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S.No. 1010 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "SONNY" F. Trillanes IV 
Explanatory Note 
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,I A,rticle fCVI, Secti~n 8 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shaH, from time to time, review to 
increast( the pensi<?ns and other benefits due to retirees of both the government and the private sectors. ln 
consonance with the above provision, this measure seeks to upgrade the retirement benefits now found iu 
. various retirement'laws by granting survivorship benefits to the surviving legitimate spouse of a deceased 
retired meinber of the Office of the Solicitor General. 
. Under Republic Act ,9417, the Solicitor General shaH have cabinet rank and the same qualifications for 
appointmimt, rank, prerogatives, salaries, allowances, benefits and privileges as the Presiding Justice of 
tire Court of Appeals; an Assistant Solicitor General, those of an Associate Justice of the Court of 
li\ppeals; and Senior State Solicitor, State Solicitor II and State Solicitor I those of a Regional Trial Court 
Judge, Metropolitan Trial Court Judge, and Municipal Trial Court in Cities Judge, respectively. Just 
recently, Congress enacted Republic Act No. 9946, amending RA 910 which provides survivorship 
... pension for judges. However, while RA 9417 explicitly acknowledges that certain members of the Office 
,e\[ the SoliCitor Geileral have the same rank as judges, the benefits provided for by RA 9946 are reserved 
for members of thb judiciary only. 
This measure is envisioned to respond to the aforesaid gap in the law by likewise affording the same 
, , b~nefits to the sur:viving legitimate spouse of a deceased retired member of the Office of the Solicitor 
, General. These benefits recognize and honor said officers of the Office of the Solicitor General who have 
rendered almost a lifetime of service to the public and our people and hopefully to assist their family 
membeIls who are',left ,behind. 
, In. view of the foregoing, immediate approval o[this measure is earnestly sought. 
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! Introduced by Senator Antonio "SONNY" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
. GRANTING SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING LEGITIMATE 
SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF HIE OFFICE OF SOLICITOR 
GENERAL 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Coverage. - In case of the death of a retired Solicitor General, Assistant 
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Solicitor General, and Senior State Solicitors, State Solicitors and other preceding officers under 
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the Office of Solicitor General, the surviving legitimate spouse of the deceased retiree shall be 
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entitled to receive on a monthly basis all the retirement benefits that the said deceased retiree 
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was receiving at the time of his/her' demise under the provisions of applicable retirement la~s 
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then in force. The said surviving legitimate spouse shall continue to receive such retirement 
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benefits during' his/her lifetime or until he/she remarries: Provided, That if the surviving 
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legitimate spouse is receiving benefits under existing retirement laws, he/she shall only be 
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. entitled to the difference between the amount provided for in this Act and the benefits he/she is 
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receiving. 
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SEC. 2. Funding. Funds for the initial implementation of this Act 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 implt;linentation hereof shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 3. Effectivity. This Act shall taken effect fifteen (\5) days after its publication in 
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the Official GazJtte,or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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