NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA
AN ACT
GRANTING ADDITIONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL 
TEACHERS, PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE PAYMENT OF ITS PREMIUMS, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 5 (5) of the 1987 Constitution provides that: "The State 
shall assign the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure that teaching will 
attract and retain Its rightful share of the best available talents through adequate 
remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and fulfilment."
Teachers form the backbone of our nation's educational system and are thus 
of crucial Importance to our society's development. Major efforts have to be 
undertaken to give our teachers the support and remuneration they rightfully deserve.
The Department of Education (DepEd) under the current administration has 
been strengthening its endeavors to improve the welfare of the public school teachers 
and provide them with better benefits. From 2016 to 2018, DepEd allocated additional 
funds for chalk / cash allowance; special hardship allowance; and honoraria, among 
others. DepEd also intensified its efforts for the Improvement of working conditions 
of the teachers and for their professional development.
Apart from the various benefits and Incentives given to the public school 
teachers, they are also entitled to social security benefits from the Government Service 
Insurance System (GSIS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and 
Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC).


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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SENATE
s. No. 844
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA
AN ACT
GRANTING ADDITIONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL 
TEACHERS, PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE PAYMENT OF ITS PREMIUMS, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as theAdditional Teachers'
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Insurance Act'.
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Sec. 2. Additional Insurance Benefits for Teachers. - In addition to the
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Insurance benefits given to teachers by the Government Service Insurance System
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(GSIS) under Presidential Decree No. 1146, as amended, insurance coverage to all
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public school teachers providing the following benefits shall be granted:
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a) Death benefits of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 200,000.00) to all
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teachers who are In the active service;
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b) Burial allocation of Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php 50,000.00) to all teachers
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who are in the active service; and,
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c) Reimbursement of actual medical expenses of all teachers whether
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retired or in the active service but not to exceed One Hundred Thousand
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Pesos (Php 100,000.00).
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Sec. 3. Disqualification from Benefits. - Any teacher or his beneficiaries shall
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not be entitled to avail of the benefits granted under this Act when the injury, sickness
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or death was occasioned or caused by any of the following:
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a) His/her habitual drunkenness or intoxication;


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b) His/her willful Intention to injure or kill himself/herself;
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c) His/her notorious negligence; or,
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d) His/her unauthorized absence or abandonment of office for at least one
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(1) week prior to his death.
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Sec. 4. Actuarial Study. - The GSIS shall, within sixty (60) days from the
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effectivity of this Act, conduct an actuarial study to determine the premiums to be
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paid corresponding to the benefits to be received by the public school teachers in
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accordance with the schedule provided for in Section 2 hereof.
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Sec. 5. Appropriations. — Jhe National Government shall appropriate annually
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and include in the General Appropriations Act an amount corresponding to the total
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annual insurance premiums of the public school teachers based on the actuarial study
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under Section 4 hereof.
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Sec. 6. 
Rules and Regulations. - The GSIS, in coordination with the
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Department of Education (DepEd), shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary
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to implement the provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 7. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared
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unconstitutional or invalid, such portions not affected thereby shall remain in full force
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and effect.
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Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
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parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
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Sec. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,