Full Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY OLD-AGE PENSION OF SENIOR VETERANS.
Senate Bill No.
S. No. 1766
Date of Approval
December 20, 2018

Legislative History

Legislative History
Entitled:
AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY PENSION OF SENIOR VETERANS
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
3/21/2018 Introduced by Senator GREGORIO B. HONASAN II;
5/16/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY; and FINANCE;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
9/25/2018 Submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 482, recommending its approval with amendment, taking into consideration SBN-1903 and HBN-7525;
9/26/2018 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
9/26/2018 Sponsor: Senator GREGORIO B. HONASAN II;
9/26/2018 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
9/26/2018 Sponsorship speech of Senator GREGORIO B. HONASAN II;
10/3/2018 Request of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON that he be made co-sponsor of SBN-1766;
10/3/2018 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON;
10/3/2018 Interpellation of Senators FRANKLIN M. DRILON, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO and Senate President VICENTE C. SOTTO III;
10/3/2018 Period of interpellation closed;
10/3/2018 Period of committee amendments;
10/3/2018 Period of committee amendments closed;
10/3/2018 Period of individual amendments;
10/3/2018 Period of individual amendments closed;
10/3/2018 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
10/3/2018 Motion of Senator Zubiri that all Senators present be made co-sponsors of SBN-1766 (Senators JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI);
10/4/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
10/8/2018 Approved on Third Reading;
10/8/2018 In favor: (20) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
10/8/2018 Against: (None) ;
10/8/2018 Abstention: (None) ;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY OLD-AGE PENSION OF SENIOR VETERANS.
10/9/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/13/2018 House of Representatives adopted SBN-1766 as an amendment to HBN-7525 on October 10, 2018;
11/13/2018 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated November 7, 2018, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies SBN-1766 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-7525, for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
11/21/2018 Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated November 19, 2018, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1766 and HBN-7525, which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
11/26/2018 Enrolled copies of SBN-1766 and HBN-7525, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
[ 2019 ]
1/16/2019 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on December 20, 2018 and became
1/16/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11164.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11164 (SBN-1766/HBN-7525) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 6, 2019)
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)

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Manila Bulletin, January 12, 2019; 115 OG No. 3, 552 (January 21, 2019)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11164, December 20, 2018 ]

AN ACT INCREASING THE MONTHLY OLD-AGE PENSION OF SENIOR VETERANS

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. For purposes of this Act, Senior Veterans refer to the veterans of World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars.

SEC. 2. Increase in Old-Age Pension of Senior Veterans. - The old-age pension of veterans of World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars shall be increased to Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) per month: Provided, That the veterans of Korean and Vietnam wars are not receiving pension from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Provided, further, That the entitlement to the increase in old-age pension shall be limited to the eligible living senior veterans and shall not be transferable to any family members and/or dependents of the senior veterans.

SEC. 3. Funding. - In order to augment, the amount. needed to fund the increase in the old-age pension as provided in this Act. the amount necessary for the initial implementation shall be charged against the current year's available appropriation of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO). Thereafter, such sums as may be needed for the continued implementation, of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act: Provided. That the PVAO shall prioritize the distribution of the benefits granted under this Act from whatever available appropriation that will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All existing laws or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of the Senate

This Act was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 1766 on October 8, 2018 and adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 7525 on October 10 2018.

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate

 

Approved: DEC 20 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

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