1.  Old-age pension under the provisions of Sections 10 and 11, Republic Act No. 6948, and Sections 44 and 45, Department of National Defense Order No. A-049, c.s., due the estate of a deceased veteran or his widow shall be claimed in due form by his/her legal heirs in the following cases:

1. When the veteran or his widow had applied for the benefit but predeceased the approval of his/her claim; or
   
   
2. When the veteran or his widow had no opportunity to apply for the benefit before his/her death occurring on or after 9 April 1990.

2.  The Legal and Investigation Division shall in any case determine the legal heirs and their corresponding shares in the old-age pension due and accruing in favor of the estate of the deceased until and including the date of his/her death pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Civil Code of the Philippines.

3.  The prescribed forms (PVAO Form No. 90-03-A OV and PVAO Form No. 90-03-A OW) for the claims referred to hereinabove, which are appended hereto and hereby made part of these supplementary guidelines, shall be provided the claimants concerned for accomplishment and submission to the Office together with the supporting documents indicated therein.  In the case, however, of claims filed in other forms substantially approximating the ones herein prescribed, it shall be deemed sufficient compliance with the requirements of the Office; provided, however, that the claimants concerned be required to submit the supporting documents indicated in the prescribed forms.

4.  The term œwidow  used hereinabove shall be construed to mean or include the term œwidower  pursuant to the definition of œsurviving spouse  under Section 2-(j) of Republic Act No. 6948 and Section 2-1 of Department of National Defense Order No. A-049, c.s.

Adopted: 25 Sept. 1990

(Sgd.) ERNESTO S. GIDAYA
Brigadier General AFP (Ret)
Administrator
PVAO Form No. 90-03-A OV

REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF
OLD-AGE PENSION
DUE A DECEASED VETERAN

	Address:	__________________________
		__________________________
	Date:	__________________________

The Administrator
Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
Department of National Defense
Arroceros Street, Manila

S i r:

I have the honor to request payment of old-age pension due the estate of the late Veteran _____________________________ who died at the age of _____ on _______________________ 19__

under the following circumstance (check the bracket applicable):

[  ] before the approval of his/her application under PVAO Claim No. ___________________________ .

[  ] without having the opportunity to formally apply for this benefit.

The following are the living compulsory heirs of the deceased beneficiary (Write NONE in the spaces indicated if there is no surviving spouse or if there are no surviving children):

Surviving spouse:

Surviving children:

Enclosed are the following supporting documents:

1. Proof of honorable discharge/retirement of the veteran
   
2. Birth certificate or proof of age of the veteran
   
3. Death certificate of the veteran
   
4. Marriage certificate
   
5. Birth certificates of all children of the veteran

PVAO Form No. 90-03-A OW

REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF
OLD-AGE PENSION
DUE A DECEASED VETERAN ™S SPOUSE

	Address:	__________________________
		__________________________
	Date:	__________________________

The Administrator
Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
Department of National Defense
Arroceros Street, Manila

S i r:

I have the honor to request payment of old-age pension due the estate of the late Veteran ™s spouse ___________________ who died at the age of _____ on _______________________ 19__ under the following circumstance (check the bracket applicable):

[  ] before the approval of his/her application under PVAO Claim No. ___________________________ .

[  ] without having the opportunity to formally apply for this benefit.

The deceased was the unremarried widow of the late veteran _________________________________.

The following are the living compulsory heirs of the deceased beneficiary (Write NONE in the spaces indicated if there is no surviving children):

Surviving children:

Enclosed are the following supporting documents:

1. Proof of honorable discharge/retirement of the veteran
   
2. Birth certificate or proof of age of the veteran
   
3. Death certificate of the veteran
   
4. Marriage certificate
   
5. Birth certificate or proof of age of the widow
   
6. Death certificate of the widow
   
7. Birth certificates of all children of the veteran