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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  ass.isting  the
Philippine  National  Police  in  crime  prevention  in  their  barangays  by forwarding  ahy 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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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES    )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION                )
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Introduced by Representative Rufus 8. Rodriguez
HouseBillNo.      53S8
AN ACT
GRANTING     ONE    THOUSAND     FIVE     HUNDRED     PESOS     (P1,500.00)    MONTHLY
ALLOWANCE    TO    ALL     BARANGAY    TANODS    AND    APPROPRIATING     FUNDS
THEREFOR
B_e  it  enacted   by_th.e  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  forvarded  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,