FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
'12 
11AY -8 P 2 :07 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 3185 
Introduced by Senator Gregorio B. Honasan II 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The proud men and women of Philippine military and law enforcement take it upon 
themselves to bear the responsibility of ensuring the welfare of the Filipino people. 
daily. Their mettle is tested constantly whether they are on or off duty, in their efforts to 
maintain peace, order, and security. In this pursuit, they often face situations that force 
them to make life and death decisions, where they gather their courage in order to 
ascertain their patriotic objectives. 
For those who go, by "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty," the 
highest honor is awarded, the Medal of Valor. With this award, gratuities that are aimed 
at addressing social and financial difficulties are granted to individuals who have 
exhibited an extra-ordinary sense of supreme self-sacrifice in order to accomplish 
distinctive acts of heroism. The purposes of such gratuities are two-fold. The first being: 
to reward the awardee for his/her distinguished performance. Further: to encourage 
other men and women to perform equally heroic deeds, all in the interest of the country. 
To date there have been forty-one (41) recipients of this most prestigious award. 
However, it is unfortunate to note that the benefits that come with the Medal of Valor are 
only afforded to military, Philippine Constabulary (PC) and Integrated National Police 
(INP) personnel. 
R.A. No. 9049, otherwise known as ';LIn Act Granting Gratuity and Privileges to an 
Awardee of the Medal of Valor" only covers military and individuals who were integrated 
in to the Philippine National Police (PNP) under P.O. No. 1687 or the decree "Granting 
Monthly Gratuity and Other Privileges to an Awardee of the Medal of Valor." Sadly, 
members of the PNP who were awarded the Medal of Valor subsequent to the 
enactment of R.A. No. 6975, known as "An Act Establishing the Philippine National 
Police Under a Reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government, and for 
other purposes," cannot legally avail of the aforementioned benefits. 
With this being said, the PNP Medal of Valor awardees, who are most certainly faced 
with the same hazards as their military counterparts have to be given the same honor 
and recognition as military personnel. 
In light of this and in the pursuit of equal protection under the law, they should also be 
awarded the privileges outlined in R.A. No. 9049. 
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Through this, it is hoped that the patriotic fire be lit, and the nationalist consciousness 
be further awaken in the hearts and minds of the brave men and women in the PNP 
who risk their lives daily that our people may live with peace of mind. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is sought. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
'12 
riM -8 F' 2 :07 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 3185 
Introduced by Senator Gregorio B, Honasan II 
AN ACT 
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9049, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS "AN ACT GRANTING MONTHLY GRATUITY AND PRIVILEGES TO AN 
AWARDEE OF THE MEDAL OF VALOR" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress Assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9049 is hereby amended, to read as 
follows: 
"Section 1. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
consistently honor its military AND POLICE HEROES in order to 
strengthen the patriotic spirit and nationalist consciousness of the military 
AND THE POLICE. Towards this end, the State shall give due recognition 
to an awardee of the Medal of Valor of his/her supreme self-sacrifice and 
distinctive acts of heroism and gallantry by providing adequate social 
services and financial rewards in order to encourage men and women to 
perform heroic deeds for their country." 
SEC, 2. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9049 is hereby amended, to read 
as follows: 
"Section 2. A Medal of Valor awardee will henceforth be entitled to 
a lifetime monthly gratUity of [Twenty thousand pesos (P20, 000.00)] 
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P25,OOO.OO). This gratUity is 
separate and distinct from any salary or penSion which the awardee is 
currently receiving or will receive from the government of the Philippines: 
Provided, that in the event of death of the awardee, the same shall accrue 
in equal shares and with the right of accretion to the surviving spouse until 
HElshe remarries and to the children, legitimate, or adopted or illegitimate, 
until they reach the age of eighteen (18) or until they marry, whichever 


comes earlier: Provided, furlher, That such gratuity shall not be included in 
the computation, of gross income and shall be exempt from taxation under 
Title III, Chapter VI of Republic Act No. 8424, otherwise known as then 
"Tax Reform Act of 1997. 
