Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government
Republic Act No. 5497, enacted on June 21, 1969, amends a prior law concerning the registration of claims by government officers and employees during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The amendment specifies that individuals recognized as members of guerrilla forces by the U.S. Army are eligible for benefits if their names appear on a reconstructed roster or relevant military records. However, these individuals must apply for benefits within a legally defined timeframe to qualify. The Act took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on October 27, 1969.
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- What is Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government about?
- Republic Act No. 5497, enacted on June 21, 1969, amends a prior law concerning the registration of claims by government officers and employees during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The amendment specifies that individuals recognized as members of guerrilla forces by the U.S. Army are eligible for benefits if their names appear on a reconstructed roster or relevant military records. However, these individuals must apply for benefits within a legally defined timeframe to qualify. The Act took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on October 27, 1969.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 5497?
- Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government (Republic Act No. 5497) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government enacted?
- Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government (Republic Act No. 5497) was enacted on Jun 21, 1969.
- What is the citation for Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government?
- Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government, Republic Act No. 5497, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5497
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5497
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FOUR, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE CLAIMS OF ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES, ITS BRANCHES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES AND THE CORPORATIONS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THOSE OF THE FREE LOCAL CIVIL GOVERNMENTS, PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL, DULY ORGANIZED FOR PURPOSES OF RESISTANCE AGAINST THE ENEMY, TO SALARIES AND WAGES DURING THE ENEMY OR JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF THEIR SETTLEMENT"
SECTION 1. Section one of Republic Act Numbered Three hundred and four, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred ninety-seven, is further amended by adding thereto the following: "Provided, further, That for the purpose of this Act, a person shall be considered member of any guerrilla forces duly recognized by the army of the United States if his name appears in the reconstructed roster furnished by the United States army to the Philippines or if his name has been deleted from the reconstructed roster of troops, the record repositories of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall show that he served in a duly recognized guerrilla unit whose recognition was never revoked and that he was processed or returned to or under the military control and/or under the said unit and he actually received his arrears in pay from the United States army: Provided, finally, That no member of any recognized guerrilla forces under this Act, as herein amended, shall be entitled to its benefits unless he has filed his application for such benefits within the period fixed by law."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 21, 1969
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 43, p. 11615 on October 27, 1969
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government, Republic Act No. 5497, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 304 Re: Registration of Claims of Employees of the Commonwealth Government, Republic Act No. 5497 (Phil. 1969)
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