Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 33)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 30 is to authorize the payment, under certain conditions, of a gratuity to the widow and/or children, and in their absence to the other heirs, of a deceased officer or member of any police force or similar governmental organization engaged in the maintenance of peace and order.
The committee is composed of the Secretary of the Interior as chairman, the Undersecretary of Justice, and the Provost Marshal General as members.
Required documents include evidence of employment such as certified copies of the last appointment or commission and transcript of service record, a full account of the circumstances showing the deceased's engagement in the maintenance of peace and order and the direct consequence of death due to participation, and satisfactory evidence of death and cause of death like a death certificate and a physician's certificate or autopsy report.
Deaths must have occurred on or after January 1, 1946, but unexpended sums may pay benefits to deaths occurring after June 30, 1947, if the cause is related to participation in a campaign conducted before July 1, 1947.
Yes, actual payment can be made to only one of the rightful claimants if duly authorized by the others.
All officers and employees, whether national or local, are directed to assist claimants in every possible way in perfecting the claim and preparing necessary papers.
Claims shall be given preferential attention and expedited processing, with claim papers prepared originally with sufficient copies to facilitate movement from office to office.
No, offices or bureaus concerned shall not deal with intermediaries or persons representing themselves as acting on behalf of claimants.
Payment warrants shall be delivered only to the payee, and if the payee cannot personally receive it, the warrant should be mailed without delay.
They are considered confidential.