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[173] Id.

[174] In the event of the awardee's death, the gratuity shall accrue in equal shares and

with the right of accretion to the surviving spouse until she remarries and to the
children, legitimate, or adopted or illegitimate, until they reach the age of eighteen
(18) or until they marry, whichever comes earlier.

[175] Sec. 1 of R.A. No. 6948.

[176] Amended by R.A. Nos. 7696, 9396, and 9499.

[177] A veteran refers to "any person who: (1) rendered military service in the land, sea

or air forces of the Philippines during the revolution against Spain, the Philippine-
American War, and World War II, including Filipino citizens who served with the Allied
Forces in Philippine territory; (2) was a member of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces
sent to the Korean War and the Philippine Civic Action Group sent to the Vietnam War;
(3) rendered military service in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and has been
honorably discharged or retired after at least twenty (20) years total cumulative active
service or sooner separated while in the active service in the AFP due to death or
disability arising from a wound or injury received or sickness or disease incurred in line
of duty." (Sec. 2 [a] of R.A. No. 6948, as amended by R.A. No. 9396).

[178] Sec. 25 of R.A. No. 6948.

[179] Section 14, Article III.

[180] (a) Preliminary inquiry. If the Executive Director has reason to believe that a

decedent may have committed a Federal capital crime or a State capital crime but has
not been convicted of such crime by reason of such person not being available for trial
due to death or flight to avoid prosecution, the Executive Director shall submit the issue
to the Army General Counsel. The Army General Counsel or his or her designee shall
initiate a preliminary inquiry seeking information from Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officials, or other sources of potentially relevant information.

(b) Decision after preliminary inquiry. If, after conducting the preliminary inquiry
described in paragraph (a) of this section, the Army General Counsel or designee
determines that credible evidence exists suggesting the decedent may have committed
a Federal capital crime or State capital crime, then further proceedings under this
section are warranted to determine whether the decedent committed such crime.
Consequently the Army General Counsel or his or her designee shall present the
personal representative with a written notification of such preliminary determination
and a dated, written notice of the personal representative's procedural options.

(c) Notice and procedural options. The notice of procedural options shall indicate that,
within fifteen days, the personal representative may:

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