GSIS), AND THE PENSION AND GRATUITY 
MANAGEMENT CENTER (PGMC);
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SOCIAL PENSION REFERS TO THE MONETARY 
GRANT FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THE 
DAILY SUBSISTENCE AND MEDICAL NEEDS OF 
SENIOR CITIZENS WHICH SHALL NOT BE LESS 
THAN ONE THOUSAND PESOS (PHP 1,000.00) PER 
MONTH."
SEC. 2. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7432, as amended, is hereby further 
amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. Government Assistance. - The government shall provide the 
following:
"(a) Employment 
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"Private entities that will employ senior citizens as 
employees, upon the effectivity of this Act, shall be entitled 
to an additional deduction from their gross income,


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equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of tfie total amount 
paid as salaries and wages to senior citizens, subject to 
the provision of Section 34 of the NIRC, as amended: 
Provided, however, That such employment shall continue 
for a period of at least six (6) months: Provided, further, 
That the annual income of the senior citizen does not 
exceed the latest poverty threshold as [determined] 
PUBLISHED by the [National-Statistical Coordination 
Board (NSCB)-of the Notional Economic and Development
Authority----- (NEDA)] PHILIPPINE STATISTICS
AUTHORITY (PSA) for that year.
X X x;
(h) Additional Government Assistance
(1) MANDATORY Social Pension
"Indigent senior citizens shall be entitled to a monthly 
stipend amounting to [Five hundred] NOT LESS THAN 
ONE THOUSAND PESOS [(PhpSOO)] (Phpl,000.00) to 
augment the daily subsistence and other medical needs of 
senior citizens [subject to a review every two (2-) years by 
Congress, in consultation with the DSWD],
THE DSWD SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT 
(DBM), IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER 
STAKEHOLDERS, REVIEW AND, WHEN NECESSARY, 
ADJUST THE AMOUNT THE SOCIAL PENSION 
EVERY TWO (2) YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVITY OF 
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AS PUBLISHED BY THE 
PSA AND RELEVANT ECONOMIC INDICATORS, AS 
REPORTED AND PUBLISHED BY PERTINENT 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES.
(2) xxx
(3) Social Safety Nets
Social safety assistance intended to cushion the effects of 
economic shocks, disasters, and calamities shall be 
available for senior citizens. The social safety assistance 
\which shall include [, but not limited to] food, medicines, 
and financial assistance for domicile repair, shall be 
sourced from the disaster/calamity funds of LGUs where 
the senior citizens reside, subject to the guidelines to be 
issued by the [9&WB] NCSC."
SEC. 3. Form and Manner of Payment. - The monthly stipend shall be 
released to target beneficiaries either in cash, direct remittance through the 
engagement of a service provider duly accredited by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, 
electronic transfer, or other modes of delivery, whichever is more practical and 
acceptable to the beneficiary, ensuring its release in the most expeditious and efficient 
manner.
SEC. 4. Waiver of Fees. - Any transaction or service fee arising from the 
engagement of a service provider, electronic transfer, or other modes of delivery with 
services fees for the release of the monthly stipends and other forms of assistance to 
target beneficiaries shall not be charged against the target beneficiaries.
SEC. 5. Transfer of Functions from the DSWD. - The implementation, 
distribution, and management of the social pension for senior citizens shall, in


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accordance with Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7742, as amended by Republic Act No. 
11350, be transferred from the DSWD to the National Commission of Senior Citizens 
(NCSC) within a period not exceeding three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act.
The absorption or transfer of regular or permanent and other employees of the 
affected offices and programs of DSWD shall be done in accordance with applicable 
laws, including civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and subject to the approval 
of DBM.
SEC. 6. List of Beneficiaries. - The DSWD, and thereafter upon full 
transfer of its functions and programs to the NCSC, shall update and validate the list 
of beneficiaries under this Act, in coordination with local government units and the 
PSA, through its community-based monitoring system established under Republic Act 
No. 11315, otherwise known as the "Community-Based Monitoring System Act".
SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations.- Within thirty (30) days 
from the effectivity of this Act, the NCSC shall, in consultation with DSWD, DBM and 
other concerned government agencies, as well as nongovernmental organizations 
and people's organizations of senior citizens duly accredited by the DSWD, 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of 
this Act.
SEC. 8. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the initial 
implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current appropriations of the 
DSWD. Thereafter such amount necessary for the continued implementation of this 
Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall be held 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain 
in full force and effect.
SEC. 10. Repealing Clause.-All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, and rules


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and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication In the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,