FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. 2359 
Introduced by Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI 
Explanatory Note 
The job of barangay officials and barangay health workers require them to be on 
call twenty-four hours a day to respond to the needs of their constituents. They usually 
find it difficult to find regular jobs due to the nature of their responsibilities and 
involvement in their respective barangays and communities, or if they get regular jobs, 
oftentimes these are not enough for them to make a decent living. 
Considering the rising costs of living today, the monthly honorarium awarded to 
our barangay officials and barangay health workers obviously falls below their 
subsistence requirements. This legislation aims to provide additional honorarium to 
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barangay officials, barangay tanods and barangay health workers. Considering also 
that since July 2009, government officials and employees' salaries have been increased 
through the Salary Standardization Law Phase III. The additional honorarium to our 
barangay officials and barangay health workers should not be far behind. 
This bill proposes to provide an additional monthly honorarium of four thousand 
pesos (P4,000.00) to barangay chairman; three thousand pesos (P3,OOO.OO) to 
barangay council members, barangay secretary, barangay treasurer, head of the 
barangay tanods and other barangay officials; and two thousand pesos (P2,OOO.OO) to 
barangay tanods and barangay health workers. 
The additional honorarium specified in this bill would not be enough in giving our 
barangay officials and barangay health workers decent living, but in doing so, it is 
hoped that this will help alleviate the financial difficulties they are now faced with. 
Protecting the welfare of our public servants, especially those in the frontline 
services, should be a primary concern of this government. Their dedication and 
committed service to our constituencies require no less than the recognition of the vital 
role they play in maintaining public o~der, social stability and economic development at 
the grassroots level. 
Hence, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
IGUEL F. ZUBIRI 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. NO. 2 3 5 ~) 
Introduced by Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI 
AN ACT 
GRANTING ADDITIONAL MONTHLY HONORARIUM TO BARAN GAY OFFICIALS, 
BARAN GAY TANODS AND BARAN GAY HEALTH WORKERS, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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Section 1. There is hereby granted an additional monthly honorarium of four thousand 
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pesos (P4,OOO.OO) to barangay c~airman; three thousand pesos (P3,OOO.OO) to 
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barangay council members, barangay secretary, barangay treasurer, head of the 
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barangay tanods and other barangay officials; and two thousand pesos (P2,OOO.OO) to 
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barangay tanods and barangay health workers. 
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Section 2. The amount necessary to carry out the provision of Section 1 hereof shall be 
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included in the next General Appropriations Act following the enactment of this law. 
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Thereafter the sums as may be necessary for the purpose shall be included in the 
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General Appropriations Act. 
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Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen days from the date of its publication in at 
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least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved,