EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S E N A T E
s. No. 857
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
CREATING THE POSITION OF BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER IN EVERY 
BARANGAY PROVIDING INCENTIVES THERETO, APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 
1569
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) has come up with the Philippine Plan of 
Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 with the end in view of contributing to the 
improvement of the quality of human resource in the country. 
But given the 
magnitude of the malnutrition problem in the country, there is an urgent need for 
greater involvement and participation of the people at the grassroots level. The 
government's manpower resources are not enough to cope with the increasing 
number of people who still have to be effectively reached by nutrition intervention 
schemes in the local levels.
United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that 95 children 
die in the Philippines every day due to under-nutrition. According to the Food and 
Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), around 31.2% of Filipino children aged 5-10 are 
underweight, 31.1% are underheight or stunted. Amongst children who are aged 0- 
2, around 26.2% are undernourished, and about 33.5% of children below the age of 
five suffer from stunting.


This bill seeks to provide for the creation and filing up of one mandatory 
position of Barangay Nutrition Worker in every barangay to address the malnutrition 
problem that afflicts the vulnerable groups in our communities, particularly 
preschool, school children, pregnant women and lactating mothers. This bill aims to 
reduce the prevalence rate of malnutrition among moderate and severe preschoolers 
and school children. Further, it seeks to professionalize the position of barangay 
nutrition worker (BNW) by requiring the qualification to be at least a K-12 graduate.
Approval of this bill is, therefore, most earnestly urged.
RAMO^BONG REVILLA, 3R.


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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, 3RV
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AN ACT
CREATING THE POSITION OF BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER IN  EVERY 
BARANGAY PROVIDING INCENTIVES THERETO, APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 
1569
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 
1. 
Presidential 
Decree 
No. 
1569 
(P.D. 
No. 
1569) 
entitled
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"Strengthening the Barangay Nutrition Program by providing for a Nutrition Scholar
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in Every Barangay" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Section 1. BARANGAY NUTRITION PROGRAM. To strengthen 
the Barangay Nutrition Program, there shall be CREATED under the 
administration and SUPERVISION of the NATIONAL NUTRITION 
COUNCIL 
IN  
COORDINATION 
WITH 
THE 
CITY 
or 
MUNICIPALITY and the BARANGAY, ONE (1) MANDATORY 
POSITION OF BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER IN EVERY 
BARANGAY WITH A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF NOT LESS 
THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 ).
"Sec. 
2. 
BARANGAY 
NUTRITION 
WORKER. 
The 
Barangay 
Nutrition Worker shall be APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR WITH THE 
CONCURRENCE OF THE MAJORITY OF ALL SANGGUNIANG


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BAYAN OR THE SANGGUNIANG Panlunsod MEMBERS, THE 
SANGGUNIANG 
BARANGAY CONCERNED AND 
UPON THE 
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL.
The barangay nutrition worker shall be responsible for delivering 
nutrition services and other related activities such as community 
health, backyard food production, environmental sanitation, culture, 
supplemental feeding and family planning to the barangay.
"Sec. 
3. 
SERVICES. 
The 
barangay 
nutrition 
worker, 
while 
[continuously learning] UNDERGOING ACTUAL TRAINING under 
this program, shall serve the barangay on a voluntary basis for at least 
a 
[period 
of one 
year] 
SIX 
MONTHS. THEREAFTER, THE 
NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL SHALL ASSESS HIS/HER 
PERFORMANCE 
AND 
MAKE 
THE 
NECESSARY 
RECOMMENDATION FOR HIS/HER APPOINTMENT.
"Sec. 4. QUALIFICATION. The qualifications of a Barangay Nutrition 
Worker shall be as follows:
a. Bonafide resident of the barangay for at least one (1) year, 
with ability to speak the dialect;
b. Possession of leadership potentials and the initiative and 
willingness to serve the barangay [for at least one year];
c. Willingness to learn and to teach what he/she learned to the 
barangay people;
d. At least a [primary] HIGH SCHOOL graduate UNDER THE 
K-12 PROGRAM;
e. Physical and mental fitness and;
f At least eighteen (18) years old but not more than sixty (60) 
years old.


