Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
1st Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
Introduced by Representatives ERIC G. YAP and EDVIC G. YAP 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 384 of Republic Act No. 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, 
recognizes the barangay as the basic political unit of Philippine society. It serves as 
the primary planning and implementing arm of government programs, policies, and 
activities at the community level. Barangay officials are at the forefront of public 
service delivery, governance, and crisis response, often serving as the first 
responders in times of calamities, emergencies, and public health crises.  
Currently, however, barangay officials are some of the most undervalued members 
of the civil service structure. They are not considered regular government employees 
and are compensated through honoraria rather than fixed salaries. As per Local 
Budget Circular No. 63, s.1996, issued by the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM), barangay captains are entitled to only PhP 1,000 per month, 
while members of the Sangguniang Barangay, barangay secretaries, and treasurers 
receive PhP 600 per month. Although the Circular allows for adjustment of rates 
under specific conditions, the maximum honoraria remains pegged to the lowest 
step of Salary Grade 14 for Punong Barangays or Barangay Captains and Salary 
Grade 10 for other officials. These rates do not include standard benefits and 
entitlements enjoyed by other government personnel such as GSIS membership, 
leave credits, or regular bonuses—entitlements enjoyed by other government 
personnel. 
A 2021 report of the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department 
(CPBRD) of the House of Representatives, estimates that there are close to 300,000 
barangay officials in the country that are paid through honoraria. Meanwhile, as of 
the 18th Congress, no fewer than 45 bills have been filed address this issue1, either 
through a Magna Carta for Barangays or through the regularization and 
compensation standardization of barangay officials. These legislative efforts reflect 
growing consensus on the need to elevate the economic and professional status of 
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barangay officials and to harmonize their benefits with those of other civil service 
personnel. 
This bill responds to that need by declaring barangay officials, namely, the Punong 
Barangay, Sangguniang Barangay members, Barangay Secretary, and Barangay 
Treasurer, as regular government employees. It grants them fixed salaries, 
allowances, insurance, medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and other 
incentives under existing civil service rules. A standardized scheme shall be 
developed by the DBM in coordination with the Department of Interior and Local 
Government (DILG) for the compensation of barangay officials and other duly 
recognized volunteers, in accordance with the guidelines prescribed under RA 6758 
or the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989.  
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. ERIC G. YAP​
HON. EDVIC G. YAP 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
1st Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
Introduced by Representatives ERIC G. YAP and EDVIC G. YAP 
AN ACT 
DECLARING BARANGAY OFFICIALS AS REGULAR GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEES, STANDARDIZING THEIR COMPENSATION, GRANTING 
THEM SALARIES, BENEFITS, AND ENTITLEMENTS, PROVIDING 
HONORARIA FOR OTHER BARANGAY PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Salary 
Standardization of Barangay Officials Act.” 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to promote the 
welfare of the barangay officials, raise their economic and social status, and provide 
remuneration and benefit reforms for them to ensure autonomy for the effective 
performance of its role as the primary planning and implementing unit of 
government programs. 
SEC 3. Salary Standardization of Barangay Officials. – The Punong Barangay, 
members of the Sangguniang Barangay, the Barangay Secretary, and Barangay 
Treasurer in all barangays are hereby declared regular government employees, and 
as such entitled to fixed salaries, allowances, insurance, medical and dental 
coverage, retirement benefits, and such other incentives and fringe benefits which, 
under Civil Service laws, rules and regulations, a regular government employee is 
entitled. 
SEC 4. Compensation Scheme for Barangay Officials. – The compensation of 
barangay officials shall be standardized and fixed in accordance with the following 
salary grades prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise known as the 
“Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989”, as amended: 
1. The Punong Barangay shall receive compensation equivalent to not less
than Salary Grade 10 (SG-10);
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2.​ Each Sangguniang Barangay Member shall receive compensation 
equivalent to not less than Salary Grade 7 (SG-7); 
3.​ The Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer, who are both co-terminus 
with the appointing authority, shall each receive compensation equivalent 
to not less than Salary Grade 3 (SG-3). 
 
SEC 5. Compensation Scheme for other Barangay Personnel. – Barangay tanods 
and other duly recognized barangay volunteers shall be entitled to honoraria, which 
shall be determined by the Sangguniang Barangay, subject to availability of funds 
and to such guidelines as may be issued by the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM). 
 
SEC 6. Non-diminution of Benefits.– No provision of this Act shall be construed 
to diminish or withdraw any existing benefits granted to barangay officials and 
other barangay personnel prior to its enactment. 
 
SEC 7. Budget Ceiling. – The budget ceiling for annual personal services 
appropriations of fifty-five percent (55%) of the total annual income realized from 
local sources during the next preceding fiscal year, as provided in Section 331 (b) of 
Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "Local Government 
Code of 1991," shall apply. 
 
SEC 8. Review of Salary, Benefits, and Entitlements. – The DDBM in coordination 
with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall conduct a 
regular review, which shall not extend beyond ten (10) years at any one time, of the 
sufficiency and adequacy of the benefits and entitlements of barangay officials and 
barangay personnel as provided in existing laws, including this Act; Provided, that 
existing benefits and entitlements shall not be diminished. 
 
SEC. 9. Appropriations. – The amounts necessary for the implementation of 
this Act shall be charged against the funds of the barangay and to its corresponding 
city or municipality. Local government units that do not have sufficient funds shall 
be assisted by the National Government under the annual General Appropriations 
Act (GAA): Provided, That savings from National Assistance to Local Government 
Units (NALGU) funds may be used for this purpose. 
 
SEC. 10. Separability Clause. – Should any provision or part of this Act be 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions and parts hereof, insofar as 
they are separable from the invalid ones, shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, rules and 
regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby 
repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 12. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of national circulation. 
 
Approved 
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