Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
HousEBILLNo.9883
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Introduced by Representative MA. VICTORIA CO-PILAR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Barangay  Tanods  operate  based  on  the  Local  Government  Code  of  1991  (LGC)  with  the
primordial duty to maintain peace and order, to assist in emergency situations, and to enforce local
laws. Among others, we often encounter them managing the traffic flows, doing barangay patrols, and
responding in crisis situations. Indeed, we cannot underestimate the public service that our barangay
police have contributed to ensure the safety of our persons and properties.
Since the enactment of the LGC more than three decades ago, the number of allowable barangay
police is limited to not more than twenty (20) per barangay and has never been changed despite the
increasing population in our country. During 1990's, the Philippine population is approximately 63
million.  This  number  significantly jumped  after  three  decades to 117,337,368 in 2024 or  a 45.68%
increase rate.
WhilemaintainingtheprovisionoftheLGC,Section393,paragraph(d)that``...appal.7tfedmc77zbers
Of the Barangay tanod brigades, or their equivalent, which shall number not more than twenty  (20) in each
B#rfl7zg¢y..."  undeniably benefits some barangay with small population, it is equally important to
consider those barangays with wide population quite affected negatively by the limited number of
Barangay Tanod that they can appoint.
Research indicates that as of 2024, there are more than 42,000 barangays in the country. In 2020,
141 barangays have more than 50,000 populatione; Barangay Commonwealth with 213,229 population
and Barangay Batasan Hills with 166,572 population are both barangays in Quezon City which are in
the top three most populated barangay in the Philippines.
Takingnoteofthepopulationdifferencesindifferentbarangayacrossthecountry,itisimperative
to right size the number of Barangay Tanod which our Barangay can appoint depending on their
budget. This bill is filed to address this concern by amending a portion of Section 393, paragraph (d) of
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
HoUsEBILLNo.9883
Introduced by Representative MA. VICTORIA CO-PILAR
AN ACT
RIGHTSIZING TIIE NUMBER 0F BARANGAY TANODS
AMENDING FOR TIIE PURPOSE SECTION 393 0F REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 7160, AS
AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TIIE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE O.F 1991
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rlapreseutatives Of the Phiitppi:res in Congress assembled:
SECTION  1.  Section  393  (d)  of  Republic  Act  No.  7160,  otherwise  known  as  the  Local
Government Code of 1991 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(d)    All duly appointed members of the Barangay tanod brigades, or their equivalent,
which  shall  number  not  more  than  twenty  (20)LESS  THAN  TEN  (10)  in  each
Barangay, shall be granted insurance or other benefits during their incumbency,
chargeable  to  the  Barangay  or  the  city  or  municipal  government  to  which  the
Barangay   belongs.   TTIE   NUMBER   0F   BARANGAY   TANOD   SHALL   BE
INCREASED DEPENDING 0N THE BUDGET 0F TIIE BARANGAY.
SEC 2. Sqp¢rtzb..Jf.ty Cha#sc - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or unconstitutional,
the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
SEC 3. RqpcoJ..#g Chausc - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter of
instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the provision of
this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.
SEC 4. £#ectr.zJi.fry Cha#sc - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,