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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As the basic political unit under the Local Government Code, the Barangay 
serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, 
programs, projects, and activities in the community, and as a forum wherein the 
collective views of the people may be expressed, crystallized and considered. 
Barangays are the primary administrative engines o f growth and development. As 
such, they deserve no less than primordial consideration in our efforts to craft, improve 
and strengthen our laws, rules and procedures pertaining to the local government 
system.
Barangay officials are given so much responsibility, yet they only receive 
honoraria and some benefits, and are not entitled to salary, hazard pay, and other 
allowances granted to regular government workers. 
The need to strengthen the 
barangay as an instrument of genuine and meaningful reform is therefore imperative.
Moreover, the current peace and order situation in the country calls for the 
need to have more barangay tanods in each barangay. Currently, the Local 
Government Code imposes a cap on the maximum number of barangay tanods that 
can be appointed per barangay. This imposition needs to be revisited as barangays


with bigger area and higher crime incidents should be allowed to appoint additional 
tanods.
To address the aforementioned concerns, this bill provides barangay officials 
with benefits and privileges accorded to a regular government employee. This 
measure also aims to empower the barangays by providing them appropriate basic 
services and facilities. It provides for measures that will help ensure that barangays 
enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy. This bill also delegates to the 
sangguniang barangay the determination of the proper number of barangay tanods 
needed in their respective barangays.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
R LAWRENCE
SENATOR CHRISTORJTCR LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO


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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "B O N ^' T. GO
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
POLICY AND PRINCIPLES
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Magna Carta fo r 
Barangay A ct o f 2019."
Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote, 
develop and improve the general welfare of the barangay and its residents, raise the 
economic and social status of barangay officials, grant every barangay the basic 
facilities for decent, healthy and comfortable living, and provide new measures that 
will protect its enjoyment of local autonomy to ensure the effective performance of its 
role as the primary planning and implementing unit of government programs, projects, 
activities, and as a forum in which the collective views of the people in the community 
may be crystallized.
Sec. 3. General Principles. -  The following are the general 
principles of this Act:
a.) The national government shall give more attention to the development of the
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barangays, as they are the country's basic political units;
b. ) Every barangay shall be given the authority and capability to handle its
concerns on its level; and
c. ) Self-help or people power shall be the guiding principle in all barangay
development projects.
ARTICLE I I
BARANGAY OFFICIALS
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 ail barangays are 
hereby declared regular government employees, and as such, are entitled to the 
salary, 
emoluments, 
allowances 
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hazard 
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Representation 
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Transportation 
Allowance, 
Personnel 
Economic 
Relief Allowance, 
Productivity 
Incentive Bonus, Clothing Allowance and 13th month pay, and other benefits such as 
insurance, medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and all 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, all barangay officials mentioned in Section 4 hereof, 
shall be entitled to the following fixed salaries:
a. ) Punong Barangay -  An amount equivalent to the salary of a sangguniang bayan
member of his/her municipality or city;
b. ) Members of the Sangguniang Barangay -  An amount equivalent to eighty
percent (80% ) of the salary of the sangguniang bayan member of his/her
municipality or city; and
c. ) Sangguniang 
Kabataan Chairperson, 
Barangay Secretary and 
Barangay
Treasurer -  An amount equivalent to seventy-five percent (75% ) of the salary


