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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
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S.B. No. 
853 
Introduced by SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Siiice the enactment of the Local Goveiment Code of 199 1, the value of the peso 
vis-a-vis the dollar, has, fallen by staggering proportions, particularly in the aftelmath of 
the 1997 Asian financial crisis. This has resulted in the gross weakening of the 
purchasing power 'of the peso, which is reason enough to reassess the reckoning given to 
b ar anga y o ffi c i a1 s . 
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The basis of amounts stipulated in section 393 of the Local Government Code 
needs to be amended so that the benefits intended for barangay officials, be adjusted to 
present level, may tixly reflect the original intention of the law. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
CITO ESTRADA 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
S.B. No. 
853 
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Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO-ESTRADA 
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AN ACT 
INCREASING TH$ 
BENEFITS 
OF 
BARANGAY OFFICIALS, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 
393 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
CODE 
OF 
1991, CREATING A 
NATIONAL 
BARANGAY 
BENEFITS 
AUGMENTATION FUND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be if ejzactecl by tlze Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines ii? 
Congress cissein bled: 
SECTION 1. Section 393 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 393. Benefits of Barangay Officials. - 
(a) Barangay Officials, including 
barangay tanods and members of tlie lupong tagapamayapa, shall1 receive honoraria, 
allowances and such other emoluments as may be authorized by law or barangay, 
municipal or city ordinance in accordance with the provisions of this Code, but in no case 
shall it be less than one thousand pesos (Pl,OOO.OO)] TWO THOUSAND PESOS 
(P2,OOO.OO) per month for the puiiong barangay and [Six hundred pesos (P600.00)] ONE 
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED (P1,800.00) per month for the sangguniang barangay 
members, barangay treasurer and barangay secretary: Provided, however, That the annual 
appropriations for personal services shall be subject to the budgetary liiiiitatioiis 
prescribed iiiider Title Five, Book 11 of this Code. 
(b) The pmong barangay, the sangguniang barangay members, the barangay 
treasurer, and the barangay secretary, shall, also: 
(1) Be entitled to Christmas. bonus of at least [One Thousand pesos (Pl,OOO.OO)] 
TWO THOUSAND PESOS (P2,OOO.OO) each, the funds for which shall lie 
taken from the general fund of the barangay or from such other fLmds 
appropriated by the national government for tho purpose; 
(2) Be entitled, during their 
incumbency to insurance coverage wliich shall 
include, but shall not h i t  to temporary and permanent disability, double 
indemnity, accident insurance, death and burial benefits, in accordance with 
Republic Act Numbered sixty-nine hundred foi-ty-two (Republic Act No. 6942), 
entitled "An Act Iiicreasiiig the Insurance Benefits of Local Goveiiimeiit 
Officials and Providing Funds Therefor"; 
(3) Be entitled to fiee medical care including subsistence, medicines, and medical 
attendance in any government hospital or institution: Provided, That such 
hospital care shall include surgery or surgical expenses, medicines, x-rays, 
laboratory fees and other hospital expenses. 
In case of extreine urgency where there is no available goyenunent hospital or 
institution, tlie barangay official concerned may submit hiinself for immediate medical 


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attendance to the nearest private clinic, hospital or institution and the expense not 
exceeding [Five thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO)l TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,OOO.OO) 
that may be incui-red therein shall be chargeable against the fLinds of the barangay 
concerned; 
(4) Be exempted during their incumbency from paying tuition and inatriculation 
fees for their 
legitimate dependent children attending state colleges or 
universities. He may likewise avail of such educatioiial benefits in a state 
college or University located within the province city to which tlie 
barangay belongs; and 
( 5 )  Be entitled to appropriate civil service eligibility on the basis of tlie number of 
years of service to the barangay, pursuant to tlie niles and regulations issued by 
tlie Civil Service Coinmission. 
(c) Elective 
barangay officials shall have preference in appointments to any 
governinent position or in any govenxnent-owned or controlled corporations, including 
their subsidiaries, after their teiiure of office, subject to the requisite qualifications and tlie 
provisions of tlie immediately preceding paragraph, and 
(d) All duly appointed members of the barangay tanod brigades, or their 
equivalent, which shall number not more than twenty (20) in each barangay, shall be 
granted A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF NOT LESS THAN SIX HUNDRED 
PESOS (P600.00) AND insurance or other benefits during their incumbency, chargeable 
to the barangay or the city or municipal goveinment to dllicli the barangay 
belongs. " 
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SEC. 2. National Barangay Benej?ts Augmentcition Fund - There is hereby created 
a National Barangay Benefits Augmentation Fund (NBBAF) which shall be used to 
augment existing allocation of allowance and honoraria of barangay officials and workers 
provided for this Act. 
The Oversight Coininittee on Devolution shall administer and ensure the 
appropriate disbursement of the fund. The National Barangay Operations Office of the 
Department of Interior and Local Goveniment shall act as the Secretariat of the Oversight 
Committee on Devolution and assist the Committee in the proper administration of the 
f h d .  The ftmd shall be released to the concerned barangays by the Department of Budget 
and Management, upon adoption of a resolution by the Committee dierecting the 
departeinent to implement the same. 
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SEC. 3. Fzindiizg. - All barangays shall contribute two percent (2%) of their 
income to tlie National Barangays Benefits Augmentation Fund. 
SEC 4. Rules and Regulations. The Oversight Committee on Devolution shall, 
within six (6) months of effectivity of this Act, formulate and issue the appropriate ixles 
mid regulations necessary for the efficient and effective implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 5 .  Repetrlilig Clause. - All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or 
parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC.6. Efectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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