AN ACT INCREASING THE BURIAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS FROM TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00) TO TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,000.00), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, …

SECTION 1. Section 20 of Republic Act No. 6948, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 20. Burial Assistance. – Unless the person who
defrayed the expenses for the funeral of a deceased veteran is entitled
to a similar benefit from the United States Government, he or she shall
be given Twenty thousand pesos (P20.000.00) as burial assistance upon
application therefor in due form which shall be filed within two (2)
years from the death of the veteran concerned.”

SEC. 2. Appropriations. – The amount necessary for the
initial implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current
year’s appropriations for burial expenses of the Philippine Veterans
Affairs Office (PVAO). Thereafter, the amount necessary for the
continued implementation shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was
finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 19,
2014 and September 15, 2014, respectively.

Approved: NOV 27 2014

BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines