Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, _5196_

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE HENRY S. OAMINAL

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In due recognition of the responsibilities that barangay health workers perform in
rendering basic health services to the residents of the smallest political units in the
country, the barangays, Republic Act No, 7883, otherwise known as the Barangay Health
Workers’ Benefits and Incentives Act of 1995 explicitly provides certain privileges and
benefits to barangay health workers

However, the amount of incentives and benefits in the form of hazard allowance
and subsistence allowance is not fixed by law but to be determined by the local health
board and the local peace and order council of the local government unit concerned. In
other words, their monetary benefits are left at the mercy of these bodies depending on
the availability of local funds, This is nowwithstanding the fact that they also act
frontliners like barangay officials in the delivery of essential services to. barangay
constituents

This bill therefore seeks to grant a monthly honorarium in the amount of not less
than Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) to accredited barangay health workers in addition to
the monetary and non-monetary benefits and incentives they are receiving under the
existing law. This additional monetary benefit will certainly be of great help to further
strengthen and systematize their services to thei beloved community

In view of the foregoing reasons, te approval ofthis bill is gamestly sought

Second District, Misamis Occidental


Republic of the Philippines
SE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City, Metro Manila

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ONTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 5196

Introduced by: REP

ENTATIVE H

RY S., OAMINAL,

AN ACT
GRANTING A MONTHLY HONORARIUM TO ACCREDITED BARANGAY
HEALTH WORKERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 6 OF
THE BARANGAY

REPUBLIC ACT No. 7883 OTHERWISE KNOWN A‘
HEALTH WORKERS’ BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES ACT OF 1995

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 7883 otherwise known as the
Barangay Health Workers’ Benefits and Incentives Act of 1995 is hereby amended to
read as follows:

“See. 6. Incentives and Benefits — In recognition of their services,
all accredited barangay health workers who are actively and regularly
performing their duties shall be entitled to A MONTHLY
HONORARIUM OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED PESOS
(P500.00), IN ADDITION TO the following incentives and benefits

a) Hazard Allowance — Volunteer barangay health workers in
rural areas, exposed to situation, conditions or factors in the work
environment or place where foreseeable but unavoidable danger or risks
exist which adversely endanger his health or life and/or increase the risk of
producing adverse effect on his person in the exercise of his duties, to be
validated by the proper authorities, shall be entitled to hazard allowance in
an amount to be determined by the local health board and the local peace
and order council of the local government unit concemed.



'b) Subsistence Allowance ~ Barangay health workers who render
service within the premise of isolated barangay health stations in order to
make their services available at any and all times, shall be entitled to
subsistence allowance equivalent o the meals they take in the course of
their duty, which shall be computed in accordance with the prevailing
circumstance as determined by the local govermment unit concerned. ”

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SEC, 2. The amount necessary to implement this Act shall be charged against the
Intemal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares of local government units to which the
barangay belongs in the following manner

Thirty percent (30%) ~ from the barangay

Fifty percent (50%) _- from the municipality of city

Twenty percent (20%) ~ from the province

SEC. 3. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly

SEC. 4, This Act shall take effect fifleen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,