Duterte issues EO for social benefits for killed, wounded soldiers, cops, other uniformed personnel

April 10, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order institutionalizing the Comprehensive Social Benefits Program for the slain or wounded soldiers, policemen, and other uniformed personnel during a legitimate action or operation.

EO 110, which Duterte signed on April 7, said that the CSBP is institutionalized as a mechanism to provide "speedy, sustainable and rationalized benefits and assistance" to the military, police and their support units consisting of other uniformed personnel and Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units/Cafgu Active Auxiliary, collectively referred to as "covered personnel, who are killed or wounded in a legitimate action or operation sanctioned by the State, and their qualified beneficiaries.

The uniformed personnel include those from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Philippine Coast Guard.

The CSBP shall provide for different types of benefits and assistance, such as but not limited to: special financial assistance, scholarship assistance, social welfare assistance, health and medical care assistance, shelter assistance, and employment assistance.

The Department of Interior and Local Government and Department of National Defense shall jointly lead in the implementation of the CSBP. Other government agencies are also tapped to help in the efficient and expeditious delivery of the package of assistance.

The funding for the implementation of the Order shall be sourced from existing appropriations of the implementing agencies of the component benefits under the CSBP, and such other appropriate funding sources as the Department of Budget and Management may identify, in coordination with the DILG and DND, subject to existing budgeting, accounting and auditing laws and regulations.

Funding requirements for the succeeding years shall be included int he respective budgets of government agencies implementing the CSBP. Celerina Monte/DMS