FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 3219 
Introdnced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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Article XVI, Section 8 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall, from time to time, review to 
increase the pensions and other benefits due to retirees of both thc govemment and the private sectors. In 
consonance with the above provision, this measure seeks to upgrade the retirement benefits now fOWld in 
various retirement laws by granting survivorship benefits to the surviving legitimate spouse of a deceased 
retired member of the Ollice of the Solicitor General. 
Under Republic Act 9417, the Solicitor General shall have cabinet rank and the same qualifications for 
appointment, rank, prerogatives, salaries, allowances, benefits and privileges as the Presiding Justice of 
the Court of Appeals; an Assistant Solicitor General, those of an Associate Justice of the Court of 
Appeals; and Senior State Solicitor, State Solicitor II and State Solicitor I those of a Regional Trial Court 
Judge, Metropolitan Tlial Court Judge, and Municipal Trial Court in Cities Judge, respectively. Just 
recently, Congress enacted Rcpublic Act No. 9946, amending RA 910 which provides snrvivorship 
pension for judges. However, while RA 9417 explicitly acknowledges that certain mcmbers of the Office 
of the Solicitor General have the same rank as judges, the benefits provided [or by RA 9946 are reserved 
for members of the judiciary only. 
This measure is envisioned to respond to the aforesaid gap in the law by likewise affording the sanie 
benefits to the surviving legitimate spouse of a deceascd retired member of the Office of the Solicitor 
General. These benefits recognize and honor said officers of the OtIice o[ the Solicitor General who have 
rendered almost a lifetime of service to the public and our people and hopefully to assist their family 
members who are left behind. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval o[this measure is earnestly sought. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.No. 3219 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
GRANTING SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING LEGITIMATE 
SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF SOLICITOR 
GENERAL 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
Assembled: 
SECTION 1. Coverage. -
In case of the death of a retired Solicitor General, 
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Assistant Solicitor General, and Senior State Solicitors, Slale Solicitors and other preceding 
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officers under the Office of Solicitor General, the surviving legitimate spouse of the deceased 
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retiree shall be entitled to receive on a monthly basis all the retirement benefits that the said 
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deceased retiree was receiving at the time of his/her demise under the provisions of applicable 
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retirement laws then in force. The said surviving legitimate spouse shall continue to receive 
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such retirement benefits dUling his/her lifetime or until he/she remarries: Provided, That if the 
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surviving legitimate spouse is receiving benefits under existing retirement laws, he/she shall 
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only be entitled to the difference between the amount provided for in this Act and the benefits 
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he/she is receiving. 
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SEC. 2. Funding. Funds for the initial implementation of this Acl shall be taken out of 
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the current appropriations for the retirement of the officers and employees of the Office of the 
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Solicitor general and/or savings of said Office. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for 
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the continued implementation hereof shall be included in the annual General Appropriations 
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Act. 
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SEC. 3. Effectivity. This Act shall taken effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
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the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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