Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

First Regular Session
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

382

House Bill No.

Introduced by Rep. Manuel “Way Kurat” E. Zamora

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill proposes the mandatory creation of the position of the municipal General
Services Officer.

While Book Three, Article Twenty, Section 490 of the Local Government Code
provides for the qualifications, powers and duties of the General Services Officer and
while Book Three, Article Two, differentiates and details the qualifications, powers and
duties of the Treasurer, the former position only applies to the levels of the provincial and
city governments. On the municipal level, the creation of the position of general services
officer was not made mandatory by Republic Act No. 7160. This has spawned several
problems with respect to the appointment and the carrying out of the duties’ and
responsibilities of the said officer in the municipal level. To this end, this proposal
addresses the problem by reason of the following

1. The creation of the position will guarantee the uniformity of general services
management of the local government units in the provincial, city and
municipal levels;

2. The fast delivery of services requiring general services expertise and technical
support services will be ensured;

3. It will provide an improved system of procurement, care, utilization, custody
and disposal of supplies or properties of the local government unit;

4. It will eradicate or minimize corrupt practices due to the check and balance
between the office and that of the office of the treasurer;

5. It will ensure internal control policy by delineating the role of the treasurer as
the “paymaster” and the general services officer as the “purchaser”; and

6. It will avoid the duplication of functions between the two offices.

Hence, the immediate and favorable passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

MANUEL “WAYKU! MORA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

First Regular Session
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS,
382

House Bill No. ~

Introduced by Rep. Manuel “Way Kurat” E, Zamora

AN ACT MANDATORILY CREATING THE POSITION OF THE MUNICIPAL.
GENERAL SERVICES OFFICER, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BOOK III,
TITLE TWO, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 443 (a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congre: semble

SECTION 1, Book HII, Title Two, Chapter 2, Section 443 (a) of Republic Act No.
7160 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Sec. 443. Officials of the Municipal Government. ~(a) There shall be in each
municipality a municipal mayor, a municipal vice mayor, sangguniang bayan members, a
secretary to the sangguniang bayan, a municipal treasurer, a municipal assessor, a
municipal accountant, a municipal budget officer, a municipal planning and development

coordinator, a municipal engineer/building official, a municipal health officer, a
municipal civil registrar AND A MUNICIPAL GENERAL SERVICES OFFICER.

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SEC. 2: The Department of the Interior and Local Government shall issue the
necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations contrary to this Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon approval.

Approved,