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"Sec. 5. RECRUITMENT. The barangay nutrition worker 5hall be 
recruited from within the barangay and shall be tested on mental 
ability and proper work attitude.
"Sec. 6. TRAINING. Before actual barangay service, the barangay 
nutrition worker shall undergo a ten-day training on selected topics 
such 
as 
nutrition, 
health, 
food 
production 
and 
environmental 
sanitation, based on defined task expectations to be conducted by a 
provincial training team in coordination with the municipal and 
barangay nutrition committee. This training shall be supplemented by a 
twenty-day practicum to be conducted in the barangay where the 
worker is assigned, and such activity shall be in coordination with the 
local training team.
"Sec. 7. BENEFITS. The Barangay Nutrition Worker shall be entitled 
to a training stipend, meal and travel allowance of at least P250.00 a 
day. DURING THE PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT AS BARANGAY 
HEALTH WORKER, THE WORKER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 
ALLOWANCE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS 
(PhP5,000.00) A MONTH.
The Barangay Nutrition Worker shall be granted a civil service eligibility 
equivalent to second grade after at least five (5) years of continuous 
and satisfactory service in the barangay.
"Sec. 8. INCENTIVES. TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE PROGRAM, 
THE NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL, IN COORDINATION 
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL FORMULATE A 
SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM 
WHERE 
INCUMBENT 
AND 
DESERVING BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKERS SHALL BE 
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO AVAIL OF A SCHOLARSHIP 
GRANT IN ANY STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AND PURSUE 
A COURSE RELEVANT TO THE PRESENT POSITION.


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"Sec. 9. NUTRITION COMMITTEES. The implementation of this 
project shall be the total responsibility of a Provincial/City/Municipal 
Nutrition Committee headed by the Governor/City/Municipal Mayor as 
Chairman.
"Sec. 10. LOCAL TRAINING TEAM. The local training team shall be 
composed of two members chosen from among the 2 members of the 
Provincial/City/Municipal Nutrition Committee. This team shall follow up 
the activities of the trained barangay nutrition worker.
"Sec. 11. ROLE OF THE MAYOR. The City/Municipal Mayor shall 
initiate activities to implement this project within the City or 
Municipality, organize the local training teams and may recommend the 
appropriation by his city/municipality of a local counterpart in the form 
of additional allowance for the barangay nutrition worker.
"Sec. 
12. 
BARANGAY 
NUTRITION 
WORKERS 
STAFF 
SECRETARIAT. 
There 
shall 
be 
a 
staff 
secretariat 
in 
every 
province/city/municipality which shall monitor the progress of the 
program, identify its problems and recommend possible solutions 
thereto.
"Sec. 
13. 
NATIONAL 
NUTRITION 
COUNCIL. 
The 
National 
Nutrition Council shall formulate rules and regulations, plans and 
programs within the limits set forth in this Act, allocate the funds for 
this project to the various provinces and/or agencies, for disbursement 
in accordance with the financial plan of the Barangay Nutrition Workers 
Project.
"Sec. 14. DONATIONS. For the purposes of this Program, the 
National Nutrition Council and the local governments, are authorized to 
receive grants; donations, gifts or bequests from various government 
agencies and government corporations which shall be tax exempt.
"Sec. 15. APPROPRIATIONS. The amount of Fifty Million Pesos out 
of any available funds from the National Treasury or from the Special


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Activities Funds is hereby appropriated and authorized to be released
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for the organization and initial operation of the Council and the local
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governments for the purposes of this program. Local governments are
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likewise authorized to appropriate such amount necessary for the
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successful implementation of this program. PROVIDED, THAT THE
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CITY OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL APPROPRIATE AS PART OF ITS
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ANNUAL BUDGET FOR PERSONAL SERVICES THE NECESSARY
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AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND PESOS (P I,0 0 0 .0 0 ) PER MONTH
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PER BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER, PROVIDED FURTHER,
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THAT THIRD 
TO 
FIFTH 
CLASS 
MUNICIPALITIES 
SHALL
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APPROPRIATE FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P500.00) PER MONTH
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PER BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER. THE DIFFERENCE IN
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THE 
FIVE 
THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(P5,000.00) 
MONTHLY
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ALLOWANCE PER BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER SHALL BE
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INCLUDED IN  THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (GAA)
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FOR THE YEAR FOLLOWING ITS ENACTMENT."
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Sec. 2. Separability Clause. - If any of the provisions or part of this Act is
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declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions or parts hereof not affected
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thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
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Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders or any part
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thereof which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed or modified
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accordingly.
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Sec. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon publication in the Official
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Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
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Approved,