Republic Act No. 10868 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Entitled:

AN ACT HONORING AND GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO FILIPINO CENTENARIANS, DECLARING THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL RESPECT FOR CENTENARIANS DAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2013 ]

7/4/2013 Introduced by Senator RALPH G. RECTO;

8/5/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE;

[ 2014 ]

6/11/2014 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 54, recommending its approval with amendments;

6/11/2014 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

6/11/2014 Sponsors: Senator(s) MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]

[ 2016 ]

2/2/2016 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;

2/2/2016 Sponsorship speech of Senator MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY;

2/2/2016 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RALPH G. RECTO;

2/2/2016 Inquiry of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;

2/2/2016 Period of interpellation closed;

2/2/2016 Period of committee amendments;

2/2/2016 Period of committee amendments closed;

2/2/2016 Period of individual amendments closed;

2/3/2016 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;

2/10/2016 Letter of Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated February 3, 2016 requesting that she be made coauthor of SBN-449, received by the LBIS;

2/10/2016 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

2/11/2016 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;

5/23/2016 Approved on Third Reading;

5/23/2016 In favor: (14) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, LOREN B. LEGARDA, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR;

5/23/2016 Against: N o n e ;

5/23/2016 Abstention: N o n e ;

5/26/2016 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;

5/30/2016 Letter from the House of Representatives informing the Senate that it adopted SBN-449 as an amendment to HBN-5780 on May 23, 2016;

6/13/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-449 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5780, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;

6/15/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-449 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5780, received by the Senate which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;

6/16/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-449 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5780, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III;

FINAL TITLE: AN ACT HONORING AND GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO FILIPINO CENTENARIANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

6/23/2016 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-5780, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, and became

6/23/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10868

(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10868 (SBN-449/HBN-5780) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on July 11, 2016)

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AGED -- RITES AND CEREMONIES

NATIONAL RESPECT FOR CENTENARIANS DAY

CENTENARIANS ACT OF 2016

COMMISSION ON FILIPINOS OVERSEAS (CFO)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

NATIONAL RESPECT FOR CENTENARIAN

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S. No. 449 H. No. 5780; 112 OG No. 33, 5182 (August 15, 2016)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10868, June 23, 2016 ]

AN ACT HONORING AND GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO FILIPINO CENTENARIANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Centenarians Act of 2016".

SEC. 2. Letter of Felicitation and Cash Gift. – All Filipinos who reach the age of one hundred (100) years old, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad, shall be honored with:

(a) A Letter of Felicitation from the President of the Philippines congratulating the celebrant for his or her longevity; and

(b) A Centenarian Gift in the amount of one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00).

SEC. 3. National Respect for Centenarians Day. – As part of the annual Elderly Filipino Week, October 1 to 7, the first Sunday of October is hereby declared as National Respect for Centenarians Day during which, all Filipinos who have turned centenarian in the current fiscal year shall be awarded a plaque of recognition and a cash incentive by their respective city or municipal governments in appropriate ceremonies in addition to the Letter of Felicitation and Centenarian Gift provided in Section 2 hereof. The local government unit concerned shall determine the amount of the cash incentive.

SEC. 4. Older Surviving and Deceased Centenarians. – All living centenarians who reached the age of one hundred (100) years old prior to the effectivity of this Act shall be honored on the celebration of the first National Respect for Centenarians Day or one hundred twenty (120) days after the effectivity of this Act, whichever comes earlier, in appropriate ceremonies which shall be observed as a national event- They shall each be awarded a plaque of recognition and the Centenarian Gift referred to in Section 2 hereof. In the same event, posthumous plaques of recognition in honor of deceased centenarians shall be presented to the nearest surviving relative of each centenarian.

SEC. 5. Funding. – During the initial year of the implementation of this Act, the requisite fund shall be sourced from the available funds of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and subsequently the amount necessary to implement the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretaries of the DSWD, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Health, and the Executive Director of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines for and shall take the lead in the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 8. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation, which shall not be later than seven (7) days after the approval thereof.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sgd.)

FRANKLIN M. DRILON
President of the Senate
Senate Bill No. 449, which was approved by the Senate on May 23, 2016, was adopted as an amendment to House Bill No. 5780 by the House of Representatives on May 23, 2016.

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives (Sgd.)

OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of the Senate
Approved: JUN 23 2016

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines

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Entitled:
AN ACT HONORING AND GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO FILIPINO CENTENARIANS, DECLARING THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL RESPECT FOR CENTENARIANS DAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2013 ]
7/4/2013	Introduced by Senator RALPH G. RECTO;
8/5/2013	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE;
[ 2014 ]
6/11/2014	Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 54, recommending its approval with amendments;
6/11/2014	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
6/11/2014	Sponsors: Senator(s) MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2016 ]
2/2/2016	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
2/2/2016	Sponsorship speech of Senator MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY;
2/2/2016	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RALPH G. RECTO;
2/2/2016	Inquiry of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
2/2/2016	Period of interpellation closed;
2/2/2016	Period of committee amendments;
2/2/2016	Period of committee amendments closed;
2/2/2016	Period of individual amendments closed;
2/3/2016	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
2/10/2016	Letter of Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated February 3, 2016 requesting that she be made coauthor of SBN-449, received by the LBIS;
2/10/2016	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
2/11/2016	Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
5/23/2016	Approved on Third Reading;
5/23/2016	In favor: (14) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, LOREN B. LEGARDA, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR;
5/23/2016	Against: N o n e ;
5/23/2016	Abstention: N o n e ;
5/26/2016	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
5/30/2016	Letter from the House of Representatives informing the Senate that it adopted SBN-449 as an amendment to HBN-5780 on May 23, 2016;
6/13/2016	Enrolled copies of SBN-449 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5780, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
6/15/2016	Enrolled copies of SBN-449 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5780, received by the Senate which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
6/16/2016	Enrolled copies of SBN-449 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5780, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT HONORING AND GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO FILIPINO CENTENARIANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
6/23/2016	Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-5780, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, and became
6/23/2016	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10868
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10868 (SBN-449/HBN-5780) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on July 11, 2016)
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry re conducted committee meetings/hearings, conducted technical working group, is prepared by the Committee concerned/Committee Affairs Bureau)