FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTATL
House Bill No. SEue

Introduced by: MA. THERESA B, BONOAN-DAVID
4th District, City of Manila

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Local Government Code tasks the Punong Barangay and the
Sangguniang Barangay with the primary function of ensuring the general
welfare of the barangay and its inhabitants.

Working almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the Punong Barangay
and the members of the Sangguniang Barangay receive only honoraria and other
benefits. The law, however, does not provide for their pension when they retire.

The attached bill seeks to address this need by providing for pension
benefits for the Punong Barangay and the members of Sangguniang Barangay
when they retire. For them to qualify for the retirement pension provided in the
bill, they must have served at least 3 consecutive terms as such barangay official.

Immediate approval of this legislation is earnestly recommended.

This is a House of Representative counterpart bill to one filed in the Senate

by Senator Manny B. Villar.
MA. runs BONOAN-DAVID

4th District, City of Manila


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
Second Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
House BilNo, _8& ¥

~~ Introduced by: MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID
4% District, City of Manila

AN ACT PROVIDING RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE
PUNONG BARANGAY AND THE MEMBERS OF THE
SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY WHO HAVE SERVED THREE
CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS SUCH OFFICIALS

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

Section 1. In addition to the existing benefits as provided them by law, every
Punong Barangay and Sangguniang Barangay member who has served as such
for three (3) consecutive terms, shall, at the end of his third term, be entitled for
life to a monthly retirement pension equivalent to an amount not lower than the
monthly honorarium which he received during his incumbency.

Section 2. For the purpose of this Act, the National Government. shall
appropriate annually and include in the General Appropriations Act the total
annual premiums based on the actual members of the barangay officials covered
under Sec.1 hereof, and as certified by the Department of Interior arid Local
Government (DILG) and as recommended by the Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS), based on the actuarial studies the System shall conduct from time
to time to determine the adequacy of the government contribution as provided
herein. The entire appropriation for the payments of the total annual premium
shall be released to the System during the first month of every calendar year.

Section 3. All claims for payment of retirement benefits pursuant to the
provisions of this Act, shall, with the assistance of barangay officials concerned,
be processed and settled within thirty (30) days at the nearest GSIS branch from
submission of all the required documents to the System.

Section 4, Within thirty (60) days after the effectivity of this Act, the DILG, in
consultation with the GSIS, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations


for the proper implementation of this Act: Provided, That no barangay official
covered by this Act shall be deprived of the retirement benefit provided herein
due to failure of the DILG and the GSIS to promulgate the rules mandated in this
Section.

Section 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid.

Section 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general.

APPROVED.