FACTS
RA No. 3836, “An Act Amending
Subsection ©, Section 12 of Commonwealth Act Numbered 186. As Amended by
Republic Act Numbered 3096”, allows a Senator or a member of the House of Representatives
and an elective officer of either House of Congress to retire regardless of age
and whose service must be at least 12 years. Philippine Constitution
Association, Inc. , a non-profit civic organization duly incorporated under
Philippine laws instituted this petition
challenging the constitutionality of the law in question.
ISSUE
Whether or not the little of RA No.
3836 is germane to the subject matter expressed in the act.
HELD
No. It is to be observed that
under RA No. 3836, amending the first paragraph of section 12, subsection c of
CA No. 186, retirement benefits are granted to members of GSIS. This paragraph
is related and germane to the subject of CA No. 186. The succeeding paragraph
of RA. No 3836 refers to members of Congress and elective in any manner to the
subject of CA. No. 186 establishing the GSIS and which provides both retirement
and issuance benefits to its members.
The constitutionality requirement
with respect to titles of statutes as sufficient to reflect their contents is
not met by the title of said RA. No. 3836, thus , void.
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