Section 19
SEC. 19. Section twenty-eight of the same Act is further amended by amending paragraph (i) to read as follows: "SEC. 28. Penal clause— (i) Criminal action arising from a violation of the provisions of this Act may be commenced by the SSS or the employee concerned either under this Act or in appropriate cases under the Revised Penal Code: Provided, That such criminal action shall be filed by the SSS in the city or municipality where the SSS Regional Office is located if the violation was committed in its territorial jurisdiction or, at the option of the SSS, in the greater Manila."