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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, the cornerstone o f our 
implementation of decentralization and devolution in the Philippines, declares that the 
barangay is the basic political unit and it serves as the primary planning and 
implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects and activities in 
the community. The Barangay acts as a forum wherein the collective views of the 
people may be expressed, crystallized and considered.
This being said, the Barangay is the most important government unit since it 
interacts most closely to the people and thereby the first responder to people's 
immediate needs.
This proposed measure seeks to make barangay officials regular government 
employees. This is in recognition that they are the front-liners in the delivery of 
services to the people. Furthermore, it provides for basic priorities such as supply of 
clean and potable water, public transportation, schools, health centers and barangay 
halls. This magna carts also seeks to provide for the automatic release of their share 
from national taxes.
Recognizing the important role of barangays in the delivery of service to the 
people, urgent consideration o f this bill is earnestly sought.
R A M ^  BONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
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AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS
Be it  enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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ARTICLE I
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TITLE, DECLARATION OF POLICY, AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES
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SECTION 1. Short Tide. -  This Act shall be known as the "Magna Carta for
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Barangays."
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Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policy. -  It is the policy of the State to promote, develop,
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and improve the general welfare of barangay residents, raise the economic and social
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status of barangay officials, grant every barangay the basic facilities for decent,
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healthy, and comfortable living therein and provide new measures that will ensure its
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enjoyment o f local autonomy for the effective performance of its role as the primary
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planning and implementing unit of government programs, projects, and activities, and
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as a forum in which the collective views of the people in the community may be
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crystallized and considered.
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Sec. 3. Genera!Principles. -  The following are the general principles of this Act:
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(a) The national government shall give more attention to the development of
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the barangays, as they are the country's basic political units;
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(b) Every barangay shall be given the authority and capability to handle its
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(c) Self-help or people power shall be the guiding principle in all barangay 
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ARTICLE I I
BARANGAY OFFICIALS AS REGULAR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Sec. 4. Barangay Officials as Regular Government Employees. -  The Punong 
Barangay, members of the Sangguniang Barangay, the Sangguniang Kabataan 
Chairperson, the Barangay Secretary, and Barangay Treasurer in all barangays are 
hereby declared regular government employees, and as such are entitled to the salary, 
emoluments, allowances, and benefits, such as but not limited to insurance, medical 
and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and all the other fringe benefits, to which a 
regular government employee may be entitled to.
Sec. 5. Salaries o f Barangay Officials. -  As soon as the appropriate steps and 
measures are undertaken by each city or municipality in coordination with the 
individual barangay involved on matters relating to the sources of fund and the 
corresponding appropriation ordinance, which in no case shall be later than six (6) 
months from the approval hereof, the following barangay officials shall entitled to the 
following fixed salaries:
Punong Barangay
Members of the Sangguniang Barangay 
Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson 
Barangay Secretary 
Barangay Treasurer
Salary Grade 15 
Salary Grade 13 
Salary Grade 13 
Salary Grade 11 
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ARTICLE I I I
BASIC PRIORITIES IN THE BARANGAY
Sec. 6. Drinking Water fo r Every Barangay. -  It is the right of every barangay 
to have a regular supply of clean and potable water. To attain this goal, every city or 
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one (1) facility for drawing drinking water to supply the needs of every one thousand
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(1,000) residents for each barangay within its jurisdiction.
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Sec. 7. Transportation fo r Every Barangay. -  It is also the right of every
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barangay to have public transportation available at least once a day. For this purpose,
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every municipality or city, as the case may be, should make such necessary
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representations before appropriate government agencies to require public utility
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companies operating primarily within its jurisdiction to provide the minimum means of
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transportation in every barangay.
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Sec. 8. Schools, Health Centers, and Barangay Halls fo r the Barangays. -  As far
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as practicable, every barangay is entitled to have at least one (1) kindergarten and at
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least one (1) elementary school: Provided, Thatxheve shall be at least one high school
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for every five (5) kilometers from the barangay center. It shall also be the right of
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every barangay to have one (1) health center and one (1) barangay hall.
