Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty
Republic Act No. 1232, enacted on June 7, 1955, provides compensation for employees of the national and local governments who are killed or die due to injuries or sickness incurred while on duty. The law amends Section 699 of the Administrative Code to stipulate that survivors—such as spouses or dependent children—are entitled to six months' salary and burial expenses, with a minimum payment of one thousand pesos. Additionally, employees injured in the line of duty are entitled to full pay during their disability period, up to six months, and may receive coverage for medical expenses. Recommendations from local governing bodies are required for city, provincial, and municipal employees to access these benefits.
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- What is Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty about?
- Republic Act No. 1232, enacted on June 7, 1955, provides compensation for employees of the national and local governments who are killed or die due to injuries or sickness incurred while on duty. The law amends Section 699 of the Administrative Code to stipulate that survivors—such as spouses or dependent children—are entitled to six months' salary and burial expenses, with a minimum payment of one thousand pesos. Additionally, employees injured in the line of duty are entitled to full pay during their disability period, up to six months, and may receive coverage for medical expenses. Recommendations from local governing bodies are required for city, provincial, and municipal employees to access these benefits.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 1232?
- Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty (Republic Act No. 1232) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty enacted?
- Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty (Republic Act No. 1232) was enacted on Jun 7, 1955.
- What is the citation for Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty?
- Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty, Republic Act No. 1232, Jun 7, 1955 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Republic Act No. 1232
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 7, 1955
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1232
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION EQUIVALENT TO THE SALARY OF SIX MONTHS OF ANY EMPLOYEE IN THE SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR IN THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF A PROVINCE, CITY, MUNICIPALITY OR MUNICIPAL DISTRICT WHO IS KILLED OR DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED OR SICKNESS CONTRACTED IN LINE OF DUTY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION SIX HUNDRED NINETY-NINE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. Section six hundred ninety-nine of the Administrative Code, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 699. Allowances in case of injury, death, or sickness incurred in performance of duty. — When a person in the service of the national government or in the service of the government of a province, city, municipality or municipal district is so injured in the performance of duty as thereby to receive some actual physical hurt or wound, the proper Head of Department may direct the absence during any period of disability thereby occasioned shall be on full pay, though not for more than six months, and in such case he may in his discretion also authorize the payment of the medical attendance, necessary transportation, subsistence, and hospital fees of the injured person. Absence in the case contemplated shall be charged first against vacation leave, if any there be.
"If a person in such service is killed or dies of injuries received or sickness contracted in line of duty, the Department Head shall authorize the payment of reasonable burial expenses and of six month's salary or wages in no case less than one thousand pesos to the surviving spouse or dependent child or children of such deceased person. cd i
"In case of sickness caused by or connected directly with the performance of some act in the line of duty, the Department head may in his discretion authorize the payment of the necessary hospital fees.
"For employees of a city the time allowance and disbursements contemplated above shall not be granted except upon recommendation of the Municipal Board or council of the city; in the case of employees of a provincial government, upon the recommendation of the provincial board; and in the case of employees of a municipal or municipal district government, upon the recommendation of the municipal council or municipal district mayor, as the case may be."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 7, 1955
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 51, No. 6, p. 2799 in June 1955
Cite This Law
Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty, Republic Act No. 1232, Jun 7, 1955 (Philippines)
Payment of Compensation to Government Employees Who Die or Are Injured in Line of Duty, Republic Act No. 1232 (Phil. 1955)
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