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:
"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...
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AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-FIVE
Republic Act No. 5753
Summary of Republic Act No. 5753
Pension for Totally Disabled World War II Veterans and Dependents
- Amends Section 9 of Republic Act No. 65, as amended by Republic Act No. 1920. (Section 1)
- Provides a life pension of ₱200 per month for totally disabled World War II veterans who are permanently incapacitated from work due to sickness, disease, or injuries sustained in the line of duty. (Section 1)
- Provides an additional ₱30 per month for the veteran's wife and each unmarried minor child below 18 years old, unless they receive a similar pension from other government funds. (Section 1)
- Entitles the disabled veterans to necessary hospitalization and medical care. (Section 1)
- Appropriates ₱3,500,000 from the National Treasury for the purposes of this Act, in addition to the current appropriation. (Section 2)
- Took effect upon approval on June 21, 1969. (Section 3)
Pension for Totally Disabled World War II Veterans and Dependents
- Amends Section 9 of Republic Act No. 65, as amended by Republic Act No. 1920. (Section 1)
- Provides a life pension of ₱200 per month for totally disabled World War II veterans who are permanently incapacitated from work due to sickness, disease, or injuries sustained in the line of duty. (Section 1)
- Provides an additional ₱30 per month for the veteran's wife and each unmarried minor child below 18 years old, unless they receive a similar pension from other government funds. (Section 1)
- Entitles the disabled veterans to necessary hospitalization and medical care. (Section 1)
- Appropriates ₱3,500,000 from the National Treasury for the purposes of this Act, in addition to the current appropriation. (Section 2)
- Took effect upon approval on June 21, 1969. (Section 3)