FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Since the enactment of the Local Government Code of 1991, the value of 
the peso vis-&vis the dollar, has fallen by staggering proportions, particularly in 
the aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. This has resulted in the gross 
weakening of the purchasing power of the peso, which is reason enough to 
reassess the reckoning given to barangay officials. 
The basis of amounts stipulated in Section 393 of the Local Government 
Code needs to be amended so that the benefits intended for barangay officials 
can be adjusted to present level, and reflect the original intention of the law. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ESTRADA 
Senator 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE BENEFITS OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS, AMENDING FOR 
THE PURPOSE SECTION 393 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, CREATING A 
NATIONAL BARANGAY BENEFITS AUGMENTATION FUND, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be if 
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 393 of Republic Act No. 7160. is hereby amended 
SEC. 393. Benefits of Barangay Officials. - (a) Barangay Officials, 
including barangay tanods and members of the lupong tagapamayapa, 
shall received 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,OOO.OO). TWO THOUSAND PESOS 
(P2,OOO.OO) per month for the punong barangay and [Six hundred pesos 
(P600.00)] ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED (P1,800.00) 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 11 of this Code. 
to read as follows: 
(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 (PI ,000.OO)l TWO THOUSAND PESOS (P2,OOO.OO) 
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; 
Be entitled, during their incumbency to insurance coverae 
which shall include, but shall not limit to temporary and 
permanent disability, double indemnity, accident insurance, 
death and burial benefits, in accordance with Republic Act 
Numbered sixty-nine hundred forty-two (Republic Act No. 
(2) 


6942), entitled "An Act Increasing the Insurance Benefits of 
Local Government Officials and Providing Funds Therefor"; 
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 expense not exceeding [Five thousand pesos 
(P5,OOO.OO)l TEN THOUSAND PESOS (PlO,OOO.OO) that 
may be incurred therein shall be chargeable against the 
funds of the barangay concerned; 
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 provincekity to which the 
barangay belongs; and 
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. 
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; and 
(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 A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF NOT LESS 
THAN SIX HUNDRED PESOS (P600.00) 
and insurance or other benefits 
during their incumbency, chargeable to the barangay or the city or 
municipal government to which the barangay belongs. 
SEC. 2. National Barangay Benefits Augmentation Fund. - There is 
hereby created a National Barangay Benefits Augmentation Fund (NBBAF) 
which shall be used to augment existing allocation of allowance and honoraria of 
barangay officials and workers provided for this Act. 
The Oversight Committee on Devolution shall administer and ensure the 
appropriate disbursement of the fund. The National Barangay Operations Office 
of the Department of Interior and Local Government shall Act as the Secretariat 
of the Oversight Committee on Devolution and assist the Committee in the 
proper administration of the fund. The fund shall be released to the concerned 
barangays by the Department of Budget and management, upon adoption of a 
resolution by the Committee directing the department to implement the same. 


SEC. 3. funding. - All barangays shall contribute two percent (2%) of 
their income to the National Barangays Benefits Augmentation Fund. 
SEC. 4. Rules and Regulations. The oversight Committee on Devolution 
shall, within six (6) months of effectivity of this Act, formulate and issue the 
appropriate rules and regulations necessary for the efficient and effective 
implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 5. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, orders, issuances, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,