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Republic Act No. 8291 May 30, 1997

AN ACT AMENDING RE!IDENTIA" DECREE N#. 11$%, A! AMENDED,

E&ANDING AND INCREA!ING T'E C#(ERAGE AND )ENE*IT! #* T'EG#(ERNMENT !ER(ICE IN!+RANCE !!TEM, IN!TIT+TING RE*#RM!

T'EREIN AND *#R #T'ER +R#!E!

)e it e-acte by t/e !e-ate a- 'oue o Repee-tatie o t/e /ilippi-e i- Co-4e

ae5ble66

!ectio- 1. eie-tial Decee No. 11$%, a a5e-e, ot/eie -o- a t/e ReieGoe-5e-t !eice I-ua-ce Act o 1977, i /eeby ut/e a5e-e to ea a

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!ECTI#N 1. Title. : T/e title o t/i Act /all be6 T/e Goe-5e-t !eice

I-ua-ce !yte5 Act o 1997.

A. DE*INITI#N!

!EC. 2. Dei-itio- o te5.: +-le t/e co-te;t ot/eie i-icate, t/e olloi-4

te5 /all 5ea-6

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a-o 5e-tal aculty o a 5e5be /ic/ euce o eli5i-ate /i/e capacity to

co-ti-ue it/ /i/e cue-t 4ai-ul occupatio- o e-4a4e i- a-y ot/e 4ai-ul

occupatio->

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Me5be E5ploye

I. Ma;i5u5 Aea4e

Mo-t/ly Co5pe-atio-

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/ilippi-e /eeby 4uaa-tee t/e ulill5e-t o t/e obli4atio- o t/e G!I! to it

5e5be a a- /e- t/ey all ue.

D. )ENE*IT!

!EC. 9. Co5putatio- o t/e )aic Mo-t/ly e-io-. :

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!EC. 11. !epaatio- )e-eit. : T/e epaatio- be-eit /all co-it o6

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RETIREMENT )ENE*IT!

!EC. 13. Retie5e-t )e-eit. :

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pe-io- eectie o5 t/e ate o iability6oie, T/at6

o

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pecibe by t/e G!I!6 oie, T/at /e atiie eit/e co-itio-

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be-eit a- ic leae pay i5ulta-eouly6 oie, ut/e, T/at i t/e iability

e@uie 5oe e;te-ie teat5e-t t/at lat beyo- o-e /u-e te-ty

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oie, T/at t/e eceae a i- t/e eice at t/e ti5e o /i eat/ it/ at

leat t/ee o

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*+NERA" )ENE*IT!

!EC. 23. *u-eal )e-eit. : T/e a5ou-t o t/e u-eal be-eit /all be ete5i-e

a- peciie by t/e G!I! i- t/e ule a- e4ulatio- but /all -ot be le t/a-Tele t/oua- peo

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/ealt/, /opitaliatio-, eucatio-, 5e5oial pla-, a- uc/ ot/e pla- a 5ay be

ei4-e by t/e G!I!, o /i5el a-o /i epe-e-t. A-y e5ploye 5ay

lieie apply o 4oup i-ua-ce coea4e o it e5ployee. T/e pay5e-t o t/epe5iu5i-tall5e-t o optio-al i-ua-ce a- pe:-ee pouct 5ay be 5ae by

t/e i-ue o /i e5ploye a-o a-y peo- acceptable to t/e G!I!.

!EC. 27. Rei-ua-ce. : T/e G!I! 5ay ei-ue a-y o it i-teet o pat t/eeo

it/ a-y piate co5pa-y o ei-ue /et/e o5etic o oei4-6 oie, T/att/e G!I! /all ub5it a- a--ual epot o- it ei-ua-ce opeatio- to t/e I-ua-ce

Co55iio-.

