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Republic Act No. 7696
AN
ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948 OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS "AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY
VETERANS
AND THEIR DEPENDENTS".
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7696AN
ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948 OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS "AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND
UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY
VETERANS
AND THEIR DEPENDENTS."
SECTION
1. Section 3 of the Republic
Act No. 6948 is hereby amended to read as follows: chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"Sec.
3. Eligibility. — Any person
who rendered military service in the land, sea or air forces of the
Philippines
during the revolution against Spain, the Philippine-American War, World
War II, including Filipino citizens who served in allied forces in the
Philippine territory and foreign nationals who served in Philippine
forces
or of any recognized or deserving guerrilla organization who took
active
participation in the resistance movement and/or in the liberation drive
against the enemy during World War II, or of the Philippine
Expeditionary
Forces to Korea, or of the Philippine Civic Action Group or Philippine
Contingent in Vietnam, who has never heretofore enjoyed educational
benefit
under Philippine law nor under the United States law, who desires to
study;
or one direct descendant of a veteran in whose favor he renounces such
right; or the surviving spouse or a direct descendant of a deceased
veteran
in whose favor the same is applied for by the surviving spouse or by
the
legal guardian shall, upon certification of the Administrator, be
admitted
to any school, college, university, or institution authorized by the
Government,
with all school fees, including tuition, matriculation, athletic,
library,
laboratory, medical, military training, diploma and graduation fees, at
the expense of the Government, subject to rules and conditions
promulgated
by the Administrator." chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
2. Section 5, Title II of Republic
Act No. 6948 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec.
5. Pension Rates. — A veteran
who is disabled owing to sickness, disease, wounds or injuries
sustained
in line of duty shall be given a monthly disability pension in
accordance
with the rates prescribed hereunder, unless he is actually receiving a
similar pension for the same disability from other government funds or
from the United States Government;
"(a) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from ten to thirtyper
centum (10% - 30%) the monthly pension shall be One thousand pesos
(P1,000.00);
"(b) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from thirty-one to
forty per
centum (31% - 40%), the monthly pension shall be One thousand one
hundred
pesos (P1,100.00);
"(c) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from forty-one to fifty per
centum (41% - 50%), the monthly pension shall be One thousand two
hundred
pesos (P1,200.00);
"(d) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from fifty-one to sixty per
centum (51% - 60%), the monthly pension shall be One thousand three
hundred
pesos (P1,300.00);
"(e) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from sixty-one to seventy
per
centum (61% - 70%), the monthly pension shall be One thousand hundred
pesos
(P1,400.00);
"(f) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from seventy-one to eighty
per
centum (71% - 80%), the monthly pension shall be One thousand five
hundred
pesos (P1,500.00); chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"(g) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from eighty-one to ninety
per
centum (81% - 90%), the monthly pension shall be One thousand six
hundred
pesos (P1,600.00);
"(h) If
and while the disability is rated anywhere from ninety-one to one
hundred
per centum (91% - 100%), the monthly pension shall be One thousand
seven
hundred pesos (P1,700.00): plus Five hundred pesos (P500.00) for the
spouse
and each unmarried minor children: Provided, That a veteran,
with
or without a service-connected or non-service connected disability,
upon
reaching the age of seventy (70) is deemed totally disabled with one
hundred
per centum (100%) rating and shall be entitled to a monthly pension of
One thousand seven hundred pesos (P1,700.00) plus Five hundred pesos
(P500.00)
for the spouse and each unmarried minor children."
Sec.
3. Section 9 of Republic Act
No. 6948 is hereby repealed and Section 10 of Republic Act No. 6948 is
hereby amended to read as follows: chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"Sec.
10. Eligibility. — A veteran
as defined in Section 2(a) of this Act who is at least sixty-five (65)
years old shall be paid an old-age pension of One thousand pesos
(P1,000.00)
monthly for life, unless he is actually receiving a similar pension for
the same consideration from other-government funds or from the United
States
Government: Provided, That in the succeeding years starting
January,
1995, said One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) monthly old-age pension shall
be increased annually by not less than Five hundred pesos (P500) per
month
until total old-age pension shall be at least Five thousand pesos
(P5,000.00)
per month."
Sec.
4. Section 13 of the Republic
Act No. 6948 is repealed and Section 11 of Republic Act No. 6948 is
hereby
amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Sec.
