FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF TEE PHlOLhBPZNES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Introduced by Senator Antonio ‘6Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to grant retirement benefits to barangay officials who served for consecutive 
period of nine (9) years or three terms of honorable public service. 
The barangay is the basic political unit in our system of government. It serves as a front-line 
defense against insurgency and acts as the catalyst of development even in the most remote areas 
of the country. It is the primary planning and implementing unit of government programs and 
projects. These important functions of the barangay are executed and implemented by barangay 
officials, who, as coininunity leaders unselfishly render their services and risk their lives in 
carrying out their responsibilities. 
It is unfortunate, however, that for all their services and sacrifices, devotion and dedication for 
the welfare of the barangay and its residents, they have not been adequately compensated nor 
granted retirement benefits for their less productive years. 
It is therefore earnestly proposed that this bill be approved to recognize the efforts exerted by 
them. 
ANT~NIO YSONNY” F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 
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FOURTEENTR CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" P. TriIlanes IV 
AN ACT 
GRANTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO ALL ELECTrVE OR APPOINTIVE 
BARANGAY OFFICIALS WE0 HAVE RENDERED A CONSECUTIVE PERIOD OF 
NINE (9) YEARS OR THREE TERMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE BARANGAY, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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provided in this Act. 
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SECTION 1. Retirement Benejts. - All elective and appointive barangay officials 
who have rendered a consecutive period of nine (9) years or three terms of honourable 
service as barangay official and have opted for retirement shall receive retirement benefits 
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SEC. 2. Amount of Bexefit. - A barangay official entitled to retirement benefits 
under this Act shall receive a monthly pension for life amounting to not less than sixty-five 
percent (65%) of the monthly average honoraria, allowances and other emoluments 
authorized by law or by city, municipal or barangay ordinance. 
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SEC. 3. Administration ofRetirement System. - Within sixty (60) days from the 
approval of this Act, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) shall establish and 
administer an appropriate system under which barangay officials shall enjoy retirement 
benefits. The GSIS shall undertake actuarial study to determine the funding requirement 
for the operation and maintenance of the retirement system. The amount so determined 
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shall be initially charged to the appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Local 
Government under the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sum as may 
be necessary for the continued operation and maintenance of the retirement systcm, shall 
be included in the annual budget of the municipality or city to which the barangay belongs. 
The initial appropriations provided by the Department of the Interior and Local 
Government and the subsequent annual budgets provided by the municipal and city 
government for the operation and maintenance of the retirement system shall be released to 
the GSIS. 
SEC. 4. Rules and Regulations. - The GSIS, in coordination with the Department 
of the Interior and Local Government, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations 
for the implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 5. Existing BeneJts. - Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to diminish, 
in any way, any existing benefits provided by laws, rules and regulations, local ordinances 
or any other issuances to barangay officials. 
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders and other 
issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
SEC. 7. Eflectivity. -This Act shall take effect upon its approval 
Approved, 
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