Section 8
SEC. 8. Paragraph (a) of section thirteen of Republic Act Numbered Eleven hundred and sixty-one is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 13. Death and disability benefits.—(a) Upon the covered employee's death or total and permanent disability under such conditions as the Commission may define, before becoming eligible for retirement he or, in case of his death, his beneficiaries as recorded by his employer, shall be entitled to a benefit equivalent to one hundred per centum of the average monthly compensation he has received during the year multiplied by twelve if he has been a member of the System for at least one year, or multiplied by six if he has been a member of the System for less than one year: Provided, That in no case shall he be qualified to claim the benefits as herein provided if he has failed to pay his contributions for more than six months before his death disability: Provided, finally, That if the death or disability should occur during such six-month period of grace, he shall be entitled to the corresponding benefits, but any such unpaid contributions shall be deducted from amount of benefits payable hereunder: