FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1323 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Local Government Code tasks the Pllnong Barangay and the 
Sangguniang Baranagy 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. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1323 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
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PROVIDING RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE PUNONG BARAN GAY 
AND THE MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BARAN GAY WHO HAVE 
SERVED THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS SUCH OFFICIALS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress 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 lover 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 and 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 
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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 (30) 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. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved.