Republic of the Philippines 09 JUL 2013” |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, \ oe eee
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BiLLNo.__1234

Introduced by HON. JORGE T. ALMONTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 7160 as amended, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 devolves gargantuan powers and functions to local
government units including barangays. Having awesome responsibilities
come privileges to barangay officials who are explicitly mandated to perform
basic services to the people, It is quite unfortunate however that this landmark
legislation expressly limits certain benefit only to barangay officials. It is
noteworthy to mention that notwithstanding the fact that the other barangay
workers like barangay tanods and accredited barangay health workers who
also act as frontliners in the delivery of essential services to barangay
constituents, they are not given certain benefits granted to barangay officials
like exemption during their incumbency from paying tuition and matriculation
fees for their legitimate dependent children attending state colleges or
universities.

It is therefore the paramount objective of this important piece of
legislation to extend educational benefit to legitimate dependent children of
barangay tanods and accredited barangay health workers during their
incumbency. This benefit will certainly be of great help to further strengthen
and systemize their services to their beloved community.

In view of the foregoing reasons, the approval of this bill is earnestly

sought.
Dg Qs
HONJJORGE T. ALMONTE

Representative
First District, Misamis Occidental


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

‘SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 1234

Introduced by HON. JORGE T. ALMONTE

AN ACT
EXTENDING EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT TO LEGITIMATE DEPENDENT
CHILDREN OF BARANGAY TANODS AND ACCREDITED BARANGAY
HEALTH WORKERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 393 OD
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991,

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 393 of Republic Act No. 7160 as amended,
otherwise know as the Local Government Code of 1991 is hereby amended to
read as follows;

SEC. 2. Benefits of Barangay Officials. (a) x x x

“() All duly appointed ACCREDITED BARANGAY
HEALTH WORKERS AND members of the barangay
tanod brigades, or their equivalent, which shall not be
more than twenty (20) in each barangay, shall be
granted insurance, FREE TUITION AND
MATRICULATION FEES FOR THEIR LEGITIMATE
DEPENDENT CHILDREN ATTENDING STATE
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES LOCATED WITHIN
THE PROVINCE OR CITY WHICH THE BARANGAY
BELONGS and other benefits during their
incumbency, chargeable to the barangay or city or
municipal goverment to which the barangay
belongs.”


SEC. 2. Section 6 of the Republic Act No. 7883 concerning educational
benefit of accredited barangay health workers and all laws, decrees,
executive orders, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act
are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,