E. ADH+DICATI#N #* C"AIM! AND DI!+TE!

!EC. 28. eciptio-. : Clai5 o be-eit u-e t/i Act e;cept o lie a-

etie5e-t /all pecibe ate ou

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T/e appeal /all -ot tay t/e e;ecutio- o t/e oe o aa u-le oee by t/e

)oa, by t/e Cout o Appeal o by t/e !upe5e Cout a- t/e appeal /all be

it/out pe?uice to t/e pecial ciil actio- o cetioai /e- pope.

!EC. 32. E;ecutio- o Deciio-. : /e- -o appeal i peecte a- t/ee i -o oe

to tay by t/e )oa, by t/e Cout o Appeal o by t/e !upe5e Cout, a-y eciio-o aa o t/e )oa /all be e-oce a- e;ecute i- t/e a5e 5a--e a

eciio- o t/e Re4io-al Tial Cout. *o t/i pupoe, t/e )oa /all /ae t/epoe to iue to t/e city o poi-cial /ei o it appoi-te /ei uc/ it o

e;ecutio- a 5ay be -eceay o t/e e-oce5e-t o uc/ eciio- o aa, a-

a-y peo- /o /all ail o eue to co5ply it/ uc/ eciio-, aa, it opoce ate bei-4 e@uie to o o /all, upo- applicatio- by t/e G!I!, be

pu-i/e o co-te5pt.

!EC. 33. #at/, it-ee, a- ouctio- o Reco. : /e- aut/oie by t/e

)oa, a- oicial o e5ployee o t/e G!I! /all /ae t/e poe to a5i-ite oat/

a- ai5atio-, tae epoitio-, cetiy to oicial act, a- iue ubpoe-a atetiica-u5 a- ubpoe-a uce tecu5 to co5pel t/e atte-a-ce o it-ee a-

t/e pouctio- o boo, pape, coepo-e-ce, a- ot/e eco ee5e-eceay a eie-ce i- co--ectio- it/ a-y @uetio- aii-4 u-e t/i Act. A-y

cae o co-tu5acy /all be ealt it/ i- accoa-ce it/ t/e poiio- o !ectio-

B80 o t/e Reie A5i-itatie Coe.

*. *+ND! #* T'E G!I!

!EC. 3$. *u-. : All co-tibutio- payable u-e !ectio- B o t/i Act to4et/eit/ t/e ea-i-4 a- accual t/eeo- /all co-titute t/e G!I! !ocial I-ua-ce

*u-. T/e ai u- /all be ue to i-a-ce t/e be-eit a5i-itee by t/e G!I!u-e t/i Act. I- aitio-, t/e G!I! /all a5i-ite t/e optio-al i-ua-ce u- o

t/e i-ua-ce coea4e ecibe i- !ectio- 2% /eeo, t/e E5ployeeF Co5pe-atio-

I-ua-ce *u- ceate u-e .D. %2%, a a5e-e, Ge-eal I-ua-ce *u- ceate

u-e Act No. %B%, a a5e-e, a- uc/ ot/e pecial u- e;iti-4 o t/at 5ay beceate o pecial 4oup o peo- e-ei-4 eice to t/e 4oe-5e-t. T/e G!I!

/all 5ai-tai- t/e e@uie eee to 4uaa-tee t/e ulill5e-t o it obli4atio-

u-e t/i Act.

T/e u- o t/e G!I! /all -ot be ue o pupoe ot/e t/a- /at ae poieo u-e t/i Act. Moeoe, -o potio- o t/e u- o t/e G!I! o i-co5e t/eeo

/all accue to t/e Ge-eal *u- o t/e -atio-al 4oe-5e-t a- it political

ubiiio-, i-tu5e-talitie a- ot/e a4e-cie i-clui-4 4oe-5e-t:o-e a-co-tolle copoatio- e;cept a 5ay be alloe u-e t/i Act.

