SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S, B, No. 
2570 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SONNY M. ANGARA 
AN ACT 
'is JAN 14 
,~9 :21 
INSTITUTIONALIZING A TEN PERCENT BUDGETARY ALLOCATION OF 
BARANGAYS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES 
AND SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS THE 'LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Marikina City 2nd District Representative Romero "Miro" S, Quimbo 
originally introduced this bill during the present 16th Congress as House Bill No. 
3013 filed last September 26, 2013 together with North Cotabato 2nd District 
Representative Nancy A. Catamco as Co-Author. 
The undersigned supports the move of the aforementioned House 
Representatives for institutionalizing the allocation of ten-percent (10%) of the 
total internal revenue allotment or IRA for barangays for projects and programs 
for senior citizens. 
Article XV, Section 4, of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that it is 
the duty of the family to take care of its elderly members while the State may 
design program of social security for them, Further, Article XIII, Section 11, 
provides that "The State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach 
to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and 
other social services available to all the people at affordable cost. There shall be 
priority for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women and 
children." 
The simultaneous rapid growth in the senior citizen population (5.3% in 
1980 to 6,9% in 2011 or 6.4 million senior citizens, and projected to rise at 13.8% 
in 2040) and the increase in their special needs such as health care, housing, 
income security and other social services must now be put into utmost and 
serious consideration. 
In the 2006 research commissioned by the Coalition of Services for the 
Elderly (COSE), about five percent (5%) of the total number of senior citizens are 
frail and weak and are left alone to fend for themselves or are dependent on the 
immediate family members for many of their activities of daily living. According to 
latest data from COSE, there are also around 1.4 million indigent or frail senior 
citizens that need financial assistance, 
According to the NSCB or the National Statistical Coordination Board, 
there were 0,8 million and 1.0 million poor senior citizens in 2003 and 2006, 
respectively, compared to the total poor population of 19.8 million in 2003 and 


22.2 million in 2006. Thus, our poor senior citizens comprised 4.0% and 4.7% of 
the poor population in 2003 and 2006, respectively. 
Meanwhile, the life expectancy of Filipinos is now sixty-eight (68) years old 
for male, and seventy-three (73) years old for female (NSO 2010 Survey of 
Population) which means that Filipinos are living longer while their younger 
relatives who are the potential carers, and most of the country's healthcare 
personnel are seeking employment overseas. 
Many of our senior citizens are also now retired, and many of them have 
their retirement pensions as the only regular source of income. The average 
monthly pension of a GSIS pensioner who is a senior citizen is only PhP 7,768 in 
2008, PhP 8,359 in 2009, and PhP 8,586 in 2010. This is slightly above the 
salary of a minimum wage earner (working 26 days a month). 
In the light of our ageing population and the vulnerability of our senior 
citizens, we must indeed do new and innovative programs and projects that will 
benefit our senior citizens. Most importantly, fulfillment of these responsibilities 
will require allotment of budget in the barangay level. 
In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
SE 
ONNY M. ANGARA 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
) 
) 
) 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 
2570 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SONNY M. ANGARA 
AN ACT 
·15 
JAN 14 A9 :21 
INSTITUTIONALIZING A TEN PERCENT BUDGETARY ALLOCATION OF 
BARANGAYS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES 
AND SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS THE 'LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended 
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with the insertion of a new proviso, as follows: 
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"Section 285. Allocation to Local Government Units. - The share of 
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local government units in the internal revenue allotment shall be collected 
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in the following manner: 
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xxx 
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Provided, finally, That the financial requirements of barangays 
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created by local government units after the effectivity of this Code shall be 
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the responsibility of the local government unit concerned. 
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PROVIDED, THAT TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE TOTAL 
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INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT ALLOCATED TO BARANGA YS 
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SHALL 
BE 
USED 
FOR THE 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
PLANS, 
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PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES FOR SENIOR 
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CITIZENS." 
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SECTION 2. The Department of Interior and Local Government shall 
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promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation 
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of this Act. 
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SECTION 3. Separability Clause - If any provision or part hereof, is held 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
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affected shall remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 4. Repealing Clause - All laws, issuances or any part thereof 
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inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 5. Effectivity -
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of 
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general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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