Retirement Law of the Office of the Ombudsman

Retirement Law of the Office of the Ombudsman, Republic Act No. 11059, approved August 17, 2018. The law mandates that the Ombudsman enjoys the same retirement and other benefits as those of the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, provided that he or she shall have served in such capacity for a full term of seven (7) years, regardless of age or number of years in government service. The Ombudsman's Deputies and the Special Prosecutor, meanwhile, enjoy the same retirement and other benefits as those of an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, provided that they have served in such capacity for a full term of seven (7) years, regardless of age or number of years in government service. All other officials and employees covered by the law (all officials and employees of the Office of the Ombudsman from Salary Grade 26 to 29 who are performing legal, prosecution, investigation and corruption prevention functions, and whose position requires membership in the Philippine bar or a Master's degree in a relevant field as a qualification) enjoy the same retirement and other benefits as those of the judges of the Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts or other trial courts with the same salary grades. The law also set death and survivorship benefits.