An Act Providing Insurance Coverage to Barrio Captains, Councilmen, Barrio Treasurers and Barrio Secretaries, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds for the Purpose

REPUBLIC ACT No. 4898

An Act Providing Insurance Coverage to Barrio Captains, Councilmen, Barrio Treasurers and Barrio Secretaries, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds for the Purpose

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Every barrio captain and councilman duly elected, and every barrio treasurer and barrio secretary duly appointed and qualified, under existing laws, but only while assuming their respective offices, are automatically covered by life, disability and accident insurance benefits herein provided which the Government Service Insurance Systems shall extend as it is hereby directed to extend.

Section 2. The life of a barrio captain is insured for five thousand pesos while that of a councilman barrio treasurer or barrio secretary is insured for three thousand pesos each.

Section 3. When a barrio captain, councilman, barrio treasurer or barrio secretary becomes fully and permanently incapacitated or disabled arising out of and in the course of the performance of his duties, the barrio captain shall be paid disability insurance proceeds of three thousand pesos, and the councilman, barrio treasurer of barrio secretary, in the amount of two thousand pesos each. Anyone availing the benefits under this Section cannot benefit from Sections four and five hereof.

Section 4. Should a barrio captain suffer injuries as a result of an accident, he shall be paid accident insurance proceeds as follows:

Section 5. Should a councilman, barrio treasurer or barrio secretary suffer injuries as a result of an accident, he shall be paid accident insurance proceeds as follows:

Section 6. For all the insurance benefits provided under this Act, the national government of the Republic of the Philippines shall pay an annual premium to the Government Service Insurance System the sum of fifteen pesos for every barrio captain and the sum of ten pesos for every councilman, barrio treasurer or barrio secretary: Provided, That any failure or delay in the payment of such premiums shall not in any way prejudice the efficacy and enforceability of the insurance benefits herein set forth.

Section 7. To carry out the purposes of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, the amount of two million eight hundred fifty thousand pesos to pay the annual premiums starting upon the approval of this Act. Thereafter, there shall be authorized to be appropriated annually and included in the General Appropriations Act for every subsequent year, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount of two million eight hundred fifty thousand pesos or such amount as may be necessary to pay the annual premiums payable by the national government by virtue of this Act as certified to by the Presidential Assistant on Community Development: Provided, That any of such amount not used to pay said premiums shall automatically revert to the general fund.

Section 8. Within one month after the effectivity of this Act. the Government Service Insurance System shall prescribed and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary as to insure the enjoyment of the benefits herein envisioned by the persons concerned.

Section 9. Only to such extent as would affect the enforcement of this Act, all Acts, executive orders, rules and regulations, or a part thereof, inconsistent with this Act, are hereby amended or modified accordingly.

Section 10. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 17, 1967.