Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 10789)
The short title of Republic Act No. 10789 is the "Racehorse Jockey Retirement Act."
The policy is to promote the welfare of racehorse jockeys by recognizing their special circumstances and inherent dangers of their profession that may cause life-threatening injuries, permanent disability, or death, and to appropriately adjust their retirement age.
It adds a new Article 302-A which reduces the compulsory retirement age of racehorse jockeys from sixty (60) to fifty-five (55) years.
Professional racehorse jockeys who are duly licensed by the Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM).
Racehorse jockeys shall be compulsorily retired upon reaching the age of fifty-five (55) years.
Yes, they are entitled to all retirement benefits provided under Article 302 of the Labor Code.
They shall pay additional premiums to the Social Security System (SSS) as may be prescribed in the implementing rules and regulations of the Act.
No, nothing in this Act shall deprive any racehorse jockey of benefits under existing laws, company policies, or practices.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Social Security System (SSS), and the Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM), in consultation with the New Philippine Jockeys Association, Inc. (NPJAI).
Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of the Act.
Section 12-B is amended and modified to entitle racehorse jockeys to benefits upon reaching the retirement age of fifty-five (55) years old.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.