REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5756 - AN
ACT TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY-EIGHT TO BARRIO TREASURERS AND BARRIO
SECRETARIES, BY AMENDING SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN
AND THE TITLE THEREOF
Section 1. Section one of the Republic Act numbered Four
thousand eight hundred ninety-eight is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 1. Every barrio captain and councilman duly
elected, and every barrio treasurer and barrio secretary duly appointed
and qualified, under existing laws, but only while assuming their
respective offices, are automatically while assuming their respective
offices, are automatically covered by life, disability and accident
insurance benefit herein provided which the Government Service
Insurance System shall extent, as it is hereby directed to
extend."
Sec. 2. Section two of the said Act is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. The life of a barrio captain is insured for
five thousand pesos while that of a councilman, barrio treasurer or
barrio secretary is insured for three thousand pesos each."
Sec. 3. Section three of the said Act is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 3. When a barrio captain, councilman, barrio
treasurer or barrio secretary becomes fully and permanently
incapacitated or disabled arising out of the and in the course of the
performance of his duties, the barrio captain shall be paid disability
insurance proceeds of three thousand pesos, and the councilman, barrio
treasurer or barrio secretary, in the amount of two thousand pesos
each. Anyone availing the benefits under Section cannot benefit from
Section four and five hereof."
Sec. 4. Section five of the said Act is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 5. Should a councilman, barrio treasurer or
barrio secretary suffer injuries as a result of an accident, he shall
be paid accident insurance proceeds as follows:
(a) For an injury to the brain resulting in the loss
of sanity, three thousand pesos;
(b) For permanent loss of sight in both eyes, three
thousand pesos;
(c) For permanent loss of sense of hearing in both
ears, two thousand pesos;
(d) For permanent loss of sight in one eye, on
thousand five hundred pesos;
(e) For permanent loss of sense of hearing in one
ear, five hundred pesos;
( f ) For the loss or destruction of two or more ear,
five hundred pesos;
(g) For the loss of one limb, one thousand five
hundred pesos;
(h) For the loss or destruction of both his hands at
or above the wrist, two thousand pesos;
(i) For the loss or destruction of both his feet at
or above the ankle, two thousand pesos;
( j) For the loss or destruction of one hand at or
above the wrist, one thousand pesos;
(k) For the loss or destruction of one foot at or
above the ankle, one thousand pesos;
(l) For the loss or destruction of every thumb or
great toe, one hundred pesos;
(m) For the loss or destruction of every thumb or
great toe, eighty pesos;
(n) For any other injury requiring hospitalization of
at least forty days, seven hundred pesos, and in cases where the
hospitalization is less than forty days, at such amount not exceeding
six hundred fifty pesos as determined by the Government Service
Insurance System and prescribed in its Rules and Regulations issued
pursuant to the provisions of this Act; and
(o) For any other injury requiring medical attention
for at least fifteen days, one hundred pesos, and in cases where the
medical attention extended is less than fifteen days, at such amount
not exceeding ninety pesos as determined by the government Service
Insurance System and prescribed in its Rules and Regulations issued
pursuant to the provisions of this Act."
Sec. 5. Section six of the same Act is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 6. For all the insurance benefits provided
under this Act, the national government of the Republic of the
Philippines shall pay an annual premium to the Government Service
Insurance System the sum of fifteen pesos for every barrio captain and
the sum of ten pesos for every councilman, barrio treasurer or barrio
secretary: Provided, That any failure or delay in the payment of such
premium shall not in any way prejudice the efficiency and
enforceability of the insurance benefits herein set forth."
Sec. 6. Section seven of the same Act is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7. To carry out the purposes of this Act, there
is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any funds in the
national treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount of two million
eight hundred fifty thousand pesos to pay the annual premiums starting
upon the approval of this Act. Thereafter, there shall be authorized to
be appropriated annually and included in the General Appropriations Act
for every subsequent year, out of any funds in the National Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the amount of two million eight hundred
fifty thousand pesos or such amount as may be necessary to pay the
annual premiums payable by the national government by virtue of this
Act certified to by the Presidential Assistant on Community
Development: Provided, That any of such amount not used to pay said
premiums shall automatically revert to the general funds."
Sec. 7. The title of the same Act is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"An Act providing Instance Coverage To Barrio Captains, Councilmen,
Barrio Treasurers and Barrio Secretaries and Authorizing the
appropriation of funds for the purposes."
Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: June 21,
1969.
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