EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS: )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

1830

House Bill No.,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 393 of the Local Government Code mandates that barangay officials,
including barangay tanod, shall receive honoraria, allowances, and such other emoluments,
as may be authorized by law or ordinance.

As such, this bill proposes the granting of One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos
(P1,500.00) monthly allowance for all barangay tanods.

This is a recognition of the vital contribution of barangay tanods in assisting the
Philippine National Police in crime prevention in their barangays by forwarding any and all
information on suspicious persons and activities in their respective barangays.

With this monthly allowance, the tanods will be more vigilant and enthusiastic in their
duties to aid in crime prevention. They can be used a sources of intelligence for the
Philippine National Police.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested,

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

1830

House Bill No.

AN ACT
GRANTING ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P1,500.00) MONTHLY
ALLOWANCE TO ALL BARANGAY TANODS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to grant all barangay
tanods a monthly allowance of One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P1,500.00).

SECTION 2. Every barangay unit shall be entitled to enlist the services of a
maximum of ten (10) barangay tanods whose names and dates of service shall be properly
recorded and forwarded to the city/municipal authorities by the barangay secretary or the
barangay chairman, for monitoring purposes.

SECTION 3. The amount of allowance provided herein is separate from any other
form of remuneration that the barangay tanods might receive from their respective
cities/municipalities.

SECTION 4. The funds covering the amount of allowance shall be released to the
barangays which shall create a Trust Fund for this purpose. The barangay shall effect the
payment to the barangay tanods in a manner similar to the payment of wages of other
barangay officials.

SECTION 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be
funded out of the appropriation of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
under the current Appropriations Act. Thereafter, this item shall be included in the General
Appropriations Act.

SECTION 6. The Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG), in consultation with the Liga ng mga Barangay, shall, within thirty (30) days from
effectivity of this Act, issue such rules and regulations necessary for the proper
implementation of the provisions of this law.

SECTION 7. Any law, presidential decree, issuance, executive order, letter of
instruction, administrative order, rule and regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

SECTION 8. If any provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the other
provisions not affected hereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect ten (10) days following its complete publication
in any national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,