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

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4356

HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B, FORTUNO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 7160 as amended, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code of 1991 explicitly devolves certain powers and functions to local government units,
including barangays, In view of the great responsibilities that barangay officials have to
perform, they must be compensated in the form of non-cash benefits for their basic
services rendered to the people, However. it is quite unfortunate that the Local
Government Code expressly limits cerlain benefits only to barangay oflicials.
Notwithstanding the fact that other barangay workers like barangay tanods and accredited
barangay health workers also act as trontliners in the delivery of essential services to
barangay constituents, yet, they are not entitled to certain benefitgthat 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 therefore the noble intention 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 benefit will certainly be a great
incentive to further strengthen and systematize their services to their beloved barangay.

‘The foregoing reasons warrant the approval of this bill

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REP. SALYIO B. FORTUNO
Fifth Distriét, Camarines Sur

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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

WOUSE BLL Ne.___ 4356

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B. FORTUNO

AN ACT

AMENDING SECTION 393 OF REPUBLIC ACT Ne. 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

“(d) 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, FREI TUITION AND
MATRICULATION FEES FOR THEIR LEGITIMATE DEPENDENT
CHILDREN ATTENDING STATE COLLEGES 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 conceming 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,