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First Regular Session
HousEB|iLNo.5234
INTRODUCED BY REP. SANCH0 FERNANDO
RECEIVED
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic   Act  No.   7160   as   amended,   otherwise   known   as   the
Local    Government    Code    of   1991    devolves    gargantuan   powers    and
functions  to  local   government  units,  including  barangays.  It  is  supposed
to  be  expected  that  having  awesome   respons].bilities   come  benefits   and
privileges    to    barapgay    officials    who    are    explicitly    mandated    to
perform  basic  services  to  the  people.   It  is  quite  unfortunate  however
that  this  landmark  legislation  does  not  provide  retirement  benefit  to  our
barangay  officials  after  rendering years  of service.
It is therefore the paramount objective of this bin to grant retirement
benefit  to  barangay  elective  officials  according  to  the  number  of years  of
service  to  their  respective  barangays.
Congress has been  so  generous  and  considerate  enough to  our senior
citl.zens   for  the   reasons   that   they   have   rendered   services   in   whatever
capacity  during  their  prime.   It  will  therefore  be  reasonable  enough  if we
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HousEbl-LLNo.5234
INTRODUCED BY REP. SANCHO FERNANDO "ANDO" F. OAMINAL
AN ACT
GRANTING   RETIREMENT   BENEFIT   T0   ELECTED   BARANGAY
OFFICIALS,   AMENDING   FOR  THE   PURPOSE   SECTION  393   (b)   OF
REPUBLIC  ACT  No.  7160  AS  AMENDED,  OTHERWISE  KNOWN  AS  THE
LOCAL  GOVERNMENTCODE  OF  1991
B.e  it  :n2.cted  by  the  S3ra}e  and  the   House  of  Representatives   of  the
Philippines  in  Congress  assembled:
SECTION  I.   Section  393   (b)  of  Republic  Act  No.   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.  -(el) x x x
"(b)  The  punong  barangay,  the  sangguniang  barangay
members,  the  barangay  treasurer,  and  the  barangay  secretary
shall  also:
(1)              xxx   xxx   xxx
(4)  Be  exempted  during  their  incumbency  from  paying
tuition  and  matriculation  fees  for  their  legitimate  dependent
children   attending   state   colleges   or  universities.   He  may
likewise  avail  of  state  educational  benefits  in  a  state  college  or
university  located  within  the  province  or  city  to  which  the
barangay  belongs;  [and]
(5)   Be  entitled to  appropriate  civil  service  eligibility  on
the  basis  of the  number  of years  of service  to  the  barangay,
pursuant  to  the  rules  and  regulations  issued  by  the  Civil  Service
Commission[.I;  AND
(6)  BE  ENTITLED  TO,  FOR  INACTIVE  BARANGAY
OFFICIALS  ONLY,  LUMPSUM  RETIREMENT  BENEFIT  ON
THE     BASIS     OF     THE     NUMBER     OF     YEARS     OF
SERVICE   TO   THE   BARANGAY,  AS  FOLLOWS:
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FIRST  TERM  -EQUIVALENT  TO  ONE  (I)
MONTH  HONORARIUM  FOR EVERY  YEAR  0F
SERVICE:
SECOND  CONSECUTIVE  TERM  -EQUIVALENT  TO
ONE  AND  A  HALF  (1  AND  1/2')  MONTH  FOR  EVERY
YEAR OF  SERVICE;  AND
THIRD  CONSECUTIVE  TERM  -EQUIVALENT  TO
TWO  (2)  MONTHS  FOR  EVERY  YEAR  OF  SERVICE.
SEC.  2.  The  amount  necessary  to  implement  this  Act  shall  be  charged
against  the  Internal  Revenue  Allotment  (IRA)  shares  of local  government  units  to
which  the  barangay  belongs  in  the  following  manner:
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SEC.  3.  Alllaws,  decrees,  executive  orders,  rules  and regulations  which  are
inconsistent  with  this  Act  are  hereby  amended,  repealed  or modified  accordingly.
SEC.   4.   The   Department   of   the   Interior   and   Local    Government   and   tbe
Department of Budget and Management shall issue the necessary rules  and regulations
to  implement this  amendment.
SHC.  5. This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its  publication
in  the  Official  Gazette  or  in  a newspaper  of general  circulation.
Approved,
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