RECEIVED
01 JUL 2013

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSEBILLNO, 818

Introduced by Representatives NICANOR M. BRIONES
and RICO B.GERON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The attached Bill seeks to increase the Honoraria of the Barangay
Officials, thus amending for the purpose of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise
known as the “Local Government Code of1991.”

Compared to other government employees in local government units,
Barangay officials and Barangay employees are the lowest paid and least
benefited in terms of government employment benefits and privileges. And yet
our Barangay officials are the front liner, so to speak, the government workers
who make democracy work at the grassroots level. They have a job to do under
existing law and, as a general rule, they sirive to do their job well, particularly in
the area of peace and order and community relations, despite the limited resources
made available to them.

In sum, the proposed legislation, in a sense, seeks to give due recognition
to the important job being performed by these grassroots workers and to
acknowledge the important role being played by the smallest territorial unit and
political subdivision of government called Barangay.

In view of the foregoing, approval of the Bill is eamestly requested.



‘Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatines
@uezon ity, Meteo asin

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 818

Introduced by Representatives Nicanor M. Briones
and RICO B. GERON

AN ACT PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO BARANGAY OFFICIALS, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“LOAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of Section 393, Chapter 4, Title One, Book IIT of
Republic Act No. 7160, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 393, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS of Barangay Officials,
= (@) Barangay officials, including barangay tanods and members of the lupong
tagapamayapa shall receive (honoraria allowances) MONTHLY COMPENSATION 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 TEN
THAOUSAND PESOS (P10, 000.00) per month for the Punong Barangay and SIX
THOUSAND PESOS (P6, 000.00) per month for the Sangguniang Barangay Members,
Barangay Treasurer, and Barangay Secretary: Provided, however that the annual
appropriations for personnel services shall be subject to the budgetary limitations
prescribed under Title Five, Book II of this Code.”

SECTION 2. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act
shall be charged to the appropriations of the Department of Interior and Local
Government under the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sum as may
be needed for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual
budget of the city or municipality where barangay belongs.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
at least two (2) national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,