Extension of Benefits of R.A. No. 610 to Certain Military Personnel
Republic Act No. 5138, enacted on June 17, 1967, extends certain benefits to military personnel who served actively in the Armed Forces of the Philippines between July 4, 1946, and June 30, 1950. These benefits align with Section 5 of Republic Act No. 610, but are only applicable to those not already receiving similar benefits under Philippine or U.S. laws. The Act emphasizes the limitations on eligibility to ensure that it targets the intended recipients. It took effect immediately upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on April 7, 1969.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5138
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1967
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5138
AN ACT EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF SECTION FIVE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND TEN TO MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WERE IN THE SERVICE BETWEEN JULY FOUR, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX AND JUNE THIRTY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS
SECTION 1. The provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, and subject to the limitation hereinafter provided, the provisions of Section five of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred and ten shall apply to officers and enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who were in the active service between the period of July four, nineteen hundred and forty-six, and June thirty, nineteen hundred and fifty: Provided, That said officers and enlisted men are not receiving similar benefits under existing Philippine laws or under laws of the United States administered by the United States Veterans Administration.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 17, 1967. cd i
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 14, p. 3318 on April 7, 1969
Cite This Law
Extension of Benefits of R.A. No. 610 to Certain Military Personnel, Republic Act No. 5138, Jun 17, 1967 (Philippines)
Extension of Benefits of R.A. No. 610 to Certain Military Personnel, Republic Act No. 5138 (Phil. 1967)
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