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

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session REGISTRATION UNIT
BILLS AND INDEX SERV!

HOUSE BILL NO. 390

Introduced by Honorable Rosenda Ann Ocampo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to grant retirement gratuity benefits to elective barangay officials who
have rendered at least three consecutive terms of service for the same position they were elected,
amending for the purpose Republic Act No, 7160, also known as the “Local Government Code
of 1991,” as amended

Section 393 (b) of the Local Government Code, as amended, provides for the benefits of
barangay officials. The basic pay and benefits of elected barangay officials include a basic
honorarium of One thousand pesos (1,000.00) per month for the punong barangay and Six
hundred pesos (P600.00) per month for the sangguniang barangay members. Additional benefits
include Christmas bonus, insurance coverage, medical care, free tuition, civil service eligibility,
preference in appointment and leave credits. However, it is quite unfortunate that the law does
not provide retirement benefit to our barangay officials after rendering years of public service

This bill therefore seeks to grant retirement gratuity pay for elective barangay officials.
The proposed measure requires that the retiring barangay official has served three consecutive
terms. Being in the frontline of public service, it is of paramount consideration that these
barangay officials be accorded retirement gratuity benefit.

In view of the foregoing, and in order to ensure that our elective barangay officials are
compensated and rewarded for their loyal and dedicated public service, approval of this measure
is strongly and highly recommended.

(OSENDA ANN AMPO


Introduced by Representative Rosenda Ann Ocampo

AN ACT
GRANTING RETIREMENT GRATUITY BENEFITS TO ELECTIVE BARANGAY
OFFICIALS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 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 (b) of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known
as the Local Government Code of 1991 is hereby further amended to read as follows
“SEC. 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 cage 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; :

(b) xxx

(©) _ 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.

ELECTIVE BARANGAY OFFICIALS SHALL ALSO BE
ENTITLED TO RETIREMENT GRATUITY BENEFITS OF FIFTY
THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) FOR A PUNONG BARANGAY AND
TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,000.00) FOR A BARANGAY
KAGAWAD: PROVIDED, THAT THE RETIRING BARANGAY
OFFICIAL HAS RENDERED AT LEAST THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE
TERMS OF SERVICE IN THE SAME POSITION THAT THE RETIRING
BARANGAY OFFICIAL WAS ELECTED.

(4) xxx.”
SEC.2. The amount necessary to implement this Act shall be charged against the

Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the local government unit to which the barangay belongs.
SEC.3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,