NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
s. No. 163
ipll Senate
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72 JUL-7 P4 -06
RI!CE!V£:D BY:
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR "JV" G. 0ERCITO
AN ACT
PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE BARANGAY OFFICIALS BY PROVIDING 
REGULARIZATION, SALARY STANDARDIZATION, AND SPECIAL RISK 
ALLOWANCE IN TIMES OF STATE OF EMERGENCY OR CALAMITIES AND 
DURING SIMILAR SITUATIONS AS MAY BE DECLARED BY THE NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As laid down in Sec. 384 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government 
Code (LGC) of the Philippines, to wit:
Role of the Barangay. - As the basic political unit, 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, and where disputes may be amicably 
settled.
The barangay being the basic political unit has always been the vanguard of 
local development activities and partner of the national government In the delivery of 
basic services to the local communities. The barangay officials, namely the Punong 
Barangay, the members of the Sangguniang Barangay, Sanggunlang Kabataan 
Chairperson, Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer are endowed with a vast 
range of duties and responsibilities. During the nationwide lockdown brought about 
by the COVID-19 pandemic, our barangay officials are at the forefront of public service


delivery - from the distribution of relief items and assistance to the maintenance of 
public order and safety In the locality. In spite of the horror due to the spread of the 
dreaded COVID-19 virus, our barangay officials continued to be at the front line of 
public service.
Notwithstanding the wide array of tasks, barangay officials are compensated in 
the form of honorarium, not like the other permanent government employees. Under 
the LGC, barangay officials are entitled to an honorarium based on their barangay's 
share of the Internal Revenue Allotment. Under the Local Government Code, barangay 
captains are entitled to an honorarium of P1,000 per month, while council members, 
secretaries, treasurers to P600 only. In addition to this, barangay officials are entitled 
to some other benefits, specifically, Christmas bonus at the rate authorized by law, 
insurance coverage under RA 6942, medical care consisting of free hospitalization in 
government hospitals, free tuition and matriculation fees in government schools in 
their area, conferment of civil service eligibility based on the number of years of 
service in the barangay.1 The DBM, in 1996, fixed the salaries of barangay captains at 
Salary Grade 14 and other barangay officials at Salary Grade 10. Despite this, the 
payments of the salaries are not guaranteed because it is subject to the availability of 
funds of the local government unit concerned.
It is therefore the paramount objective of this measure to make the said 
barangay officials at par to all other permanent government employees. Accordingly, 
the proposed measure considers and classifies the Punong Barangay, members of the 
Sangguniang Barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson, Barangay Secretary and 
Barangay Treasurer as regular government employees who are entitled to fixed 
salaries, allowances, insurance, medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits and 
other incentives and fringe benefits under the Civil Service laws, rules and regulations. 
Correspondingly, the Department of Budget and Management Is mandated to develop 
a standardized Position Classification and Compensation Scheme for Barangay 
Officials, Personnel and Volunteer Workers. Withal, the barangay officials mentioned 
are also entitled to a Special Risk Allowance, the amount of which will be determined
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by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Furthermore, quarterly 
rice allocations shall also be provided to them, in addition to all other benefits 
provided. The abovementioned benefits and entitlements will be regularly reviewed 
by the DIlG, in order to adopt to the changing times.
With the foregoing considered, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly
sought.
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JOSEPH VICTOR "3V"G. EJERCITO


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
s. No. ^63
of the
•22 JUL-7 P4 -06
RECElVtD BY:
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR "JV" G. DERCITO
AN ACT
PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE BARANGAY OFFICIALS BY PROVIDING 
REGULARIZATION, SALARY STANDARDIZATION, AND SPECIAL RISK 
ALLOWANCE IN TIMES OF STATE OF EMERGENCY OR CALAMITIES AND 
DURING SIMILAR SITUATIONS AS MAY BE DECLARED BY THE NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Barangay Officials
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Salary Standardization Act."
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It Is the policy of the State to promote the
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welfare of the barangay officials, raise their economic and social status, and provide
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remuneration and benefit reforms for them to ensure the barangay's enjoyment of
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local autonomy for the effective performance of its role as the primary planning and
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implementing unit of government programs, projects and activities, and as a forum in
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which the collective views of the people in the community may be crystallized and
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considered.
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SEC. 3. Salary Standardization of Barangay Officials. - The Punong Barangay,
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members of the Sangguniang Barangay, the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson, the
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Barangay Secretary, and Barangay Treasurer in all barangays are hereby declared
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regular government employees, and as such entitled to fixed salaries, allowances,
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insurance, medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and such other
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incentives and fringe benefits which, under Civil Service laws, rules and regulations, a
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regular government employee Is entitled.


