Appropriation of Funds for Heirs of Accident Victims
Republic Act No. 5881, enacted on June 21, 1969, authorizes the appropriation of fifty thousand pesos as compensation for the heirs of five accident victims who were killed by a Philippine Army truck in 1957. The truck driver, Sergeant Faustino Mendoza, was convicted of multiple homicide through reckless imprudence but was found insolvent to pay damages. The compensation is distributed among the victims' heirs, with specific amounts allocated to each family, and all payments are exempt from taxes. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on February 23, 1970.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5881
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5881
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS AS COMPENSATION TO THE HEIRS OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS TERESITA DE LA CRUZ, ELENA DE LA CRUZ, BEATRIZ DE LA CRUZ, JOSE LUIS KING AND AMADA REPOSI, ALL DECEASED
SECTION 1. The sum of fifty thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid as compensation to the heirs of accident victims Teresita de la Cruz, Elena de la Cruz, Beatriz de la Cruz, Jose Luis King and Amada Reposi who were killed instantly by a Philippine Army truck trailer driven by Sergeant Faustino Mendoza of the Philippine Army on January twenty-seven, nineteen hundred fifty-seven, who was convicted on February twenty-two, nineteen hundred fifty-eight of multiple homicide thru reckless imprudence on account thereof, by final decision of a competent court, but was found to be insolvent to pay the damages arising therefrom. Of this amount, thirty thousand pesos shall be paid to the heirs of Teresita De la Cruz, Elena de la Cruz and Beatriz De la Cruz; ten thousand pesos to the heirs of Jose Luis King; and the remaining ten thousand pesos to the heirs of Amada Reposi, all of which sums shall be exempt from all kinds of taxes.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 21, 1969.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 66, No. 8, p. 1792 on February 23, 1970.
Cite This Law
Appropriation of Funds for Heirs of Accident Victims, Republic Act No. 5881, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Appropriation of Funds for Heirs of Accident Victims, Republic Act No. 5881 (Phil. 1969)
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