Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
43

HOUSE BILL NO.

Tniroduced by REP. FRANCISCO “KIKO” B. BENITEZ, Ph.D.
EXPLANATORY NOTE

“This bill seeks to provide retirement pay for barangay officials and for those who are working
Tar the Barangay on a voluntary basis such as Barangay Tanods, Barangay Health Workers
and Day Care workers.

Barangay workers are in the frontline of government services inthe grassroots. They deliver
the much needed basic social services to the people and maintain peace and order. Howevtr,
given the limited resources of our government, these Barangay front liners also receive the
feast compensation. This realty has not discouraged some of our fellow Filipinos to serve
their respective Barangays and some have even stayed in barangay work for many years.

‘This bill seeks to create a Barangay Retirement Fund (BRF) which shall be used to fund the
aisement of Barangay Barangay officals, including Barangay Tanods, members of the
upon ng Tagapamayapa, Barangay Health Workers and Barangay Day care Workers, The
passage of this measure will be in recognition of those who have provided genuine service
‘and hard work to their Barangays for many years.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.

Cy ae
RE) N@ISCO “KIKOY B. BENIT) ‘Z, Ph.D.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 43

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Introduced by REP. FRANCISCO “KIKO” B. BENITEZ, Ph.D.

AN ACT PROVIDING ALL BARANGAY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING BARANGAY
TANODS, MEMBERS OF THE LUPON NG TAGAPAMAYAPA, BARANGAY HEALTH
WORKERS AND BARANGAY DAY CARE WORKERS, A LUMP SUM RETIREMENT
PAY EQUIVALENT TO ONE (1) YEAR HONORARIUM, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE SECTION 393 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE "LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991"

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

SECTION 1. Section 393 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as
the "Local Government Code of 1991", is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 393. Benefits of Barangay Officials. - (a) Barangay officials, including
barangay tanods and members of the Lupong Tagapamayapa, shall receive honoraria,
allowances, and such other emoluments as may be authorized by law or barangay,
municipal or city ordinance in accordance with the provisions of this Code, but in no
‘case shall it be less than One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) per month for the punong
barangay and Six Hundred pesos (P600.00) per month for the sangguniang barangay
members, barangay treasurer, and barangay secretary: Provided, however, That the
“annual appropriations for personal services shall be subject to the budgetary limitations
prescribed under Title Five, Book II of this Code.

"(b) x xx
M1) xxx "2)xxx.

*(3) BE ENTITLED TO A LUMP SUM RETIREMENT PAY EQUIVALENT
TO ONE (1) YEAR HONORARIUM, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL EXCEED ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00) TO BE TAKEN FORM THE
BARANGAY RETIREMENT FUND; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A RETIREE
IS AT LEAST SIXTY (60) YEARS OF AGE WITH A MINIMUM OF NINE (9)
YEARS IN SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THE RETIREMENT.

“AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE TERM ‘RETIREE’ SHALL INCLUDE
ALL BARANGAY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING BARANGAY TANODS, MEMBERS
OF THE LUPON NG TAGAPAMAYAPA, BARANGAY HEALTH WORKERS
AND BARANGAY DAY CARE WORKERS.


“[G)] 4) xxx

“{A4)] (5) xxx

“[(5)] (6) xxx

“(c) xxx

“(d) xxx

SEC. 2. Barangay Retirement Fund Created. - There is hereby created a
Barangay Retirement Fund (BRF) which shall be used to fund the retirement of Barangay
officials mentioned in this Act. The amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of the share of the
national government under Section 284 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
shall be used for this purpose.

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall administer and ensure
the appropriate disbursement of the Fund,

SEC. 3. Rules and Regulations - The Department of Budget and Management, in
coordination with the DILG, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this
Act

SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and
regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,