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SEC. 4. Position Ciassification and Compensation Scheme forBarangay Officials,
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Personnei and Voiunteer Workers. - Barangay officials, personnel, and volunteer
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workers shall be entitled to salaries, benefits or allowances as compensation for
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services they shall have rendered.
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Tfie Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall develop a
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standardized Position Ciassification and Compensation Scheme for Barangay Officials,
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Personnel, and Volunteer Workers, taking into consideration their educational
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qualification, nature of work intended to be performed, and the financial capability of
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their respective barangays, and subject to the minimum qualification standards and
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guidelines to be prescribed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
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Such position classification and compensation scheme shall conform with the
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following guidelines:
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1. The Position Classification and Compensation Scheme for Barangay Officials
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and Personnel shall be comprised of three salary grades, namely:
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a. Barangay Salary Grade I for barangay appointive officials as already
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provided by law, and other barangay personnel the positions of which
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are provided for by ordinance of the corresponding barangay;
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b. Barangay Salary Grade II for barangay elective officials in the
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Sangguniang Kabataan and Sanggunlang Barangay with the exception
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of the Punong Barangay, and
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c. Barangay Salary Grade III for Punong Barangay.
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2. The minimum monthly salary for the salary grades for barangay officials and
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personnel shall be as follows:
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a. Barangay Salary Grade I — Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P15,000)
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b. Barangay Salary Grade II - Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (P25,000)
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c. Barangay Salary Grade III — Thirty Five Thousand Pesos (P35,000)
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Provided, That said monthly salaries shall be subject to applicable statutory
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deductions to enable membership benefits from the government social agencies;
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Provided further. That no barangay official or personnel shall suffer reduction,
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diminution or withdrawal of salaries and benefits already enjoyed by the barangay
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official or personnel concerned; Provided finally. That the budget ceiling for annual
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personnel services appropriations of fifty-five percent (55%) of the total annual


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income actually realized from local sources during the next preceding fiscal year, as
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provided in Section 331 (b) of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known
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as the "Local Government Code of 1991," shall apply.
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3. As regularized government employees, said barangay officials and personnel
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shall likewise be entitled to 13th month pay, 14th month pay or Mid-year bonus,
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Christmas bonus of P3,000.00, and other bonuses as may be provided by law.
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SEC. 5. Special Risk Allowance (SRA). - As the country proceeds to the
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establishment of the new normal during the continuance of the effect of the Covid-19
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pandemic in the country and of the management thereof by the Inter-Agency Task
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Force, and during similar situations in the future as may be declared by the National
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Government, and in recognition of the fact that barangay officials and personnel shall
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have key responsibilities in the ground strategy to implement and maintain Covid-19
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and future emergency control mechanisms, the barangay officials and personnel
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covered in Section 4 of this Act shall be granted a Special Risk Allowance the adequacy
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of amount and continuance of period of entitlement of which shall be determined by
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the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The DILG shall specially
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provide for similar benefits to barangay volunteers as the same shall be specified to
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be appropriate.
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During such periods covered by the SRA, the Department of Health, through
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its appropriate officeS/ agencies and local health units, shall provide supplemental and
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adequate health coverage and benefits corresponding to the health risks that
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barangay officials and personnel shall face In the situation of such periods. The DILG
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shall specially provide for similar benefits to barangay volunteers as the same shall be
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specified to be appropriate.
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SEC. 6. Rice Allowances. — In addition to the benefits and entitlements for
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barangay officials and personnel already provided for in R. A. No. 7160, as otherwise
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adjusted in this Act, the DILG shall additionally provide quarterly rice allocations for
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barangay officials and personnel covered In Section 4 of this Act.
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SEC. 7. Review of Benefits and Entitlements. -The DILG shall conduct a regular
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review, which shall not extend beyond ten (10) years at any one time, of the
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sufficiency and adequacy of the benefits and entitlements of barangay officials and


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personnel as provided in existing laws, including this Act; Provided, that existing 
benefits and entitlements shall not be diminished.
SEC. 8. Special Local Allowances. — Supplemental remunerations, benefits or 
other entitlements that the municipal, city, or provincial governments of respective 
barangays shall not be offset to the remunerations, benefits or other entitlements 
specified or provided for in this Act.
SEC. 9. Barangay Volunteers. — In addition to benefits arid entitlements 
already provided for In the foregoing Sections of this Act, barangay volunteers and 
other barangay workers that are not covered in Section 4 of this Act shall be entitled 
to temporary honoraria and other benefits, incentives or allowances as may be 
determined and appropriated for by their respective barangays, municipalities, cities 
or provinces.
SEC. 10. Barangay Official Eligibility. - Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7160 and 
Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 13, s. 2012, Barangay Officials 
shall be qualified for Barangay Official Eligibility based strictly on completion of term 
of office, subject to qualifications and provisions of the rules of the Civil Service 
Commission.
SEC. 11. Appropriations. -The amount necessary to implement the provisions 
of this Act shall be funded by the National Government under the Annual General 
Appropriations Act (GAA).
SEC. 12. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivlty of the other 
provisions hereof.
SEC. 13. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders and issuances, or 
portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby 
repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 14. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or In a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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