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SENATE 
S. No. 
1166 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "SONNY" F. Trillanes IV 
Explanatory Note 
The barangay is the basic political unit of our nation. It serves as the primary planning and 
implementing unit government policies, plans, programs, projects and activities in the 
community. It is the most direct avenue for the delivery of services to the citizenry. 
Under the Local Government Code, the cities and municipalities are the present focus of 
development in our country. A major part of the allocation from our internal revenues is 
earmarked for infrastructure development of the barangay, ultimately impeding the delivery of 
basic services to the people, Consequently, the impetus to national development is affected and 
almost all theory of development especially the "Trickledown theory" is just that, a trickle 
development. 
There are more than 40,000 barangays in our country. With this proposed measure, the 
Government shall appropriate a seed fund of twenty billion pesos (Php 20,000,000.00) to 
accelerate the development of all our barangays as the primary political-economic unit of our 
nation within a twenty-year period. A continuing development program for all barangays shall be 
undertaken in accordance with a national master plan for the development of all barangays. The 
program shall address the different needs on every barangay from physical infrastructure to 
economic infrastructure which shall ultimately make the barangay an economic unit and thus 
become the primary engine of growth for national development. 
Approval of this bill is eamestly sought. 
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SENATE 
1166 
S.No. ___ _ 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "SONNY" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A TWENTY (20) YEAR BARANGAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "The Barangay Development 
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Act of20l3." 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy - The state recognizes the barangay as the basic local 
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government unit with a primary role in the delivery of services to the citizens. Towards this end, 
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the State shall provide the necessary funding to accelerate the development of all barangays 
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within' a given period and thus achieve its primary mandate. 
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SEC. 3. Barangay Development Program - The Department of Interior and Local 
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Government (DILG) in coordination with the National Economic Development Authority 
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(NEDA) shall formulate, after due consultation with the Pambansang Liga ng mga Barangay, a 
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twenty-year development program for all the barangays. Said program shall include among 
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others: 
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A priority listing as to which barangays shall be programmed within a given time 
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frame; 
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Common program for all barangays; 
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A specific program for the different barangays; 
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U sel Allocation of the seed fund; 
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Oversight! Audit! Accountability function of the DILG and the barangays; 
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Corrective/Remedial measures for the program; 
Other components of the program as may be determined by the DILG and 
NEDA. 
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SEC. 4. The Barangay Development Fund - A seed fund of Twenty Billion Pesos (Php 
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20,000,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the accelerated development of all barangays in 
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accordance with the national master plan for the said barangays. Said fund shall be sourced 
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from savings in the annual budget or from any available funds as certified by the national 
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treasure. Twenty Percent (20%) of all Expanded Value - Added Tax (EVAT) collections shall 
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also be set aside to augment! complete said seed fund. 
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SEC. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Interior and Local 
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Government (DILG) in coordination with the National Economic Development Authority 
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(NEDA) shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act 
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within sixty (60) days from approval hereof. 
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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If any part, section or provision of this Act is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or other 
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issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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