!EC. 3B. Depoit a- Dibue5e-t. : All ee-ue collecte a- all accual

t/eeto /all be epoite, a5i-itee a- ibue i- accoa-ce it/ t/e la. A

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5a;i5u5 e;pe-e loai-4 o tele pece-t

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u-le t/i ectio- i e;pely, peciically a- cate4oically eoe o epeale by

la a- a poiio- i e-acte to ubtitute o eplace t/e e;e5ptio- eee to

/eei- a a- ee-tial acto to 5ai-tai- o potect t/e ole-cy o t/e u-,-otit/ta-i-4 a- i-epe-e-tly o t/e 4uaa-ty o t/e -atio-al 4oe-5e-t to

ecue uc/ ole-cy o liability.

T/e u- a-o t/e popetie eee to /eei- a ell a t/e be-eit, u5 o

5o-ie coepo-i-4 to t/e be-eit u-e t/i Act /all be e;e5pt o5 attac/5e-t,4a-i/5e-t, e;ecutio-, ley o ot/e pocee iue by t/e cout, @uai:?uicial

a4e-cie o a5i-itatie boie i-clui-4 Co55iio- o- Auit

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ete5i-e t/e i-a-cial co-itio- o t/e G!I! a- tai-4 i-to co-ieatio-

uc/ tuie a- aluatio- a- t/e li5itatio- /eei- poie, e:a?ut t/e

be-eit, co-tibutio-, pe5iu5 ate, i-teet ate o t/e allocatio- o e:allocatio- o t/e u- to t/e co-ti-4e-cie coee>

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/et/e -atual o ?uiical>

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pay o ettle t/e accou-t>

a-

it Co5poitio-> Te-ue a- Co5pe-atio-. : T/e

copoate poe a- u-ctio- o t/e G!I! /all be ete i- a- e;ecie by t/e)oa o Tutee co5poe o t/e eie-t a- Ge-eal Ma-a4e o t/e G!I! a-

ei4/t

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a- to aut/oie uc/ opeati-4 a- capital e;pe-itue a- ibue5e-t o

t/e G!I! a 5ay be -eceay o pope o t/e eectie 5a-a4e5e-t, opeatio-

a- a5i-itatio- o t/e G!I!>

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a- Ge-eal Ma-a4e o t/e G!I! /all, a5o-4 ot/e, e;ecute a- a5i-ite t/e

policie a- eolutio- appoe by t/e )oa a- iect a- upeie t/e

a5i-itatio- a- opeatio- o t/e G!I!. T/e eie-t a- Ge-eal Ma-a4e,ub?ect to t/e appoal o t/e )oa, /all appoi-t t/e peo--el o t/e G!I!,

e5oe, upe- o ot/eie icipli-e t/e5 o caue, i- accoa-ce it/ t/e

e;iti-4 Ciil !eice ule a- e4ulatio-, a- pecibe t/ei utie a-@ualiicatio- to t/e e- t/at o-ly co5pete-t peo- 5ay be e5ploye.

!EC. $%. Auito. :

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oie, T/at all e@uie5e-t ae ub5itte to t/e G!I! it/i- a eao-able peio

pio to t/e eectie ate o t/e etie5e-t>

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abolute pepetual i@ualiicatio- o5 /oli-4 public oice a- o5 pactici-4

a-y poeio- o calli-4 lice-e by t/e 4oe-5e-t.

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!ectio- 3. Repeali-4 Claue. : All la a- a-y ot/e la o pat o la peciically

i-co-ite-t /eeit/ ae /eeby epeale o 5oiie accoi-4ly6 oie, T/at t/e

i4/t u-e t/e e;iti-4 la, ule a- e4ulatio- ete upo- o ac@uie by a-e5ployee /o i aleay i- t/e eice a o t/e eectiity o t/i Act /all e5ai- i-

oce a- eect6 oie, ut/e, T/at ube@ue-t to t/e eectiity o t/i Act, a -e

e5ployee o a- e5ployee /o /a peiouly etie o epaate a- i ee5ploye i-t/e eice /all be coee by t/e poiio- o t/i Act.

!ectio- $. Eectiity. : T/i Act /all tae eect itee-