MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it had started distributing survivorship benefits to eligible families of deceased retired prosecutors under Republic Act No. 11643.
The benefits were credited to the bank accounts of the first batch of 25 qualified beneficiaries covering the period of Jan. 1 to July 1, the DOJ said in a statement.
Under the law signed in 2022, the families of eligible prosecutors can receive survivorship benefits that include all accrued retirement benefits the deceased prosecutor would have been entitled to.
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