Funding.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Funding. - For purposes of this Act, the initial amount of Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the funds of the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated. The subsequent annual funding shall also partly come from one percent (1%) of the net income of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation and one percent (1%) of the proceeds and sales and other disposition of military camps in Metro Manila by the Base Conversion and Development Authority. The proceeds from any contract relating to the depiction of a crime in a movie, book, newspaper, magazine, radio or television production, or live entertainment, of any kind, or any other form of commercial exploitation of a convicts story, recollection, opinions and emotions with regard to the offense committed shall not be released to a convict in a criminal case or his heirs, agents, assignees or successors in interest until full compensation for damages suffered by or awarded to, the victim, his heirs or successors in interest is paid or arranged for, and the state is able to collect/assess fines and costs and any other amounts due it in case of a conviction by final judgment. Such damages shall include, but shall not be limited to, judicial awards, funeral expenses, medical expenses, lost earnings and the like. To ensure the continuity of the funding requirements under this Act, the amount of Five pesos (P5.00) shall be set aside from each filing fee in every civil case filed with the court, the total proceeds of which shall constitute the Victim Compensation Fund to be administered by the Department of Justice.