QuestionsQuestions (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 763)
RA 6399 appropriates funds as compensation to the heirs of specific mass demonstration victims who were killed during the January 30, 1970 student mass demonstration, and also authorizes additional compensation for deaths and injuries sustained in public demonstrations under specified conditions.
Section 1 appropriates ninety thousand pesos to be paid as compensation to the heirs of the mass demonstration victims: Ricardo Alcantara, Fernando Catabay, Felicisimo S. Roldan, Bernardo Bausa, Jesus Mejia, and Leopoldo Inelda.
Section 1 states that fifteen thousand pesos each shall be paid to the heirs of Ricardo Alcantara, heirs of Fernando Catabay, heirs of Felicisimo S. Roldan, heirs of Bernardo Bausa, heirs of Jesus Mejia, and heirs of Leopoldo Inelda.
It provides that the sums under Section 1 shall be exempt from all kinds of taxes.
Section 2 authorizes the appropriation of five hundred thousand pesos for compensation for death of, or injuries sustained by, persons in the course or as a result of a public demonstration, rally, protest march, assembly or mass action.
The victim must not have been engaged in the commission of any unlawful acts at the time of death or injury.
For death, the compensation shall be twelve thousand pesos.
It shall be the actual medical and hospitalization expenses incurred, but in no case to exceed twelve thousand pesos.
Compensation is allowed only if the victim had an annual income of less than six thousand pesos, as certified by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Section 2 states that claims shall be filed with and processed by the Department of Social Welfare.
The law takes effect upon approval but applies to injuries or deaths occurring after January 1, 1970.
It identifies the specific incident and timeframe during which the named victims were killed, thereby determining the specific heirs eligible for the Section 1 compensation.
Section 1 compensates the heirs of six specifically named victims killed during a specific event, while Section 2 provides a general compensation scheme for deaths and injuries in public mass actions but subject to eligibility conditions (no unlawful acts, compensation amounts, income requirement, and processing by the Department of Social Welfare).
Yes. Section 2(d) applies to compensation generally for death or injury and requires that the victim’s annual income be less than six thousand pesos, certified by the BIR.
Section 2(a) excludes victims engaged in unlawful acts, and Section 2(d) restricts eligibility based on the victim’s income level.
It must still not exceed twelve thousand pesos, even if actual expenses are higher.
It took effect upon its approval, but it applies to injuries or deaths occurring after January 1, 1970.