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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to provide retirement pay for Barangay officials and for those who

are working for the Barangay on a voluntary basis such as Barangay Tanods and Day
Care workers.

Barangay workers are in the frontline of government services at the grassroots.

They deliver the much needed basic social services to the people and maintain peace
and order. Given the limited resources of our government, these Barangay frontliners
also receive the least compensation. However, this has not discouraged some of our
fellow Filipinos to serve their respective barangays and some have even stayed to
serve for many years

This bill seeks to create a Barangay Retirement Fund (BRF) which shall be

used to finance the retirement benefits due barangay officials, including Barangay
Tanods, members of the Lupon ng Tagapamayapa and Barangay Day Care Workers.
The passage of this measure will be in recognition of those who provided genuine
service and hard work to their barangays for many years

Approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

JOSEPH ‘PHEN PADUANO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 619

Introduced by Rep. JOSEPH STEPHEN PADUANO

AN ACT
PROVIDING ALL BARANGAY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING BARANGAY TANODS,
MEMBERS OF THE LUPON NG TAGAPAMAYAPA AND BARANGAY DAY CARE
WORKERS, A LUMPSUM RETIRTEMENT PAY EQUIVALENT TO ONE (1) YEAR
HONORARIUM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 393 OF REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBER 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 393 of Republic Act Number (RA) 7160, as amended,
otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991”, is hereby amended to read as
follows:

“SEC. 393. Benefits of Barangay Officials. —

(a) Barangay officials, including barangay tanods and members of the lupong
tagapamayapa, shall receive honoraria, allowances, and such other
emoluments as may be authorized by law or barangay, municipal or city
ordinance in accordance with the provisions of this Code, but in no case shall
it be less than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) per month for the punong
barangay and Six hundred pesos (P600.00) per month for the sangguniang
barangay members, barangay treasurer, and barangay secretary: Provided,
however, That the annual appropriations for personal services shall be
subject to the budgetary limitations prescribed under Title Five, Book II of this,
Code;

(b) xxx
(1) xxx

(2) xxx


(3) BE ENTITLED TO A LUMP SUM RETIREMENT PAY EQUIVALENT
TO ONE (1) YEAR HONORARIUM, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL
EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00) TO BE
TAKEN FROM THE BARANGAY RETIREMENT FUND: PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT A RETIREE IS AT LEAST SIXTY (60) YEARS OF
AGE WITH A MINIMUM OF NINE YEARS IN SERVICE AT THE TIME
OF THE RETIREMENT.

AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE TERM RETIREE SHALL
INCLUDE ALL BARANGAY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING BARANGAY
TANODS, MEMBERS OF THE LUPON NG TAGAPAMAYAPA AND
BARANGAY DAY CARE WORKERS.

(4) (3) xxx
(5) [(4)] xxx

(6) [()] xxx
(c) xxx
(d) xxx"

SEC. 2. Barangay Retirement Fund Created — There is hereby created a
Barangay Retirement Fund (BRF) which shall be used to finance the retirement of
Barangay officials mentioned in this Act. The amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of
the share of the national government under Section 284 of the Local Government Code
of 1991, as amende, shall be used for this purpose.

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall administer and
ensure the appropriate disbursement of the BRF.

SEC. 3. The consequent sections of RA 7883 are hereby renumbered
accordingly

SEC. 4. Rules and Regulations. The Department of Budget and Management
(DBM), in coordination with the DILG, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to
implement this Act.

SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. Any laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and
regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,