Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2458

House Bill No.

Introduced by Hon, Nelson L. Dayanghirang

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The attached Bill seeks to provide incentives to Barangay Officials, including Barangay
Tanods and Members of the Lupong Tagapamayapa and Barangay employees

Compared to other government employees in local government units, Barangay officials
and Barangay employees are the lowest paid and the least benefited in terms of government
employment benefits and privileges. And yet our Barangay officials are the frontliners, so to
speak, the government workers who make democracy work at the grassroots level. They
have a job to do under existing law and, as a general rule, they strive to do their job well,
particularly in the area of peace and order and community relations, despite the limited resources
made available to them.

Foremost of the benefits granted the Barangay officials and Barangay employees is the
exemption from income tax of their salaries wages, compensation, remuneration and other
emoluments, such as honoraria and allowances, including any benefits that they may receive
from government on account of their work or employment. Added to this are some equally
important benefits: (a) coverage under the Government Service Insurance System: (b)
coverage under existing medical and health service programs of government under
existing laws: and ({) free legal representation in the event that any Barangay official or
employee is involved as party litigant in any administrative or criminal case as a result of
or connected with the performance of his official duties.

In sum, the proposed legislation, in a sense, seeks to give due recognition to the
important job being performed by these grassroots workers and to acknowledge the important
role being played by the smallest territorial unit and political subdf¥ision of government called
the Barangay 24

In view of the foregoing, approval of the Bill is eamestly requested



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session
House Bill No. 2458

Introduced by Hon, Nelson L. Dayanghirang

AN ACT

PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL BARANGAY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING
BARANGAY TANODS AND MEMBERS OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA, AND
BARANGAY EMPOYEES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the

jenate_and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

SECTION 1
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SEC. 2, Declaration of Policy. It is the declared policy of the State to promote and
enhance the efficiency and responsiveness of barangay officials and employees, the government
workers who make democracy work at the grassroots level in the smallest territorial and
political subdivision of the government which is the barangay. To achieve this objective, the
State shall adopt measures and provide such incentives not only to help ensure the faithful
performance of the duties and functions of barangay officials and employees but also to
raise their quality of life

le. ‘This Act shall be known as the "Barangay Incentives Act of

SEC. 2. GSIS Benefit Coverage. All barangay officials and barangay employees
shall be considered members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and
shall be covered with life insurance and social security protection, including retirement
disability, separation and unemployment benefits and such other benefits as ma
extended by the GSIS, subject to limitations provided by law

The GSIS shall make special provisions in order to facilitate the inclusion of
barangay officials and barangay employees, in the benefit coverage of GSIS.

SEC. 3. Health Benefits. Government medical and health insurance programs
under existing laws shall include in their coverage free basic health services and medicine to
barangay officials and barangay employees.

SEC. 4. Legal Representation. Barangay officials and barangay employees who
may be involved as party litigants in administrative or criminal cases filed in connection
with the performance of their official duties shall, as a member of right, be entitled to the free
legal services of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) who shall facilitate the legal representation
of the such officials and employees by a counsel.


Such benefit of legal representation shall include an exemption from payment of
docket and other lawful fees, and of transcripts of stenographic notes which the court may
order to be furnished the barangay officials and barangay employees.

SEC. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within six (6) months from the
effectivity of this Act, the Department of Interior and Local Government, in
coordination and consultation with the Department of Justice, the Department of Health, the
Government Service Insurance System and other agencies concerned, shall
promulgate such rules or guidelines as may be necessary for the proper implementation of
this Act

SEC. 6. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act or the application of
such provision to any person or circumstances is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this
‘Act or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by
such declaration

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby
amended, modified or repealed accordingly:

SEC. 8, Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,