House panel passes bill providing free, discounted funeral services for indigents
In a recent virtual meeting, the House panel, chaired by Caloocan City 1st District Rep. Dale “Along” Malapitan, approved an unnumbered bill, which substituted House Bill No. 5249, filed by Bayan Muna partylist Reps. Carlos Isagani Zarate, Eufemia Cullamat, and Ferdinand Gaite.
The substitute bill, to be known as “Free and Discounted Funeral Services Act” provides free funeral services for extremely poor families by accredited mortuaries anywhere in the country. Under the measure, free funeral services shall be given to only one family member per month per mortuary branch, provided that it does not exceed the cost of the mortuary’s minimum funeral service package.
Before an indigent or extremely poor family can avail of the free or discounted funeral services, the following documents shall be submitted: certificate of indigency issued by the barangay or the local social welfare office of the local government unit , stating whether the family is either indigent or extremely poor; death certificate; and funeral contract between the beneficiary-family, the accredited mortuary and the authorized personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development .
“The reimbursement will be based on the stipulations of the signed contract between the poor family, the mortuary, and the authorized DSWD personnel,” it said.
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