The provisions of this Act shall apply to the Medal of Valor 
awardees under Presidential Decree No. 1687 who have since been 
integrated to the Philippine National Police (PNP) AND MEMBERS OF 
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE UNDER REPULIC ACT NO. 6975, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990" AS AMENDED BY 
REPUBLIC 
ACT 
NO. 
8551, 
OTHERWISE 
KNOWN 
AS 
THE 
"PHILIPPINE NA TlONAL POLICE REFORM AND REORGANIZA TlON 
ACT OF 1998": Provided, That the appropriations therefore, shall come 
from the Philippine National Police. 
The President of the Philippines is hereby authorized, upon the joint 
recommendation of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the 
Philippines, CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, the 
Secretaries of the Department of National Defense, THE DEPARTMENT 
OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT/NATIONAL POLICE 
COMMISSION, and the Department of Budget and Management, to adjust 
at a reasonable time and rates the lifetime monthly gratuity of the 
awardees: Provided, That in computing for the rate of adjustment of the 
lifetime monthly gratuity, they shall take into consideration applicable 
economic and social factors or indicia such as the inflation rate: Provided, 
furlher, That no increase under this section shall be authorized with three 
(3) years following the effectivity of this Act and no oftener than once 
every five (5) years thereafter." 
SEC. 3. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9046 is hereby amended, to read 
as follows: 
"Section 4. Notwithstanding the limitation [imposed by Presidential 
Decree No. 577 on the scholarship program of military personnel] ON 
THE 
RESPECTIVE 
SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM 
IMPOSED 
BY 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 577 FOR THE MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AND BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6963 FOR THE POLICE PERSONNEL, 
who died or are incapacitated in the line of duty, an awardee of Medal of 
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Valor and his/her heirs/ beneficiaries shall be exempted from the payment 
of tuition and matriculation fees in public or private schools, universities, 
colleges 
and 
other 
educational 
institutions 
in 
any 
pre-school, 
baccalaureate or post-graduate courses such as or including course 
leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), 
and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or allied and similar courses." 
SEC. 4. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9049 is hereby amended, to read 
as follows: 
Section 5. A Medal of Valor awardee and/or a son or daughter, 
upon reaching the age of admission as a cadet/cadette in the Philippine 
Military Academy AND/OR PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY, 
shall be given a quota if interested to join the cadet corps of said military 
OR POLICE INSTITUTION or otherwise priority for direct commission, call 
to active duty (CAD) and/or enlistment in regular/force of the AFP, [if 
qualified] OR UNDER THE RULE, FOR LATERAL ENTRY OR 
RECRUITMENT INTO THE PNP, IF QUALIFIED." 
SEC. 5. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 9049 is hereby amended, to read as 
follows: 
"Section7. The amount necessary to initially implement the 
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prOVisions of this Act shall be charged against the RESPECTIVE current 
savings of the Armed Forces of the Philippines FOR MILITARY 
AWARDEE AND OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE FOR 
POLICE AWARDEE. 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 shall be 
included in the RESPECTIVE annual budget of the Armed Forces of the 
Philippines and THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE." 
SEC. 6. Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9049 is herby amended to read as 
follows: 
"Section 8. The RESPECTIVE SECRETARIES [Secretary] of the 
Department of National Defense AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 
AND LOVAL GOVERNMENT/CHAIRMAN OF THE NAPOLCOM, jointly 
with the SECRETARIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 


[Department of Education, Culture and Sports] , THE Department of 
Health, THE Department of Transportation and Communications, THE 
Department of Finance and other appropriate govemment 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. 7. Repealing Clause. All other laws, rules and regulations, decrees, 
issuances or any parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are likewise hereby 
repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected shall continue in full 
force and effect. 
SEC. 9. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national 
newspapers of general circulation whichever comes earlier. 
Approved. 
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