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ARTICLE IV
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MEASURES TO ASSURE THE ENJOYMENT OF LOCAL AUTONOMY
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Sec. 9. Autom atic Release o f Share from  National Taxes. -  The allotment
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representing the share of the barangay from the national taxes shall be released
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without need of any further action directly to the barangay treasurer on a quarterly
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basis within five (5) days after the end of each quarter.
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Sec. 10. Transfer o f Funds to Barangay fo r the Maintenance o f Roads and
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Bridges. -  All public funds appropriated from the National Treasury for the
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maintenance of barangay roads and bridges and other similar construction works shall
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be transferred or remitted directly to the general fund of every barangay for their
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proper disposition by barangay officials, subject to auditing laws, rules and
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regulations.
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Sec. 11. Mandatory Share o f Barangays in AH Taxes, Fees o r Other Charges. -
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Twenty-five percent (25% ) of all taxes collected on real property located within the
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barangay shall be considered barangay funds and shall be allocated in accordance
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with existing laws. In addition thereto, each barangay shall be entitled to ten percent
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collected from persons residing in the barangay or entities whose office or 
manufacturing plant is located within the barangay.
Sec. 12. Equitable Share o f the Barangay from  the Proceeds o f the Utilization 
and Development o f National Wealth. -  For the exploitation, utilization, and 
development of natural resources within its territory, every barangay shall be entitled 
to an equitable share of the proceeds derived therefrom. The amount of barangay 
share shall be determined by the city or municipality concerned after consultations 
with the concessionaires, the municipal or city officials and barangay officials , taking 
into account the extent of the exposure of the barangay residents to pollution, flood 
and ecological imbalance: Provided, That, this equitable sharing rate for each 
barangay shall be resolved by all parties concerned not later than six (6) months from 
the approval of this Act.
Revenues derived from this source shall also form part of the general fund of 
the barangay.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS
Sec. 13. Scholarship Grant. -  Every barangay shall sponsor at least one (1) 
scholarship grant every year leading to any bachelor degree to be awarded by a 
committee of five (5) persons appointed by the Sangguniang Barangay, with the 
approval of the Punong Barangay, after competitive examinations are given to 
applicants, who should be bona 
residents of the barangay. The grant shall include 
tuition fees and other school fees, reasonable allowances for schoolbooks, supplies, 
transportation, and other expenses as the barangay may deem appropriate.
Sec. 14. Priority in Employment. -  Residents in every barangay shall have 
priority in the hiring of workers and laborers to be needed in any government 
construction or development project within the barangay.
Sec. 15. Cooperative Enterprise. -  Cooperative enterprises in the barangay shall 
be encouraged and every barangay is directed to give full assistance for the 
establishment and organization of said enterprises to take every possible effort to 
make cooperative undertakings a way of life in the barangay.


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ARTICLE VI
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ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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Sec. 16. Rules and Regulations. -  The Secretary of the Interior and Local
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Government shall promulgate within ninety (90) days from approval hereof, such rules
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and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. Rules
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and regulations issued pursuant to this section shall take effect thirty (30) days after
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publication in a newspaper of general circulation and by such other means as the
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Secretary deems reasonably sufficient to give interested parties general notice of such
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issuance.
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Sec. 17. Appropriations. -  The amount necessary to implement the provisions
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of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 18. Pena! Provisions. -  Any person who shall willfully interfere 
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restrain, or coerce any barangay official or barangay resident in the exercise of the
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rights guaranteed by this Act or who shall in any other manner commit any act to
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defeat any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine
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of not less than Five hundred pesos (P500.00) nor more than Two thousand pesos
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(P2,000.00), or by imprisonment of six (6) months and one (1) day, or both fine and
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imprisonment, subject to the discretion of the court.
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If the offender is a public official, the court shall, after conviction, order his
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dismissal from service, in addition to the imposable penalties.
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Sec. 19. Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
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remain valid and subsisting.
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Sec. 20. Repealing Clause. Republic Act No. 9346, otherwise known as An Act
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Prohibiting The Imposition Of Death Penalty In The Philippines, other laws,
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presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative
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order, rule or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is
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hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
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Sec. 21. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
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Approved,