NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
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SENATE
Senate Bill No.
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RECEIVED BY:
Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO ALL ELECTIVE OR APPOINTIVE 
BARANGAY OFFICIALS WHO HAVE RENDERED A CONSECUTIVE PERIOD OF 
NINE (9) YEARS OR THREE TERMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE BARANGAY, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPl-ANATORY NOTE
Barangay officials are a fundamental pillar in the realm of public administration as 
they tend to the needs of their constituents with accessibility and immediacy that officials 
in larger government units cannot address. Barangays serve as the primary planning and 
implementing unit of government programs and projects. However, these public officials 
do not receive adequate compensation for the public service that they provide. Receiving 
meager stipend, these barangay officials are left with little to no ability for any potential 
of savings. This is especially concerning given how many of our barangay officials 
maintain their position as their lone profession to better focus on their role as public 
servants.
As a result of the lack of financial stability provided by their position, many 
barangay officials often struggle to get by after taking their leave from public service. 
They have no social security and are forced to seek alternative avenues of income for 
their day-to-day expenses instead of enjoying the benefits of their years in public service.
In answer to this concern, this bill seeks to grant retirement benefits to barangay 
officials who have rendered nine (9) years of consecutive service or three terms of public 
service. Once these officials are socially secure and stable, they will be free to devote 
themselves more fully to the demands of their position, and the State will be able to 
encourage a more effective and vibrant brand of leadership in barangays throughout the 
nation.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is urgently sought.
IGUEL F. ZUBIRI


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
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SENATE
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Senate Bill No. 598
Rl-CEIVEDBV;
Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO ALL ELECTIVE OR APPOINTIVE 
BARANGAY OFFICIALS WHO HAVE RENDERED A CONSECUTIVE PERIOD OF 
NINE (9) YEARS OR THREE TERMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE BARANGAY, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of the Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Barangay Officials
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Retirement Benefits Act of 2022".
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SEC. 2. Retirement Benefits. - All elective and appointive barangay officials
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who have rendered a consecutive period of nine (9) years or three terms of honorable
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service as barangay official and have opted for retirement shall receive retirement
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benefits provided in this Act.
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SEC. 3. Amount of Benefit - A barangay official entitled to retirement benefits
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under this Act shall receive a monthly pension for life amounting to not less than sixty-
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five percent (65%) of the monthly average honoraria, allowances and other emoluments
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authorized by law or by city, municipal or barangay ordinance.
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SEC. 4. Administration of Retirement System. - Within sixty (60) days from
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the approval of this Act, the Government Services Insurance System (GSIS) shall establish
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and administer an appropriate system under which barangay officials shall enjoy
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retirement benefits. The GSIS shall undertake actuarial study to determine the funding
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requirement for the operation and maintenance of the retirement system. The amount
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so determined shall be initially charged to the appropriations of the Department of the
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Interior and Local Government (DILG) under the current General Appropriations Act.
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Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued operation and maintenance
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of the retirement system, shall be included in the annual budget of the municipality or
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city to which the barangay belongs.


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The initial appropriations provided by the DILG and the subsequent annual budgets
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provided by the municipal and city government for the operation and maintenance of the
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retirement system shall be released to the GSIS.
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SEC. 5. Rules and Regulations.- The GSIS, in coordination with the DILG, shall
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promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 6. Existing Benefits. - Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to diminish,
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in any way, any existing benefits provided by laws, rules and regulations, local ordinances
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or any other issuances to barangay officials.
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders and other
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issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
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accordingly.
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SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general
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circulation.
Approved,