Amendment to R.A. No. 65 Re: Increase in Pension of Totally Disabled WWII Veterans
Republic Act No. 5753, enacted on June 21, 1969, amends previous legislation to increase the pensions for totally disabled World War II veterans and their dependents. Under the amended Section 9, qualified individuals receive a monthly life pension of 200 pesos, with an additional 30 pesos for each dependent spouse and unmarried minor child under 18, unless they are receiving similar benefits from other government sources. The law also allocates 3.5 million pesos from the National Treasury to support these pensions and related medical care. This Act became effective upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5753
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5753
AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-FIVE, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING THE PENSION OF TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II AND THEIR LIVING DEPENDENTS
SECTION 1. Section nine of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-five, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred twenty, is further amended to read as follows: aisa dc
"SEC. 9. The persons mentioned in section one and two hereof who are permanently incapacitated from work owing to sickness, disease or injuries sustained in line of duty, shall be given a life pension of two hundred pesos a month, and thirty pesos a month for his wife and each of his unmarried minor children below eighteen years of age, unless they are actually receiving a similar pension from other Government funds, and shall receive, in addition, the necessary hospitalization and medical care."
SECTION 2. The sum of three million five hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of the funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the current appropriation, for purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 21, 1969. casia
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 66, No. 2, p. 252 on January 12, 1970
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 65 Re: Increase in Pension of Totally Disabled WWII Veterans, Republic Act No. 5753, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 65 Re: Increase in Pension of Totally Disabled WWII Veterans, Republic Act No. 5753 (Phil. 1969)
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