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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No.
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Introduced by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III
AN ACT
CREATING THE POSITION OF THE MUNICIPAL 
GENERAL SERVICES OFFICER IN MUNICIPAL 
GOVERNMENTS, AMENDING SECTION 443 (a) AND 
SECTION 490 (a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
EXPLANATORY NOTE
When the Local Government Code was crafted years ago, the 
governance system was far different from what it is today. The growing 
needs of the people now call for a more dynamic kind of governance.
Under the Local Government Code 1, the appointment of a 
General Services Officer (GSO) is mandatory for the provincial and
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The General Services Officer
Section 490. Qualifications, Powers and Duties, -(a) No person shall be appointed general services officer unless 
he is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government unit concerned, of good moral character, a 
holder of a college degree on public administration, business administration and management from a recognized 
college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience 
in general services, including management of supply, property, solid waste disposal, and general sanitation, of at 
least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city general services officer, and at least three (3) years in the 
case of the municipal general services officer.
The appointment of a general services officer is mandatory for the provincial and city governnients.


city governments. However, the law is silent with respeet to its 
appointment in the municipal government.
A General Service Officer is one of the most important lifelines 
of the local government. If we go by the core functions of the GSO, we 
can see that a local government cannot function effectively and 
efficiently without the support of a general service officer. A GSO 
provides diverse range of routine general services such as: (a) supply 
and procurement works, (b) building and ground maintenance, (c) 
inventory of government property and vehicles and (d) other duties and 
functions as may be prescribed by the Local Government Code.
A municipal general services officer could help accelerate the 
services needed because he or she could disentangle the congestions in 
the bureaucracy by ensuring that the logistical and administrative 
support systems are in place for all other departments especially at the 
municipal level.
The undersigned believes that the time has come for a General 
Service Officer to be considered as part of the organizational structure 
of the local government at the municipal level. In this way, there will 
be a reinvigorated delivery of general services and a more attuned 
policy direction for all local government units.
For these reasons, the passage of this measure is earnestly sought.
K.V;
AQUILiNO “KOKO” PIMENTEL III


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 77
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Introduced by Senator Aquilino uKoko” Pimentel III
AN ACT
CREATING THE POSITION OF THE MUNICIPAL 
GENERAL SERVICES OFFICER IN MUNICIPAL 
GOVERNMENTS, AMENDING SECTION 443 (a) AND 
SECTION 490 (a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Book III, Title Two, Chapter 2, Section 433 (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, [and] a municipal civil registrar


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OFFICER.
MUNICIPAL GENERAL SERVICES
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SEC. 2. Book III, Title Five, Article 20, Section 490 (a) of 
Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Section 490. Qualifications, Powers and Duties. - (a) No 
person shall be appointed general services officer unless he is 
a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government 
unit concerned, of good moral character, a holder of a college 
degree on public administration, business administration and 
management from a recognized college or university, and a 
first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must 
have acquired experience in general services, including 
management of supply, property, solid waste disposal, and 
general sanitation, of at least five (5) years in the case of the 
provincial or city general services officer, and at least three 
(3) years in the case of the municipal general services officer.
The appointment of a general services officer is 
mandatory for the provincial, [and] city, AND MUNICIPAL 
governments.
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SEC. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department 
of the Interior and Local Government shall issue the necessary rules 
and regulations for the implementation of this Act.
SEC. 4. Separability Clause. - Should any provision of this Act 
or part hereof be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other 
provisions and parts hereof, insofar as they are separable from the 
invalid ones, shall remain in full force and effect.


SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, 
rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this 
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Ojficial Gazette or in at least two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,