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House Bill No. 3760_

Introduced by Honorable Cristal L. Bagatsing

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This bill seeks to establish a magna carta for barangays. As the basic political unit, the
barangay serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government programs,
projects and activities. It is also the forum in which the collective views of the people in the
community may be crystallized and considered, The barangay also serves as the basic
training ground for future leaders of the nation.

‘The important role of barangays necessitates that measures be adopted to promote the
welfare and prosperity of barangay officials and leaders who play a crucial role in nation
building and, therefore, should be given due recognition for their service to the community

In view thereof, itis proposed that

1. barangay officials including barangay tanods be considered as regular government
employees with fixed salaries, allowances and other fringe benelils, including
retirement benefits, and membership to Pagibig, Philhealth and GSIS that regular
government employees are entitled to; and

2. every barangay be provided with basic priorities such as regular supply of clean
and potable water, transport services, schools, health centers and barangay hall

This is a refilled bill of House Bill No, 90 entitled “An Act Establishing The Magna
Carta for Barangays”, authored by Representative Amado S, Bagatsing during the 16"
Congress

Approval of this bill is earnestly sought

5" District, Manila


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Bill No. _ 3769,

Introduced by Honorable C

al L, Bagatsing

AN ACT
TABLISHING THE MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGA
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE!

SECTION 1. Title of Act. This act shall be known as “The Magna Carta for Barangays”

SEC 2. Declaration of Policy — It is the policy of the Statue to promote, develop and improve
the general welfare of barangay residents, raise the economic and social status of barangay
officials, grant every barangay, the basic facilities for decent, healthy and comfortable living
therein and provide new measures that will insure its enjoyment of local autonomy to ensure
the effective performance of its role as the primary planning and implementing unit of
government programs, projects and activities, and as a forum in which the collective views of
the people in the community may be crystallized and considered

SEC 3. General Principles — The following are the general principles of this Act
a. The national government shall give more attention to the development of the
barangay, as it is the base of this country’s economy

b. Every barangay shall be given the authority and capability to solve its
probiems at its level

c. Selfthelp or people power shall be the guiding principle in all barangay
development projects,

SEC. 4, The Barangay Officials as Regular Government Employees, ~ The punong
barangay, sangguniang barangay members, the sangguniang kabataan chairman, the barangay
secretary, barangay treasurer, barangay lupon and barangay tanods in all barangays are
hereby declared regular government employees, and as such, are entitled to fixed salarie
allowances, insurance, medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits membership in Pag-
ibig Fund, Philhealth and GSIS and such other fringe benefits that regular government
employees may be entitled to

SEC. &, Salaries of Barangay Officials. ~ As soon as the appropriate steps and measures are
undertaken by each city or municipality in coordination with the individual barangay
involved on matters relating to the sources of fund and the corresponding appropriation


ordinance, which in no case shall be later than six (6) months from the approval hereof, all
barangays officials mentioned in paragraph 4 hereof, shall be entitled to the following fixed
salaries

Punong Barangay ~ An amount equivalent to the salary of a sangguniang bayan
member of his municipality or city

Seven Sangguniang Barangay Members ~ An amount equivalent to eighty percent
(80%) of the salary of a sangguniang bayan member of his
municipality or city

Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman, Barangay Secretary Barangay Treasurer - For each,
an amount equivalent to seventy-five percent (75%) of the salary of
a sangguniang bayan member of his municipality or city

SEC. 6. Barangay Employees ~ all employees of barangays shall be entitled to have some
form of compensation such as Representation and ‘Transportation Allowance to be
determined by each barangay according to their capacity but in no case lower than the
minimum daily wage law as per ceilings set by the respective Regional Wage Board. They
shall also be provided with medical/dental benefits or health insurance.

SEC. 7. Drinking Water for Every Barangay. ~ It is the right of every barangay to have a
regular supply of clean and potable water. To attain this goal, every city or municipality, as
the case may be, is hereby required to construct and/or maintain at least one deep well with
pumping device for drawing drinking water to supply the needs of every one thousand
residents for each barangay within its jurisdiction

SEC. 8. Transportation for Every Barangay. ~ It is also the right of every barangay to have
public transportation available at least once a day. For this purpose, every municipality or
city, as the case may be, should make such necessary representations before the appropriate
government agencies to require public utility companies operating within its jurisdiction to
provide the minimum means of transportation in every barangay.

SEC. 9, Schools, Health Centers and Barangay Halls for the Barangays. ~ Every barangay
is entitled to have at least one elementary school, provided that there shall be at least one high
school for every five (5) kilometers from the barangay center, It shall also be the right of
every barangay to have one health center and one barangay hall.

SEC. 10. Priority in Employment. — Residents in every barangay shall have the priority in
the hiring of workers and laborers to be needed in any government construction or
development projects within the barangay

SEC. 11. Cooperative Enterprise. - Cooperative enterprises in the barangay shall be
encouraged and every barangay is directed to give full assistance for the establishment and
organization of said enterprises and to take every possible effort to make cooperative
undertakings a way of life in the barangay.



SEC. 12. Rules and Regulations. — The Secretary of Department of Interior and Local
Government shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement
the provisions of this Act, Rules and regulations issued pursuant to this Section shall take
effect thirty (30) days after publication in a national newspaper of general circulation and by
such other means as the Secretary of Local Government deems reasonably sufficient to give
interested parties general notice of such issuance

SEC. 13. Budgetary Estimates. — The Secretary of Department of Interior and Local
Government shall submit to the Congress the necessary budgetary estimates to implement the
provisions of this Act concerning the allowances, insurance, medical and dental, retirement
benefits and other fringe benefits of barangay officials,

SEC. 14, Penal Provisions. — Any person who shall willfully interfere with, restrain or
coerce any barangay official or barangay resident in the exercise of his or their rights
guaranteed by this Act or who shall in any other manner commit any act to defeat any of the
provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five
hundred pesos nor more than two thousand pesos, or by imprisonment of six months and one
day, or both, subject to the discretion of the court. If the offender is a public official, the court
shall order his dismissal from the government service.

SEC. 15, Repealing Clause. — All Acts
and regulations or parts thereof, incons
repealed, amended or modified accordingly

ind decrees, executive orders, implementing rules
ent with the provisions of this Act are hereby

SEC. 16. Separability Clause. — If any provisions of this Act are declared invalid, the
remainder or any provisions thereof not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect,

SEC. 17. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect upon its publication in two national
newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.