Republic Act No. 3934, enacted on June 18, 1964, mandates that deceased Filipino veterans be buried with their caskets draped in the Filipino flag, which will be provided at no cost by the government. To implement this law, an allocation of fifty thousand pesos is designated from the National Treasury for the procurement of flags. The Act took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on November 9, 1964.
June 18, 1964
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3934
AN ACT REQUIRING THAT FILIPINO VETERANS WHO DIE SHALL BE BURIED WITH THEIR CASKETS COVERED WITH THE FILIPINO FLAG
SECTION 1. Filipino veterans who die shall be buried with their caskets covered with the Filipino flag which shall be furnished by the Government free.
SECTION 2. To carry into effect the provision of this Act, the sum of fifty thousand pesos is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of flags.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1964
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 60, No. 45, p. 7355 on November 9, 1964