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First Regular Session
House Bill No. _ 3488

Introduced by
Representative JOSE MARIA R. ZUBIRI JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Barangay officials are in the realm of public administration as they tend to the
needs of their constituents with accessibility and immediacy that officials in larger
government units cannot immediately address. However, these public officials do not
receive adequate compensation for the public service that they provide. Receiving
meager stipend, these barangay officials are left with little to no ability for any potential
of savings. This is especially concerning given how many of our barangay officials
maintain their position as their lone profession to better focus on their role as public
servants.

As a result of the lack of financial stability provided by their position, many
barangay officials often struggle to get by after taking their leave from public service.
They have no social security and are forced to seek alternative avenues of income for
their day-to-day expenses instead of enjoying the benefits of their years in public
service.

To address this concern, this bill seeks to grant retirement benefits to barangay
Officials who have rendered nine (9) years of consecutive service or three terms of
public service. Once these officials are socially secure and stable, they will be free to
devote themselves more fully to the demands of their position, and the State will be
able to encourage a more effective and vibrant brand of leadership in barangays
throughout the nation.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is urgently sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. _ 3488

Introduced by
Representative JOSE MARIA R. ZUBIRI JR.

AN ACT
GRANTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO ALL ELECTIVE OR APPOINTIVE
BARANGAY OFFICIALS WHO HAVE RENDERED A CONSECUTIVE PERIOD OF
NINE (9) YEARS OR THREE TERMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE BARANGAY,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of the Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Barangay Officials
Retirement Benefits Act of 2022.”

SEC. 2. Retirement Benefits. — All barangay officials who have rendered a
consecutive period of nine (9) years or three terms of honorable service as barangay
official shall receive retirement benefits as provided in this Act.

SEC. 3. Amount of Benefit. - A barangay official entitled to retirement
benefits under this Act shall receive a monthly pension for life amounting to not less
than sixty-five percent (65%) of the monthly average honoraria, allowances and other
emoluments authorized by law or by city, municipal or barangay ordinance.

SEC. 4. Administration of Retirement System. — Within sixty (60) days from
the approval of this Act, the Government Services Insurance System (GSIS) shall
establish and administer an appropriate system under which barangay officials shall
enjoy retirement benefits. The GSIS shall undertake actuarial study to determine the
funding requirement for the operation and maintenance of the retirement system. The
amount so determined shall be initially charged to the appropriations of the Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) under the current General Appropriations
Act. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued operation and


maintenance of the retirement system, shall be included in the annual budget of the
municipality or city to which the barangay belongs.

The initial appropriations provided by the DILG and the subsequent annual

budgets provided by the municipal and city government for the operation and
maintenance of the retirement system shall be released to the GSIS.

SEC. 5. Rules and Regulations. - The GSIS, in coordination with the DILG,
shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 6. Existing Benefits. — Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to
diminish, in any way, any existing benefits provided by laws, rules and regulations, local
ordinances or any other issuances to barangay officials.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. — A\l laws, decrees, executive orders and other
issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act.

SEC. 9. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,