EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
s.B. NO. 1249
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Introduced by Senator M aria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
AN ACT GRANTING HAZARD PAY TO REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES 
DURING THEIR INCUMBENCY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
“Those who take on the mantle of responsibility for administering justice take on 
not just the duty to apply the law and settle disputes, they take on all those who try 
to subvert it: the unjust, the wicked, the scum of the earth..
-JD1
By reason of the nature of their profession, members of the judiciary are potential targets of 
assaults, attacks, and intentional killings by disgruntled dissatisfied or vindictive parties or 
litigants as confirmed by news reports2. They are even targets of criminals, who just want to 
make a name for themselves.
As pointed out by Amnesty International, Philippine judges are among those most at risk of 
assassination. This is supported by data that from 1999 to 2012, alone, twenty-two (22) 
judges have been murdered or assassinated. An average of two (2) judges are killed every 
year3.
The Philippine Government is already providing hazard pay of “at least twenty-five percent 
(25%) of the monthly basic salary” to various government personnel whose work entails 
“occupational risks or perils to life”. But judges face far greater risks or perils to life by 
reason of their profession, thus, with more reasons that members of the judiciary should be 
granted the same recognition and benefit. Judges are classified as “high risk” due to the 
nature of their work and demand for the imposition of higher insurance premium for their 
coverage.
1 TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN:THE CASE for HAZARD PAY, By: Judge Angelo C. Perez (RTC, Branch 27, 
Cabanatuan City).
2Inquirer W ebsite, http://opinion.inquirer.net/45373/law vers-iudges-are-being-killed-too: 
http://new sinfo.inquirer.net/581391/fearless-zam boanga-city-judge-shot-dead.
3GMA Network W ebsite, http://w w w .gm anetw ork.com /new s/story/350443/new s/nation/house- 
bill-seeks-hazard-pay-for-rtc-judges.


Justice is the bedrock of democracy. The Legislative must insure that those who dispense it 
and those who continually make the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for truth, equity and justice 
are recognized and given the benefits and protection they deserve. Thus, the necessary first 
step towards this goal and in support of the Philippine Judges Association is to grant hazard 
pay to incumbent Regional Trial Court Judges equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of the 
monthly basic salary.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly recommended.
MARJA LOURDEsNANCY S. BINAY 
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE. .
S.B. NO. 1249
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DEC 18 
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Introduced by Senator M aria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
AN ACT GRANTING HAZARD PAY TO REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES 
DURING THEIR INCUMBENCY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
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 the “Hazard Pay for Regional Trial 
Court Judges Act”.
SECTION 2. All duly appointed judges in the Regional Trial Court shall be granted hazard 
pay during their incumbency in the amount equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of their 
basic monthly salary per month.
SECTION 3. Appropriations. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this 
Act shall be charged against the available appropriations of the Judiciary under the current 
General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued 
implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. The hazard pay forjudges shall not be subject to tax and nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as to diminish, in any manner, any benefit granted by existing laws, rules 
and regulations, local ordinances and other issuances especially favorable to duly appointed 
judges in the Regional Trial Court.
SECTION 5. The Department of Budget and Management in consultation with the Judiciary 
shall, within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this Act, issue the implementing rules and 
regulations of this Act.
SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. Any provision of laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed and modified 
accordingly.
SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,