HOUSE *F REPRESENTATIVES
RECEIVED
Republic of the Philippines

DATE 3.0 JUN 2Nie
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City, Metro Manila TIME__/o:

Seventeenth Congress By:
First Regular Session
654 RECISTRATION UNIT

House Bill No. _ BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

Introduced by Hon. Henry S. Oaminal

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In due recognition of the responsibilities that barangay health workers
perform in rendering basic health services to the residents of the smallest political
units in the country, the barangays, Republic Act to. 7883, otherwise known as the
Barangay Health Workers’ Benefits and Incentives Act of 1995 explicitly provides

certain privileges and benefits to barangay health workers.

However, the amount of incentives and benefits in the form of hazard
allowance and subsistence allowance is not fixed by law but to be determined by
the local health board and the local peace and order council of the local
government unit concerned. In other words, their monetary benefits are left at the
mercy of these bodies depending on the availability of local funds. This is
notwithstanding the fact that they also act as front liners like barangay officials in

the delivery of essential services to barangay constituents.

This bill therefore seeks to grant a monthly honorarium in the amount of not
less than Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) to accredited barangay health workers in

addition to the monetary and non-monetary benefits and incentives they are

receiving under the existing law. This additional monetary benefit will certainly be
of great help to tether strengthen and systematize their services to their beloved

community

in view of the foregoing reasons, the approval 's carngstly

sought

Representative
2™ District, Misamis Occidental


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

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

654

House Bill No.

Introduced by H.

Henry S. Oaminal

AN ACT
GRANTING A MONTHLY HONORARIUM TO ACCREDITED BARANGAY
HEALTH WORKERS, AMENDING FOR TITE PURPOSE SECTION 6 OF
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7883 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BARANGAY
HEALTH W ORKERS’ BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES ACT OF 1995

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

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Republic Act to. 7883 otherwise known as the
Barangay Health Workers’ Benefits and Incentives Act of 1995 is hereby amended
to read as follows:

“Sec. 6. Incentives and Benefits — In recognition of their services, all
accredited barangay health workers who are actively and regularly
performing their duties shall be entitled to A MONTHLY HONORARIUM
OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P500.00), IN ADDITION
TO the following incentives and benefits:

a) Hazard Allowance Volunteer barangay health workers in rural areas,
exposed to situation, conditions or factors in the work environment or
place where foreseeable but unavoidable danger or risks exist which
adversely endanger his health or life and/or increase the risk of
producing adverse effect on his person in the exercise of his duties, to be
validated by the proper authorities, shall be entitled to hazard allowance
in an amount to be determined by the local health board and the local

peace and order council of the local government unit concerned


b) Subsistence Allowance — Barangay health workers who render service
within the premise of isolated barangay health stations in order to make
their services at any and all times, shall be entitled to subsistence
allowance equivalent to the meals they take in the course of their duty,
which shall be computed in accordance with the prevailing circumstance
as determined by the local government unit concerned. “

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