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of the sangguniang bayan member of his/her municipality or city.
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Sec. 6. Appointment^ Selection and Benefits o f Barangay Tanods, - There
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shall be barangay tanods in every barangay who shall maintain peace and order, and
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enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the protection of lives and properties in
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their respective barangays. The sangguniang barangay shall, through a resolution,
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determine the appropriate number of barangay tanods needed in their respective
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barangay.
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The appointment and selection of barangay tanods shall be done by the Punong
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Barangays with the concurrence of the majority of the members of the sangguniang
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barangay concerned in accordance with merit and principle: Provided, That no person
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shall be appointed barangay tanod unless he or she is a citizen of the Philippines, a
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resident of the barangay concerned, of good moral character and of sound mind:
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Provided further, That patronage or partisan considerations shall not be a basis for
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such selection and appointment.
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Barangay tanods shall 
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administration of the sangguniang barangay which appointed them.
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Barangay tanods shall receive the following benefits and privileges:
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(a) Honoraria, allowances, and such other emoluments as may be authorized
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by law or barangay, municipal or city ordinance in accordance with the
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provisions of Republic Act No. 7160, but in no case shall it be less than Six
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hundred pesos (P600.00) per month;
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(b) Christmas bonus of at least One thousand pesos (P I,000.00) each, the
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funds for which shall be taken from the general fund of the barangay or
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from such other funds appropriated by the national government 
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(c) Insurance coverage which shall include, but shall not be limited to
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temporary and permanent disability, double indemnity, accident insurance,
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death and burial benefits;
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fees, and other hospital expenses; and
(e) Exemption during their incumbency from paying tuition and matriculation 
fees for their legitimate dependent children attending state colleges or 
universities. He may likewise avail of such educational benefits in a state 
college or university located within the province or city to which the 
barangay belongs.
ARTICLE I I I
BASIC PRIORITIES IN  THE BARANGAY
Sec. 7. 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 municipality, as the case may be, is hereby required to construct or 
maintain at least one (1) facility for drawing drinking water to supply the needs of 
every one thousand (1,000) residents for each barangay within its jurisdiction.
Sec. 8. Transportation fo r Every Barangay. - It is also the right of every 
barangay to have public transportation available at least once a day. For this purpose, 
every municipality or city, as the case may be, should make such necessary 
representations before appropriate government agencies to require public utility 
companies operating primarily within its jurisdiction to provide the minimum means of 
transportation in every barangay.
Sec. 9. Schools. Health Centers, and Barangay Halls fo r the 
Barangays. - As far as practicable, every barangay is entitled to have at least one 
(1) kindergarten and at least one (1) elementary school: Provided, That there shall be 
at least one high school for every five (5) kilometers from the barangay center. It shall 
also be the right of every barangay to have one (1) health center and one (1) barangay 
hall.
ARTICLE IV
MEASURES TO ASSURE THE ENJOYMENT OF LOCAL AUTONOMY


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Sec. 10. Autom atic Release o f Share from  National Taxes. —The share
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of each barangay from all national taxes shall be released, without need of further
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action, directly to the barangay treasurer. The national taxes to be included in the
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base for computing the just share of barangays shall include, but not be limited to,
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(a) The national internal revenue taxes enumerated in Section 21 of
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the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, collected by the Bureau
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of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs;
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(b) Tariff and customs duties collected by the Bureau o f Customs;
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(c) 60% of the national taxes collected from the exploitation and development
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of the national wealth.
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and development of the national wealth shall exclusively accrue to the host
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(e) 85% of the excise taxes collected from locally manufactured Virginia and
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other tobacco products.
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Republic Act No. 7171 and Republic Act No. 7227;
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(g) The entire 50% of the national taxes collected under Sections 106,108 and
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116 of the NIRC as provided under Section 283 of the NIRC;
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(h) 5% of the 25% franchise taxes given to the National Government under
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(i) The appropriate sharing for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
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Sec. 12. Mandatory Share o f Barangays in AH Taxes, Fees, o r Other 
Charges. -T w e nty-five  percent (25% ) of all taxes collected on real property located 
within the barangay shall be considered barangay funds and shall be allocated in 
accordance with existing laws. In addition, thereto, each barangay shall be entitled to 
ten percent (10% ) from all other forms of taxes, fees, penalties, compromises, or 
other charges collected from persons residing in the barangay or entities whose office 
or manufacturing plant is located within the barangay.
Sec. 13. 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 from part of the general fund of 
the barangay.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS
Sec. 14. Scholarship Grant -  Every barangay shall sponsor at least one (1) 
college scholarship grant every year 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 fide 
residents of the barangay. The grant shall include tuition fees and all other school 
fees, reasonable allowances for school books, supplies, transportation, and other 
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Sec. 15. P riority 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. 16. Cooperative Enterprise. -  Cooperative enterprises in the barangay 
shall be encouraged. Every barangay is directed to give full assistance for the 
establishment and organization of said enterprises and to take every possible effort to 
make cooperative undertakings a way of life in the barangay.
ARTICLE V I
ADM INISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 17. Rules and Regulations. -  The Secretary of the Interior and Local 
Government shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to 
implement the provisions of this Act. Rules and regulations issued pursuant to this 
Section shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication in a newspaper of general 
circulation and by such other means as the Secretary deems reasonably sufficient to 
give interested parties general notice of such issuance.
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Appropriations. -  The amount necessary to implement the 
provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 19. Pena! Provisions. -  Any person who shall willfully interfere with,
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restrain or coerce any barangay official or barangay resident in the exercise of his or
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their rights guaranteed by this Act or who shall in any other manner commit any act
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to 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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declared unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining provisions hereof shall remain 
in full force and effect.
Sec. 21. Repealing Clause. -  All acts and decrees, executive orders, 
implementing rules and regulations or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 22. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) after its 
complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the 
Philippines.
Approved,