Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 1647

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B, FORTUNO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Local Government Code of 1991 expressly devolves tremendous powers and
functions to local government units, including barangays Unfortunately, the Code
expressly limits certain benefit only to regular barangay officials. Considering the fact
that other barangay workers like barangay tanods and accredited barangay health workers
also act as frontliners in the delivery of essential services to barangay constituents, they
must also enjoy certain benefits that barangay officials are enjoying like exemption
during their incumbency from paying tuition and matriculation fees for their legitimate
dependent children attending state colleges or universities. It is only fitting and proper
that even non-regular barangay officials must also be compensated even in the form of
non-cash benefits for their basic services rendered to the people

It is therefore the paramount objective of this piece of legislation to extend such
educational benefit to legitimate dependent children of barangay tanods and accredited
barangay health workers during their incumbency. This non-cash benefit will certainly be
a great incentive to further strengthen and systematize their services to their respective
barangays

In view of the foregoing reasons, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought

REP. SALYIO B. FORTUNO
Fifth Distylct, Camarines Sur


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL. No._16 eau

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B. FORTUNO

AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 393 OF REPUBLIC ACT No. 7160 AS AMENDED,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 TO
EXTEND EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT TO LEGITIMATE DEPENDENT
CHILDREN OF BARANGAY TANODS AND ACCREDITED BARANGAY
HEALTH WORKERS

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

SECTION 1. Section 393 of Republic Act No. 7160 as amended, otherwise
known as the Local Government Code of 1991 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 393. Benefits of Barangay Officials. ~ (a) x x x

“(@) All duly appointed ACCREDITED BARANGAY HEALTH
WORKERS, AND members of the barangay tanod brigades, or their
equivalent, which shall number not more than twenty (20) in each
barangay, shall be granted insurance, FREE TUITION AND
MATRICULATION FEES Ft ITIMATE DEPENDENT
CHILDREN ATTENDING $ ES AND UNIVERSITIES
LOCATED WITHIN THE PROVINCE OR CITY WHICH THE
BARANGAY BELONGS or other benefits during their incumbency,
chargeable to the barangay or the city or municipal government to which
the barangay belongs.”

SEC. 2. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 7883 concerning educational benefit of
accredited barangay health workers, and all laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or
modified accordingly

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in any
newspaper of general circulation

Approved,