Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
CREATING THE POSITION OF BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER IN EVERY 
BARANGAY PROVIDING INCENTIVES THERETO, APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1569 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that 95 children die in the Philippines 
every day due to undernutrition. According to the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), 
around 31.2% of Filipino children aged 5-10 are underweight, and 31.1 % are under height or 
stunted. Amongst children who are aged 0-2, around 26.2% are undernourished, and about 
33.5% of children below the age of five suffer from stunting. 
This bill is proposed to ensure that every barangay can adequately address the problem of 
malnutrition within their communities. This measure provides for the creation of one mandatory 
position of Barangay Nutrition Worker in every barangay to address the malnutrition problem that 
afflicts the vulnerable groups in our communities, particularly preschool, school children, pregnant 
women, and lactating mothers. This bill aims to reduce the prevalence rate of malnutrition among 
moderate and severe preschoolers and school children. Further, it seeks to professionalize the 
position of barangay nutrition worker (BNW) by requiring the qualification to be at least a K-12 
graduate. 
On behalf of the people of Parañaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the 
Filipino people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought. 
REP. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
2nd District, Parañaque City 
September  14, 2022
8:18 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
CREATING THE POSITION OF BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER IN EVERY 
BARANGAY PROVIDING INCENTIVES THERETO, APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1569 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:  
Section 1. Presidential Decree No. 1569 (P.D. No. 1569) entitled "Strengthening the Barangay 
Nutrition Program by providing for a Nutrition Scholar in Every Barangay" is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
"Section 1. BARANGAY NUTRITION PROGRAM. To strengthen the Barangay 
Nutrition Program, there shall be CREATED under the administration and 
SUPERVISION 
of 
the 
NATIONAL 
NUTRITION 
COUNCIL 
IN 
COORDINATION WITH THE CITY or MUNICIPALITY and the BARANGAY, 
ONE (1) MANDATORY POSITION OF BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER 
IN EVERY BARANGAY WITH A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF NOT LESS 
THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P 5,000.00).  
"Sec. 2. BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER. The Barangay Nutrition Worker 
shall be APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE 
MAJORITY OF ALL SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OR THE SANGGUNIANG 
Panlunsod MEMBERS, THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY CONCERNED AND 
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NATIONAL NUTRITION 
COUNCIL. The barangay nutrition worker shall be responsible for delivering 
nutrition services and other related activities such as community health, backyard 
food production, environmental sanitation, culture, supplemental feeding, and 
family planning to the barangay.  
"Sec. 3. SERVICES. The barangay nutrition worker, while [continuously learning] 
UNDERGOING ACTUAL TRAINING under this program, shall serve the 
barangay voluntarily for at least a [period of one year] SIX MONTHS. 
THEREAFTER, THE NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL SHALL ASSESS HIS/ 
HER PERFORMANCE AND MAKE THE NECESSARY RECOMMENDATION 
FOR HIS/HER APPOINTMENT.  
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"Sec. 4. QUALIFICATION. The qualifications of a Barangay Nutrition Worker 
shall be as follows: 
 
a) Bonafide resident of the barangay for at least one (1) year, with the ability 
to speak the dialect; 
b) Possession of leadership potential and the initiative and willingness to serve 
the barangay [for at least one year];  
c) Willingness to learn and to teach what he/she learned to the barangay 
people;  
d) At least a [primary] HIGH SCHOOL graduate UNDER THE K-12 
PROGRAM; 
e) Physical and mental fitness and; 
f) At least eighteen (18) years old but not more than sixty (60) years old. 
 
"Sec. 5. RECRUITMENT. The barangay nutrition worker shall be recruited from 
within the barangay and shall be tested on mental ability and proper work attitude.  
 
"Sec. 6. TRAINING. Before actual barangay service, the barangay nutrition 
worker shall undergo a ten-day training on selected topics such as nutrition, 
health, food production, and environmental sanitation, based on defined task 
expectations to be conducted by a provincial training team in coordination with 
the municipal and barangay nutrition committee. This training shall be 
supplemented by a twenty-day practicum to be conducted in the barangay where 
the worker is assigned, and such activity shall be in coordination with the local 
training team. 
 
