Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
STRENGTHENING THE BARANGAYS THROUGH SUPPORT FOR BARANGAY 
OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEER WORKERS  
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The barangay is the smallest unit of the government, making the barangay leaders the 
foundation of governance at the community level especially in the remote and far-flung areas 
of the country.  
As defined by the Local Government Code, the barangay serves as the primary planning and 
implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects, and activities in the 
community, and as a forum wherein the collective views of the people may be expressed, 
crystallized and considered, and where disputes may be amicably settled. Officials and 
volunteers of the country’s 42,036 barangays are not only the front liners in delivering various 
government services, they are also the primary facilitators of citizen empowerment and 
engagement so that the government is responsive to the true needs of the citizens it serves. 
This bill aims to give additional benefits in the form of free trainings and workshops for 
barangay officials, employees and volunteers on how to effectively dispense their duties and 
responsibilities, provide free PhilHealth coverage to our Barangay Health Workers, free legal 
assistance to our Tanods and regular honoraria from the national government for the BHWs 
and Tanods because being in the frontline, they should be equipped with the necessary tools 
and support so that they can function to their fullest capacity. 
With the limited budget of our barangays, augmentation from the national government will 
greatly increase their capability to provide more services for their constituency and also boost 
their morale. We are also empowering them to do more and to do better. 
On behalf of the people of Parañaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the 
Filipino people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought. 
REP. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
2nd District, Parañaque City 
September 21, 2022
1:48 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
STRENGTHENING THE BARANGAYS THROUGH SUPPORT FOR BARANGAY 
OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEER WORKERS  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in the Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Barangay Officials and Volunteer 
Workers incentives and Benefits Act of 2022.” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to strengthen 
the barangays by providing adequate support to barangay officials and volunteer workers and 
improve the provision of line government services to the people at the barangay level. The 
State acknowledges the need to provide incentives and benefits in order to properly 
compensate and equip our barangay officials and volunteer workers with the necessary 
training and enable them to efficiently and effectively carry out their mandated tasks for the 
great benefit of our people. 
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. As used in this Act, the following terms will mean: 
a) Barangay Officials refer to the officials enumerated under Section 387 (a) of
Republic Act No. 7160 as amended, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code of 1991 namely, the punong barangay, sangguniang barangay members,
sangguniang kabataan chairperson, secretary and treasurer;
b) Volunteer Workers refer to Barangay Health Workers and member of the
Barangay Tanod Brigade;
c) Barangay Health Worker (BHW) refers to a person who has undergone training
programs under any accredited government and non-government organizations
and who voluntarily renders primary health care services in the community after
having been accredited to function as such by the local health board in
accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the Department of Health
(DOH); and
d) Barangay Tanods refer to all duly appointed members of the barangay tanod
brigades, which shall number not more than twenty (20) in each barangay as
prescribed under the Local Government Code of 1991.
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SECTION 4. Honorarium of BHWs and Barangay Tanods. In order to ease the financial 
burden on our barangay volunteer workers, one (1) BHW in each barangay and barangay 
tanods, which shall not be more than twenty (20) in each barangay, shall receive a monthly 
honorarium of at least five hundred pesos (P500.00) chargeable against the budget of the 
Department of Health (DOH) and the department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) 
respectively. Provided, that barangays may opt to give additional honorarium equally to all 
barangay health workers, which shall be charged against the local budget of each barangay. 
Provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall diminish or remove the honorarium 
already granted to voluntary workers before the effectivity of this Act. 
 
SECTION 5. Other Incentives and Benefits of Barangay Officials and Volunteer Workers. 
In recognition of their services, the national government, shall, in addition to financial benefits, 
provide barangay officials and volunteer workers with the following incentives and benefits: 
 
a) Trainings and workshops on how to effectively exercise their duty provided by 
the DILG for Barangay Tanods and DOH for BHWs, and such other trainings fit 
for barangay officials and volunteer workers;  
 
b) PhilHealth coverage for BHWs, which shall include medical examination and 
treatment in government hospitals, and fully subsidized by the national 
government through the DOH: Provided, that indigent barangay volunteer 
workers shall be covered through the full national government subsidy scheme; 
and 
 
c) Free legal services from government lawyers of the Public Attorney’s Office 
(PAO) for cases arising out of or in connection with the performance of their 
duties as such. Provided, that such legal services shall continue even after the 
expiration of the term of the barangay officials until its final disposition. 
 
SECTION 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department of the Interior and Local 
Government, in consultation with the National Liga ng mga Barangay and the Department of 
Health, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act. 
 
SECTION 7. Separability Clause. If any of the section or provision of this Act is held invalid, 
all other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and effective.   
 
SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. Section 393 of the Local Government Code of 1991, Republic 
Act No. 7883 otherwise known as the “Barangay Health Workers Benefits and Incentives Act 
of 1995”and all laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this 
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.  
 
SECTION 9. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.  
 
Approved,