SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Sessioll 
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Prepared Jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights and 
Finance with Senators Binay and Pimentel as Authors thereof 
AN ACT 
GRANTING HAZARD PAY TO ALL FIRST AND SECOND LEVEL 
COURT JUDGES DURING THEIR INCUMBENCY AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Smate alld tile House of Representatives of the Philippines ill 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. SllOrt Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Hazard 
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Pay for First alld Second Level Court Judges Act". 
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SEC. 2. Every judge in the first and second level courts shall be 
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granted a monthly hazard pay during his/her incumbency in the amount 
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equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of his/her basic monthly salary per 
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salary grade. 
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SEC. 3. 
Appropriatiolls. 
The amount necessary for the initial 
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implementation of this Act shall be charged against the available 
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appropriations of the Judiciary under the current General Appropriations 
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Act. 
Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued 
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implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 
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Act. 
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SEC. 4. The hazard pay for judges shall not be subject to tax and 
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nothing in this Act shall be construed as to diminish, in any manner, any 
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benefit granted by existing laws, rules and regulations, local ordinances 
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and other issuances especially favorable to duly appointed judges in the 
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first and second level courts. 
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SEC. 5. The Department of Budget and Management, in consultation 
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with the Judiciary shall, within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this 
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Act, issue the implementing rules and regulations of this Act. 
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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - Should any provision of this Act be 
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declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and 
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subsisting. 
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, or administrative 
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orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with 
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this Act are hereby amended, repealed, or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 8. Effectivity Clallse. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF TIlE REPUBLIC 
OF TIlE pinLIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.u. NO. 2469 
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Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Hinay 
AN ACT GRANTING HAZARD PAY TO REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES 
DURING THEIR INCUMI3ENCY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERI'TOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
"Thosc who takc on the mantle of responsibility for administering justice 
take on not just the duty to apply the law and settle disputes, they take on all 
thosc who try to subvert it: the unjust, the wicked, the scum of the earth ... " -
JDI 
By reason of the nature of their profession, members of the judiciary are potential 
targets of assaults, attacks, and intentional killings by disgruntled dissatisfied or 
vindictive parties or litigants as confirmed by news reports2• They arc even targets of 
criminals, who just want to makc a name for thcmselves. 
As pointed out by Amnesty International, Philippine judges are among those most at 
risk of assassination. This is supported by data that from 1999 to 2012, alone, twenty-
two (22) judges hav.e been murdered or assassinated. An average of two (2) judges are 
killed every year). 
The Philippine Government is alrcady providing hazard pay of "at least twenty-fivc 
percent (25%) of the monthly basic salary" to various government personnel whose 
work entails "occupational risks or perils to life". But judges face far greater risks or 
perils to life by reason of their profession, thus, with more reasons that members of 
the judiciary should be granted the same recognition and benefit. Judges are classified 
as "high risk" due to the nature of their work and demand for the imposition of higher 
insUl'ance premium for their coverage. 
Justice is the bedrock of democracy. The Legislative must insnre that those who 
dispense it and those who continually make the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for truth, 
1 TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN: THE CASE for HAZARD PAY, By: Judge Angelo C. Perez (RTC, Branch 
27, Cabanatuan City). 
;). Inquirer Websitc,l.!.l.t.J21Lupin i.uill!lwrcr.nell1 ::;37 3Jlawycrs-judgcs-<1 rc-be1l1g-ld lled-to..Q; 
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equity and justice arc recognized and given the benefits and protection they deserve. 
Thus, the necessary first step towards this goal and in support of the Phillippine 
Judges Association is to grant hazard pay to incumbent Regional Trial Court Judges 
equivalent to twenty-five perccnt (25%) ofthc monthly basic salary. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly recommended. 
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MJ\RIJ\(I~;di{6E;~ANCY S. I3INA Y 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF TIm PIIILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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S.B-NO. ~469 
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Introduced by Sella tor Mada Lourdes Nancy S. Billay 
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NOV 26 P 3 :57 
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AN ACT GRANTING HAZARD PAY TO REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES 
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DURING THEIR INCUMBENCY AND APPROPRJATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines il1 
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Congress (Issembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title, This Act shall be known as the "Hazard Pay for Regional 
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Trial Court Judges Act", 
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SECTION 2, All duly appointed judges in the Regional Trial Court shall be granted 
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hazard pay during their incumbency in the amount equivalent to twenty. five percent 
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(25%) of their basic monthly salary per month, 
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SECTION }, Appropriations, The amount necessary for the initial implementation of 
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this Act shall be charged against the available appropriations of the Judiciary under 
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the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary 
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for its continucd implcmentation shall be included in the annual General 
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Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 4. The hazard pay for judges shall not be subject to tax and nothing in this 
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Act shall be construed as to diminish, in any manner, any benefit granted by existing 
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laws, rules and regulations, local ordinances and other issuances especially favorable 
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to duly appointed judges in the Regional Trial Court. 
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SECTION 5, The Department of Budget and Management in consultation with the 
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Judiciary shall, within sixty (60) days ailer the efIectivity of this Act, issue the 
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implementing rules and regulations of this Act. 
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SECTION 6, Repealing Clause, Any provision of laws, decrees, executive orders, 
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rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed 
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anclmodified accordingly, 
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SECTION 7, Effectivity Clause, This Act shall take efIect fifteen (15) clays after its 
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complete publication in a newspaper of general circulation, 
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Approved,