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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Republic Act No. 9227 grants ”additional compensation in the form of 
special allowances for justices, judges and all other positions in the judiciary with 
the equivalent rank of justices of the Court of Appeals and judges of the Regional 
Trial Court.” Such special allowances are intended to be part of the basic salary 
of the justices, judges and all other positions in the judiciary of equivalent rank. 
Since the special allowances received by incumbent justices under R.A. 
No. 9227 are, to all intents and purposes, part of their increased basic salary, such 
increase becomes the basis of their retirement pension at the time of their 
cessation in office. Section 3-A of Republic Act No. 910 as amended (commonly 
referred to as the “Retirement Law for the Judiciary”), explicitly states that 
whenever the salary of an incumbent justice of the Supreme Court or Court of 
Appeals is increased, such increased salary shall be deemed to be the salary or 
retirement pension which a justice who retired was receiving at the time of his 
cessation in office. 
Those surviving justices, judges and all court officials who, while in the 
service, held positions in the judiciary of equivalent rank to that of justices of the 
Court of Appeals and judges of the Regional Trial Court and who have retired 
prior to November 11, 2003 (the date of effectivity of R.A. No. 9227) should be 
extended similar financial benefits. For this purpose, there should be a 
readjustment of their retirement benefits to include the amounts corresponding 
to the special allowances received by incumbent justices, judges and court 
officials holding positions equivalent to the ranks of justice of the Court of 
Appeals and judge of the Regional Trial Court as long as they are qualified to 
receive monthly pensions under R.A. No. 910. 
The appropriate legislation should be enacted granting special allowance 
to those who have retired prior to November 11,2003, the date of the effectivity 
of R.A. No. 9227 by upgrading their retirement gratuities. 
The foregoing considered, immediate approval of this bill is highly 
sought. 


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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9227, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN 
THE FORM OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCES FOR JUSTICES, JUDGES AND 
ALL OTHER POSITIONS IN THE JUDICIARY WITH THE EQUIVALENT 
RANK OF JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND JUDGES OF THE 
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 5 of Republic Act. No. 9227 is hereby amended to 
read, as follows: 
"SEC. 5. Inclusion in the Computation of Retirement Benefits. - For 
purposes of retirement, only the allowances actually received and the tranche or 
tranches of the special allowance already implemented and received pursuant to 
this Act by the justices, judges and all other positions in the Judiciary with the 
equivaient rank of justices of the Court of Appeals and judges of the Regional 
Trial Court as authorized under existing laws shall, at the date of their 
retirement, be included in the computation of their respective retirement 
benefits. 
THIS PROVISION SHALL LIKEWISE BE EXTENDED TO SURVIVING 
JUSTICES, JUDGES AND ALL OTHER COURT OFFICIALS WITH THE 
EQUIVALENT RANKS OF JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND 
JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT WHO RETIRED PRIOR TO 
NOVEMBER 11,2003, THE DATE OF THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT." 
SEC. 2. Effectivity CIause. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved,