Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 110)
The CSBP is a mechanism institutionalized to provide speedy, sustainable, and rationalized social benefits and assistance to military, police, their support units, and their beneficiaries who are killed or wounded in legitimate State-sanctioned actions or operations.
Covered personnel include military and police forces killed or wounded in legitimate actions, uniformed personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Coast Guard, and members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit or CAFGU/CAA of the AFP, along with their qualified beneficiaries.
'Killed-in-Action' refers to a covered personnel killed in the line of duty during a legitimate combat operation, disaster response, search and rescue activities, or related military action supporting police operations.
A beneficiary is a dependent or survivor eligible to receive benefits, including the legal spouse (not legally separated on certain grounds), legitimate or adopted children up to 21 years or until marriage unless mentally incapacitated, parents or other relatives in absence of parents, and other qualified beneficiaries under existing laws.
The CSBP provides special financial assistance, scholarship assistance, social welfare assistance, health and medical care assistance, shelter assistance, and employment assistance to covered personnel and their qualified beneficiaries.
Social welfare assistance includes enrollment in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or a monthly rice subsidy equivalent, aimed at providing support to beneficiaries.
The DILG and DND jointly lead the implementation of the CSBP, coordinating efforts among various government agencies to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of benefits to covered personnel and beneficiaries.
RWGs are created in each administrative region composed of regional directors of key agencies and military personnel officers to assist national agencies in effectively delivering benefits to beneficiaries at the local level.
Funding is sourced from existing appropriations of implementing agencies and other appropriate funding sources identified by the Department of Budget and Management, subject to budgeting, accounting, and auditing laws.
Agencies involved must submit biannual implementation and budget utilization reports to the DILG and DND, with copies furnished to the Presidential Management Staff and DBM. Additionally, DILG and DND report annually to the Office of the President on program implementation.