Title
Burial Aid for Heirs of Deceased Senior Citizens
Law
Manila City Ordinance No. 8482
Decision Date
Mar 22, 2016
Manila City Ordinance No. 8482 provides burial financial assistance of PhP 5,000 to the surviving heirs of senior citizens aged 60 and above who have died, with a total appropriation of PhP 10 million to support this initiative.
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Questions (MANILA CITY ORDICE NO. 8482)

It provides burial financial assistance to the surviving heirs of deceased senior citizens and appropriates funds for that purpose.

Any Filipino citizen aged 60 or older who has been a resident of the City of Manila for at least one (1) year.

Burial financial assistance in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos (₱5,000.00).

The surviving heirs of any senior citizen who has died, subject to submission of proper identification and pertinent documents.

Heirs must present proper identification and other pertinent documents the Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs may reasonably require.

The Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs.

Ten Million Pesos (₱10,000,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

From the Special Activities Fund of the Mayor for the year 2016.

It states that the amount is for inclusion in the next year budget (in addition to the current year sourcing).

Upon its approval.

Article II, Section 15 and Article XV, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution.

It acknowledges that families are duty-bound to care for elderly members, and it justifies state action by instituting social programs for them.

It makes eligibility/issuance of the assistance conditional upon compliance with identification and documentary requirements.

That the government may use only the amount needed up to the maximum appropriated amount.

Finally enacted by the City Council on March 15, 2016, and approved by the Mayor on March 22, 2016.

Rolando M. Valeriano (Acting Presiding Officer) presided; Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Mayor) approved.


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