Law
Manila City Ordinance No. 8362
Decision Date
Oct 14, 2014
Manila City Ordinance No. 8362 mandates a yearly birthday gift of 300 pesos for senior citizens aged 60 and above, promoting their well-being and encouraging community support for the elderly.

Key Definitions

  • “Senior citizen or elderly” means any Filipino citizen who is sixty (60) years of age and above and is a resident of the City of Manila for at least one (1) year (Section 2(a)).
  • “Birthday gift” means whatever amount in legal tender or in kind or a combination thereof given to senior citizens on the occasion of their date of birth (Section 2(b)).

Mandatory Birthday Gift Grant

  • All senior citizens are granted a yearly Birthday Gift (Section 3).
  • The yearly Birthday Gift is Three Hundred Pesos (PhP 300.00) (Section 3).
  • The Birthday Gift is given in cash, in kind, or a combination thereof (Section 3).

Implementing Offices And Rules

  • The Office of the City Treasurer, in coordination with the Office for Senior Citizens Affairs and the Manila Department of Social Welfare, is mandated to adopt necessary implementing rules and regulations (Section 4).
  • Implementing rules and regulations must be adopted within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Ordinance (Section 4).
  • The implementing rules and regulations must be submitted to the City Council for its consideration (Section 4).

Initial Funding Requirement

  • Thirty Million Pesos (PhP 30,000,000.00) is initially appropriated to finance this Ordinance (Section 5).
  • The appropriation also includes any amount as may be necessary (Section 5).

Separability, Repeal, And Effectivity

  • If any part or provision of this Ordinance is held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining parts not affected continue in full force and effect (Section 6).
  • All other local laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Ordinance are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly (Section 7).
  • This Ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2015 (Section 8).

Effectivity And Enactment Details

  • The Ordinance is finally enacted by the City Council of Manila on September 30, 2014 (Effectivity Clause section; enactment statement).
  • The Mayor approves the Ordinance on October 14, 2014 (approval statement).

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