Republic of the Philippines
House Or REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Nfanila

Sixteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.63038

Introduced by Honorable Rosenda Ann Ocampo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to grant retirement gratuity benefits to elective barangay
officials who have rendered at least three consecutive terms of service for the
same position they were elected, amending for the purpose Republic Act No.
7160, also known as the “Local Government Code of 1991,” as amended.

Section 393 (b) of the Local Government Code, as amended, provides for
the benefits of barangay officials. The basic pay and benefits of elected barangay
officials include a basic honorarium of One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) per month
for the punong barangay and Six hundred pesos (P600.00) per month for the
sangguniang barangay members. Additional benefits include Christmas bonus,
insurance coverage, medical care, free tuition, civil service eligibility, preference
in appointment and leave credits. However, it is quite unfortunate that the law
does not provide retirement benefit to our barangay officials after rendering years
of public service.

This bill therefore seeks to grant retirement gratuity pay for elective
barangay officials. The proposed measure requires that the retiring barangay
official is at least 60 years of age and has served for three consecutive terms.
Being in the frontline of public service, it is of paramount consideration that these
barangay officials be accorded retirement gratuity benefit.

In view of the foregoing, and in order to ensure that our elective barangay
officials are compensated and rewarded for their loyal and dedicated piblic
service, approval of this measure is strongly and highly recommended.



Sixteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6303

Introduced by Honorable Rosenda Ann Ocampo

AN ACT
GRANTING RETIREMENT GRATUITY BENEFITS TO ELECTIVE
BARANGAY OFFICIALS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7160 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

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

SECTION I Section 393 (b) of Republic Act No, 7160, as amended,
otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 393. Benefits of Barangay Officials. —(a) Barangay
officials, including barangay tanods and members of the lupong
tagapamayapa, shall receive honoraria, allowances, and such other
emoluments as may be authorized by law or barangay, municipal or
city ordinance in accordance with the provisions of this Code, but in

no case shall it be less than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) per


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month for the punong barangay and Six hundred pesos (P600.00) per
month for the sangguniang barangay members, barangay treasurer,
and barangay secretary: Provided, however, That the annual
appropriations for personal services shall be subject to the budgetary
limitations prescribed under Title Five, Book II of this Code;

(b) xxx

(©) Elective barangay officials shall have preference in
appointments to any government position or in any government-
owned or-controlled corporations, including their subsidiaries, after
their tenure of office, subject to the requisite qualifications and the
provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph.

ELECTIVE BARANGAY OFFICIALS SHALL ALSO BE
ENTITLED TO RETIREMENT GRATUITY BENEFITS OF
FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) FOR A PUNONG
BARANGAY AND TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,000.00)
FOR A BARANGAY KAGAWAD: PROVIDED, THAT THE
RETIRING BARANGAY OFFICIAL HAS RENDERED THREE
(3) CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF SERVICE IN THE SAME
POSITION THAT THE RETIRING BARANGAY OFFICIAL
WAS ELECTED.

(d) xxx”


SEC.2. The amount necessary to implement this Act shall be charged
against the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the local government unit to
which the barangay belongs.

SEC.3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,