rhUose OF PRESENT ATIVES

RECEIVED
Republic of the Philippines pate._30 JUN 2016
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ee ie
Quezon City, Metro Manila Tie: (0,46 peq
BY:

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session
653 REGISTRATION UNIT

House Bill No. _ BILLS AND INDE X SERVICE

Introduced by Hon. Henry S. Oaminal

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 7 160 as amended, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 devolves gargantuan powers arid functions to local
government units, including barangays, It is supposed to be expected that having
awesome responsibilities come benefits and privileges to barangay officials who
are explicitly mandated to perform basic services to the people. It is quite
unfortunate however that this landmark legislation does not provide retirement

benefit to our barangay officials after rendering years of service.

It is therefore the paramount objective of this bill to grant retirement benefit
to barangay elective officials according to the number of years of service to their
respective barangays.

Congress has been so generous and considerate enough to our senior citizens
for the reasons that they have rendered services in whatever capacity during their
prime. It will therefore be reasonable enough if we will grant retirement benefit to
our barangay officials at a time they will no longer receive honorarium from the

government.

In view of the foregoing reasons, the approval of this bill is earnestly

sought

Representative
ict, Misamis Occident


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

653

House Bill No.

Introduced by Hon. Henry S. Oaminal

GRANTING
OFFICIALS,

AN ACT
RETIREMENT BENEFIT TO ELECTED BARANGAY
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 393 (b) OF

REPUBLIC ACT No. 7160 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTCODE OF 1991

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION I. Section 393 (b) of Republic Act No. 7 160 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) x x x

“(b) The punong barangay, the sangguniang barangay members,

the barangay treasurer, and the barangay secretary shall also:

(1) Xxx XXX xXx

XXX XXX XXX

(4) Be exempted during their incumbency from paying

tuition and matriculation fees for their legitimate dependent

children attending state colleges or universities. He may

likewise avail of state educational benefits in a state college or

university located within the province or city to which the

barangay belongs; [and]


(5) Be entitled to appropriate civil service eligibility on
the basis of the number of years of service to the barangay,
pursuant to the rules and regulations issued by the Civil Service
Commission[.]; AND

(6) BE ENTITLED TO, FOR INACTIVE BARANGAY
OFFICIALS ONLY, LUMPSUM RETIREMENT BENEFIT ON
THE BASIS OF THE NUMBER OF YEARS TO THE
BARANGAY, AS FOLLOWS:

FIRST TERM — EQUIVALENT TO ONE (1) MONTH
HONORARIUM FOR EVERY YEAR OF SERVICE;

SECOND CONSECUTIVE TERM - EQUIVALENT TO
ONE AND A HALF (1 AND %) MONTH FOR EVERY
YEAR OF SERVICE; AND

THIRD CONSECUTIVE TERM — EQUIVALENT TO
TWO (2) MONTHS FOR EVERY YEAR OF SERVICE.

SEC. 2, The amount necessary to implement this Act shall be charged
against the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares of local governmentunits to

which the barangay belongs in the following manner:

Thirty percent (30%) from the barangay
Fifty percent (50%) from the municipality or 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 fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,