11. Pension of Surviving Spouse.
— The surviving spouse of a veteran as defined in Section 2(a) of this
Act shall, regardless of age, be paid a pension of One thousand pesos
(P1,000.00)
monthly until he/she remarries or dies, unless he/she is actually
receiving
a similar pension for the same consideration from other government
funds
or from the United States government. This
pension is separate and distinct from the death pension granted under
Section
12 of this Act: Provided, That in the succeeding years
starting
January, 1995, said One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) monthly pension
shall
be increased annually by not less than Five hundred pesos (P500.00) per
month until total pension shall be at least Five thousand pesos
(P5,000.00)
per month."
Sec.
5. Section 12 of Republic Act
No. 6948 is hereby amended to read as follows: chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"Sec.
12. Eligibility. — For the death
of a veteran in line of duty or at any time after honorable discharge
or
separation from the service as a result of wounds, or injury received
or
sickness of disease incurred in line of duty or as a consequence of the
performance of duty, and of a political prisoner who died in prison or
was killed by the enemy armed forces during World War II, the surviving
spouse and unmarried minor children or, in default thereof, the
parents,
except those who for the same reason are actually receiving a similar
pension
from other government funds or from the United States Government, shall
be given a pension of One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) a month for the
surviving
spouse and One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) a month for each unmarried
child
until the surviving spouse remarries or dies, and until the minor child
dies, marries or reaches the age of eighteen (18), or One thousand
pesos
(P1,000.00) for each parent with the right of accretion, until they
die."
Sec.
6. Section 18 of Republic Act
No. 6948 is repealed and Section 17 of Republic Act No. 6948 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec.
17. Veterans Wards. — The Philippine
Veterans Affairs Office shall enter into agreement with all government
hospitals including regional, provincial, district and municipal
hospitals
for the establishment of veterans wards, with an initial aggregate
capacity
of at least two thousand (2,000) beds to provide hospitalization and
medical
care to veterans and dependents: Provided, That there will be
at
least one (1) government hospital with a veterans ward in each province
and each city which is not a provincial capital: Provided, further,
That the hospital where the veteran was confined shall immediately
inform
the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) accordingly of his
confinement,
for the latter to immediately remit to said hospital the necessary
funds
in payment of the confined veteran's expenses for hospitalization and
medicines
which shall not be less than Two hundred pesos (P200.00): Provided,
finally, That funds remitted by PVAO to any government hospital for
this purpose shall be retained by the hospital and used for its
operations
in addition to its regularly appropriated funds."
Sec.
7. Section 20 of Republic Act
No. 6948 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec.
20. Burial Assistance. — Unless
the person who defrayed the expenses for the funeral of a deceased
veteran
is entitled to a similar benefit from the United States Government,
he/she
shall be given Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) as burial assistance
upon
application therefor in due form which shall be filed within two (2)
years
from the death of the veteran concerned."
Sec.
8. Section 23 of Republic Act
No. 6948 is hereby amended to read as follows:chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"Sec.
23. Exemption of Pension from
Income Tax, Attachment, Levy, Garnishment. — Any pension granted a
beneficiary
under this Act shall not, wholly or partly, be subject to income tax,
attachment,
execution, forfeiture, or retention under any legal or equitable
proceedings,
except for membership dues to the Veterans Federation of the
Philippines
which, with the beneficiary's consent, shall be deducted and remitted
by
the Philippines Veterans Affairs Office direct to the Veterans
Federation
of the Philippines, either while in the possession of the Philippine
Veterans
Affairs Office or any of its officers, while in transit, or already in
the hands of the beneficiaries, nor shall any lien of any kind or under
any consideration be imposed thereon."
Sec.
9. Additional Benefits from Local
Governments. — Notwithstanding any existing laws, rules and
regulations,
veterans and their dependents or survivors who receive such benefits
under
Republic Act No. 6948 may also receive any additional benefits granted
by their respective local governments.
Sec.
10. Funding. — Funds for the
purpose of this Act shall be included in the annual general
appropriations
of the Department of National Defense and such funds required for the
initial
implementation of benefits adjusted or upgraded under this Act shall be
taken from the available savings and funds of the National Government.
Sec.
11. Repealing Clause. — All existing
laws or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
12. Effectivity Clause. — This
Act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved:
April
9, 1994
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