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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. __________ 
Introduced by REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Barangay officials, personnel and volunteer workers stand in the forefront of 
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the delivery of basic services for the smallest government unit of the nation. 
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They are placed in the grass-roots of the community to offer the most 
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accessible public service. They serve as the backbone of the nation, especially 
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in the conveyance of public interventions to the most remote areas of the 
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country. However, their own circumstance requires attention as regards to 
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their benefits and compensation that they receive from services rendered. 
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This Bill seeks to remedy such predicament. The Bill imposes a more 
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comprehensive set of grants for the benefits, subsidy and compensation of the 
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barangay officials, personnel and volunteers. It imposes a minimum and 
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maximum salary rate to which they are entitled to. It also requires that these 
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public servants be subject to the coverage of GSIS social insurance program, 
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PhilHealth Insurance Program, and  PagIBIG Fund. Hazard Allowance, as well 
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as Death and Burial Benefits, are also granted to the barangay public 
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servants. This measure also requires that a preferential treatment in 
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government appointments for barangay officers and their conferment of civil 
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service eligibility. 
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For our barangay officers who work tirelessly for our communities, the 
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passage of this Bill is earnestly sought. 
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REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL 
July 11, 2022
2:45 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. __________ 
Introduced by REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAY OFFICIALS, 
PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEER WORKERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. This Act shall be known as the “Magna Carta for Barangay 
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Officials, Personnel and Volunteer Workers.” 
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Section 2. Barangay officials, personnel and volunteer workers shall be 
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entitled to salaries, benefits or allowances as compensation for services they 
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rendered. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall develop a 
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standardized Position Classification and Compensation Scheme for Barangay 
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Officials, Personnel, and Volunteer Workers, taking into consideration the 
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educational qualification and nature of work performed and the financial 
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capability of barangay and subject to the minimum qualification standards 
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and guidelines to be prescribed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Such 
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position classification and compensation and compensation scheme shall 
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conform with the following guidelines: 
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a) The Position Classification and Compensation Scheme for
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Barangay Official and Personnel shall be comprised of three
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salary grades, namely:
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i.
Barangay Salary Grade I for barangay appointive
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officials and other barangay personnel;
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ii.
Barangay Salary Grade II for barangay elective
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officials 
in 
the 
Sangguniang 
Barangay 
and
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Sangguninang Kabataan with the exception of the
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Punong Barangay; and
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iii.
Barangay Salary Grade III for the Punong Barangay.
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b) The minimum salary for barangay officials and personnel shall 
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be as follows: 
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i. Barangay Salary Grade I 
 
Php 7,500 
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ii. Barangay Salary Grade II 
 
Php 10,000 
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iii. Barangay Salary Grade III 
 
Php 12,500 
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The minimum salary indicated herein may be increased to a maximum rate 
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equivalent to the first step of the following salary grade level and its 
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corresponding salary being implemented by the city and municipality where 
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the barangay belongs: 
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i. 
Barangay Salary Grade I 
Salary Grade 6 
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ii. 
Barangay Salary Grade II 
Salary Grade 10 
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iii. 
Barangay Salary Grade III 
Salary Grade 15 
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Provided, That no barangay official or personnel shall suffer any reduction, 
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diminution or withdrawal of salaries and benefits already enjoyed by the 
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barangay official or personnel concerned. 
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c) Barangay volunteer workers shall be entitled to honoraria and 
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other benefits, incentives or allowances to be determined in 
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accordance with this Act. 
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Section 3. The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) shall establish 
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a social insurance program to provided life insurance and social protection to 
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barangay officials and personnel. 
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Section 4. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) shall 
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enroll barangay officials and personnel into the National Health Insurance 
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Program in accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations. 
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Section 5. Barangay officials and personnel shall be covered under the 
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mutual provident savings system of the Home Development Mutual Fund 
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(PagIBIG Fund). 
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Barangay governments shall include in its annual appropriations the 
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amounts necessary for its share of contributions. The amount of 
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contributions due from barangay officials and personnel and barangay 
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governments, mode of collection and remittance of contributions, including 
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penalties for violations thereof, shall be in accordance with Republic Act No. 
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9679, otherwise known as the “Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009.” 
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Section 6. Barangay officials, personnel and volunteer workers who render 
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service in areas declared under state of calamity or emergency shall be 
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entitled to hazard allowance equivalent to ten percent (10%) of their monthly 
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salary or honoraria, whichever is applicable, until such declaration has been 
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lifted by a competent authority. 
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Section 7. In the event of death of barangay officials, personnel and volunteer 
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workers during their incumbency, their respective legal beneficiaries shall be 
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entitled to the following death and burial benefits: 
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a) Barangay Salary Grade I – Five thousand pesos (Php 5,000.00) 
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b) Barangay Salary Grade II – Fifteen thousand pesos (Php 
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15,000.00) 
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c) Barangay Salary Grade III - 
Twenty-five thousand pesos (Php 
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25,000.00) 
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In addition to the death benefits herein provided, a burial benefit of Two 
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thousand pesos (Php 2,000.00) shal be paid to the beneficiaries of barangay 
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officials, personnel and volunteer workers within twenty-four (24) hours after 
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written notice and satisfactory proof of death. 
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In case of death of a barangay official, personnel or volunteer worker occurred 
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by reason, or on the occasion of the performance of their official duties and 
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functions, the legal beneficiaries of the barangay officials, personnel, or 
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volunteer worker concerned shall be entitled to twice the death and burial 
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indemnity provided herein. 
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Section 8. Qualified barangay officials, personnel and volunteer workers 
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shall be conferred with the appropriate civil service eligibility in accordance 
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with existing laws, rules and regulations. 
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Section 9.  Barangay officials and personnel shall be entitled to an equitable 
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legal indemnification package in the form of legal assistance and other forms 
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of legal protection and indemnification for all legal costs and expenses 
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reasonably incurred in any administrative, civil, or criminal action, suit or 
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proceeding to which they have been made a party by reason of the 
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performance of their official functions or duties, unless they are finally 
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adjudged in such action or proceeding to be guilty of an offense. 
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Section 10. Qualified barangay personnel and volunteer workers shall be 
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accorded with preferential treatment in employment with national 
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government agencies, local government units, or government-owned or –
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controlled corporations, subject to the minimum standards and guidelines 
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prescribed by the CSC, and in accordance with existing laws, rules and 
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regulations. 
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Section 11. The budget ceiling for annual personnel services appropriations 
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of fifty-five percent (55%) of the total annual income actually realized from 
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local sources during the next preceding fiscal year, as provided in Section 
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331(b) of the Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the 
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“Local Government Code of 1991,” shall apply. 
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Section 12. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall 
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develop, maintain and update a registry system for barangay officials, 
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personnel and volunteer workers to effectively implement the provisions of 
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this Act. The registry system shall be the basis for the release of 
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appropriations for the payment of salaries and honoraria to barangay officials, 
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personnel and volunteer workers. 
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Section 13. The DILG shall, in coordination with the DBM, Department of 
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Finance, Civil Service Commission, Liga ng mga Barangay, and other 
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government agencies concerned, promulgate the necessary implementing 
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rules and regulations within thirty (30) days upon the effectivity of this Act. 
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Section 14. In any provision, section or part of this Act shall be declared 
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unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, invalidate or 
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impair any other provisions, sections or parts hereof. 
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Section 15. All laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, issuances, and rules 
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and regulations or parts thereof which are contrary to an inconsistent with 
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this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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Section 16. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication 
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in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation or in the Official Gazette. 
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Approved,