TBFEB 2015

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5490

Introduced by Honorable Leopoldo N. Bataoil

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to transfer of the budget for the monthly gratuity and privileges
granted to awardees of the medal of valor to members of the Philippine National Police
from the Armed Forces of the Philippines to the Department of Interior and Local
Government, amending for the purpose Section 7 of Republic Act (RA) No. 9049.

The Medal of Valor is the highest award given to a member of the Philippine
National Police for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life and limb
above and beyond the call of duty and in total disregard of personal safety. Aside from
the decoration that an awardee will receive, he and his family are also entitled to some
gratuities and privileges.

To consistently honor its military heroes in order to strengthen the patriotic spirit
and nationalist consciousness of the military, Republic Act No, 9049 was passed into law
on March 22, 2001. It enumerates the gratuities and privileges that the awardee and his
family are entitled. These are separate and distinct from his monthly salary or pension.
However, our awardees have a hard time claiming their gratuities because Section 7 the
said law provides that the amount necessary for the implementation of RA 9049 shall be
charged to the appropriations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

When the Local Government Code was passed into law in 1991, the Philippine
National Police is one of those government agencies that were devolved to the local
government. As such, the budget of the Philippine National Police should be included in
the Department of Interior and Local Government. Hence, it is necessary that RA 9049
should be amended to transfer the budget for the gratuity and privileges of the awardees
for the medal of valor from the Armed Forces of the Philippines to the Department of
Interior and Local Government.

Hence, approval of this bill is highly recommended.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, __ 54390

Introduced by Honorable Leopoldo N. Bataoil

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE BUDGET FOR THE MONTHLY
GRATUITY AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO AN AWARDEE OF THE
MEDAL OF VALOR FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 7 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO.
NINETY FORTY NINE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 9049 is hereby amended to read as
follows:

7. The amount necessary to initially implement the provisions of
this Act shall be charged against the current [savings of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In the
event that the available savings is not enough to fully implement the
additional benefits, the grant of the same shall be applied uniformly to all
awardees/beneficiaries. Thereafter, such sums as may be needed to [fully
implement the grant of additional benefits] FOR THE EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT shall be included in the annual
[budget of the Armed forces of the Philippines] GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT.”

SEC. 2. Section 8 of the same Republic Act is likewise amended to read as
follows:

“SEC. 8. The Secretary of the Department of [National Defense]
INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT {jointly} IN
COORDINATION with the Department of Education, [Culture and
Sports,] Department of Health, Department of Transportation and
Communications and Department of Finance and other appropriate
government agencies shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to


carry out the objectives of this decree: Provided, That current recipients of

this gratuity shall likewise be granted the additional privileges as provided
for in this Act.”

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted,

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KEOPOLDO BATAOIL