Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
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Introduced by Hon. Mark O. Go  
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Barangay is the basic political unit in the Philippines. It is the building block with 
which democracy, progress, peace, and justice are built. The barangay is mandated by the 
Local Government Code to serve as the primary planning and implementing unit of 
government policies, plans, programs, projects, and activities in the community, and as a 
forum wherein the collective views of the people may by expressed, crystallized and 
considered, and where disputes may be amicably settled. As of March 2021, there are 
42,045 barangays nationwide, each barangay being headed by barangay officials who are 
tasked with a wide array of responsibilities from ensuring the delivery of basic services, 
i.e. health, social, sanitation management, waste disposal, and environmental services, to
enforcement of barangay ordinances and securing peace and order. The role of barangay
officials and barangay workers is crucial in the delivery of the appropriate services to match
the actual needs of people at the grassroots. Beyond the daily neighborhood affairs,
barangay officials are vested with significant duties and responsibilities that serve as
springboard to nation building.
The Local Government Code provides that compensation of a Punong Barangay shall 
not be less than One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00), while Sangguniang Barangay members, 
the Barangay Treasurer and the Barangay Secretary shall receive no less that Six Hundred 
Pesos (P600.00) These rates of compensation, subject to availability of funds, may however 
be increased to rates equivalent to Salary Grade 14 for the Punong Barangay, and Salary 
Grade 10 for the Sangguniang Barangay Members, Barangay Treasurer and Barangay 
Secretary as per DBM Budget Circular 63 dated October 22,1996. This highly discretionary 
system of compensation created huge disparities in the rates of compensation received by 
barangay officials nationwide. Likewise, SK officials, barangay tanods, and members of 
the lupong tagapamayapa receive compensation only in the form of allowances and 
honoraria. 
Barangay officials are the primary link of the government to the grassroots. They are 
the most accurate barometer of the public’s pulse, and bring forth invaluable contributions 
in aligning our national development goals with our people’s urgent needs and genuine 
concerns. Their compensation, and in effect their independence and efficiency in service 
should not be left vulnerable to a dynamic local political environment. It is towards this 
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end that this bill seeks to standardize the rate of compensation received by barangay 
officials nationwide, in recognition of the prime importance of barangays in national 
development.   
Hence, approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
MARK O. GO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Hon. Mark O. Go  
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AN ACT  
STANDARDIZING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF BARANGAY 
OFFICIALS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 393 OF THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 393 of Republic Act No. 7160 of the Local Government Code of 
1991 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“Section 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 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;] 
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SALARY EQUIVALENT TO THE RATE OF THE 
FOLLOWING SALARY GRADES AS PROVIDED IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11466 OR 
THE “SALARY STANDARDIZATION LAW OF 2019”: 
i.
PUNONG BARANGAY – SALARY GRADE 12
ii.
SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY MEMBER – SALARY GRADE 9
iii.
BARANGAY SECRETARY – SALARY GRADE 9
iv.
BARANGAY TREASURER – SALARY GRADE 9
PROVIDED, THAT THE COMPENSATION OF THE AFORMENTIONED 
BARANGAY OFFICIALS SHALL BE ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 
INCOME CLASSIFICATION OF THE CITY OR MUNICIPALITY TO WHICH THE 
BARANGAY BELONGS, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 10 OF RA NO. 11466.  THE CITY 
OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL APPROPRIATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE 
SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF THE SAID BARANGAY OFFICIALS. 
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BARANGAY TANODS AND MEMBERS OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA 
SHALL RECEIVE HONORARIA, ALLOWANCES AND SUCH OTHER EMOLUMENTS 
AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY LAW OR BARANGAY, CITY, OR MUNICIPAL 
ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, BUT IN NO 
CASE SHALL THE TOTAL AMOUNT BE LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS 
(P5,000.00) PER MONTH. 
 
(b) The punong barangay, the sangguniang barangay members, the barangay treasurer, 
and the barangay secretary shall also: 
 
(1) Be entitled to Christmas bonus of at least One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) 
each, the funds for which shall be taken from the general fund of the barangay 
or from such other funds appropriated by the national government for the 
purpose; 
 
(2) Be entitled, during their incumbency, to insurance coverage which shall 
include, but shall not be limited to temporary and permanent disability, double 
indemnity, accident insurance, death and burial benefits, in accordance with 
Republic Act Numbered Sixty-nine hundred forty-two (R.A. No. 6942), entitled 
"An Act Increasing the Insurance Benefits of Local Government Officials and 
Providing Funds Therefor"; 
 
(3) Be entitled to free medical care including subsistence, medicines, and 
medical attendance in any government hospital or institution: Provided, that 
such hospital care shall include surgery or surgical expenses, medicines, X-rays, 
laboratory fees, and other hospital expenses; 
 
In case of extreme urgency where there is no available government hospital or 
institution, the barangay official concerned may submit himself for immediate 
medical attendance to the nearest private clinic, hospital or institution and the 
expenses not exceeding Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) that may be incurred 
therein shall be chargeable against the funds of the barangay concerned UPON 
FULL UTILIZATION OF PHILHEALTH BENEFITS; 
 
(4) Be exempted during their incumbency from paying tuition and matriculation 
fees for their legitimate dependent children attending state colleges or 
universities. He may likewise avail of such educational benefits in a state 
college or university located within the province or city to which the barangay 
belongs; [and] 
 
(5) Be entitled to appropriate civil service eligibility on the basis of the number 
of years of service to the barangay, pursuant to the rules and regulations issued 
by the Civil Service Commission[.]; 
 
(6) BE ENTITLED TO COVERAGE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT 
INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), PHILHEALTH, AND PAG-IBIG FUND. 
 
(c) 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. 
 
(d) All duly appointed members of the barangay tanod brigades, or their equivalent, 
which shall number not more than twenty (20) in each barangay, shall be granted 
insurance or other benefits during their incumbency, chargeable to the barangay or the 
city or municipal government to which the barangay belongs. 
 
SEC. 2. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional 
or invalid, the remainder or any provisions thereof not affected shall remain in force and effect. 
 
SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders and issuances 
proclamations, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof that are inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 4. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
 
 
Approved,