"Sec. 7. BENEFITS. The Barangay Nutrition Worker shall be entitled to a training 
stipend, meal, and travel allowance of at least P250.00 a day. DURING THE 
PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT AS BARANGAY HEALTH WORKER, THE 
WORKER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALLOWANCE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE 
THOUSAND PESOS (Php 5,000.00) A MONTH. 
The Barangay Nutrition Worker shall be granted civil service eligibility equivalent 
to second grade after at least five (5) years of continuous and satisfactory service 
in the barangay. 
"Sec. 8. INCENTIVES. TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE PROGRAM, THE 
NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL, IN COORDINATION WITH THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL FORMULATE A SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM 
WHERE 
INCUMBENT 
AND 
DESERVING 
BARANGAY 
NUTRITION 
WORKERS 
SHALL 
BE 
ALLOWED 
TO 
AVAIL 
OF A 
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT IN ANY STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AND 
PURSUE A COURSE RELEVANT TO THE PRESENT POSITION. 
 
"Sec. 9. NUTRITION COMMITTEES. The implementation of this project shall 
be the total responsibility of a Provincial/City/Municipal Nutrition Committee 
headed by the Governor/City/Municipal Mayor as Chairman.  
 


"Sec. 10. LOCAL TRAINING TEAM. The local training team shall be composed 
of 
two 
members 
chosen 
from 
among 
the 
2 
members 
of 
the 
Provincial/City/Municipal Nutrition Committee. This team shall follow up on the 
activities of the trained barangay nutrition worker.  
 
"Sec. 11. ROLE OF THE MAYOR. The City/Municipal Mayor shall initiate 
activities to implement this project within the City or Municipality, organize the 
local training teams, and may recommend the appropriation by his 
city/municipality of a local counterpart in the form of additional allowance for the 
barangay nutrition worker. 
 
"Sec. 12. BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKERS STAFF SECRETARIAT. There 
shall be a staffed secretariat in every province/city/municipality which shall monitor 
the progress of the program, identify its problems, and recommend possible 
solutions thereto.  
 
"Sec. 13. NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL. The National Nutrition Council 
shall formulate rules and regulations, plans, and programs within the limits 
outlined in this Act, and allocate the funds for this project to the various provinces 
and/or agencies, for disbursement by the financial plan of the Barangay Nutrition 
Workers Project.  
 
"Sec. 14. DONATIONS. For this Program, the National Nutrition Council and the 
local governments, are authorized to receive grants; donations, gifts, or bequests 
from various government agencies and government corporations which shall be 
tax exempt.  
 
"Sec. 15. APPROPRIATIONS. The amount of Fifty Million Pesos out of any 
available funds from the National Treasury or the Special Activities Funds is hereby 
appropriated and authorized to be released for the organization and initial 
operation of the Council and the local governments for this program. Local 
governments are likewise authorized to appropriate such amount necessary for 
the successful implementation of this program. PROVIDED, THAT THE CITY OR 
MUNICIPALITY SHALL APPROPRIATE AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL BUDGET 
FOR PERSONAL SERVICES THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF ONE 
THOUSAND PESOS (P 1,000.00) PER MONTH PER BARANGAY 
NUTRITION WORKER, PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT THIRD TO FIFTH 
CLASS MUNICIPALITIES SHALL APPROPRIATE FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P 
500.00) PER MONTH PER BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER. THE 
DIFFERENCE IN THE FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P 5,000.00) MONTHLY 
ALLOWANCE PER BARANGAY NUTRITION WORKER SHALL BE INCLUDED 
IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (GAA) FOR THE YEAR 
FOLLOWING ITS ENACTMENT." 
 
Sec. 2. Separability Clause. – If any of the provisions or part of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions or parts hereof not affected thereby shall continue 
to be in full force and effect.  
 


Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, or any part thereof which are 
inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.  
 
Sec. 4. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette or at least 
two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,