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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE!
Quezon City, Metro Manila

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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 4722

Introduced by Rep. EVELIO R., LEONARDIA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Local Government Code (R.A. 7160) Sec. 521 thereof provides that it
may be mandatorily reviewed at least once every five (5) years and as often as it may
be deemed necessary.

Section 393 (b) (4) in said Code provides exemption from paying tuition fees
and matriculations on incumbent elective and appointive barangay officials, ie., the
punong barangay, sangguniang members, barangay treasurer, and barangay
secretary, for their legitimate dependent children enrolled in state colleges or
universities, with such privilege to last during said barangay officials’ incumbency.

Education must not, however, be discriminatory, with the course or degree
taken completed until graduation; while both the barangay officials and their
beneficiaries must have their corresponding responsibility to prove that they
deserved such privilege under the conditions set forth by the amended provision.

Thus, the amendment in aforesaid provision that the beneficiaries on such
privilege granted to barangay officials will also extend to their recognized
illegitimate dependent children, and since scholastic education needs to be
completed, the amendment also provides that the privilege shall be enjoyed beyond
the tenure of the barangay officials provided it shall be to the successive maximum
period of five (5) years without any break or interruption. Provided further that the
loss of tenure is on the sole account of its expiration, and not for cause under
election laws, civil service laws, and/or any administrative or criminal violations

resulting to such loss of office.

REP. EVELIO R. LEONARBIA
Lone District of Bacolod City

As such, passage of this Bill is sought.


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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House BitNe,_ 4722

Introduced by Rep. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA

AN ACT
AMENDING BOOK III] (LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT), CHAPTER IV (THE
SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY), SECTION 393 (h) (4) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991,

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

SECTION 1. Book III (Local Government Unit), Chapter IV (The Sangguniang
Barangay), Section 393 (b) (4), {s hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 393. Benefits of Barangay Officials —
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(b) The punong barangay, the sangguniang barangay members, the barangay
treasurer, and the barangay secretary shall alse:

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(4) Be exempted during their incumbency from paying tuition fee and matriculation
foes for their legitimate dependent children and/or their recognized iegitimate
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. Provided further that the
tuition fee _and matriculation exemptions shall continue to be entitied to the
herein elective and appointive barangay officials beyond their Incumbency or

tenure under the following conditions:

(@) The legitimate or fliegitimate dependents start to enroll in, or has been
attending, such state collesss or universities. during the tenure of herein
barans officials, @ scholastic course or desree to be completed for
graduation in a maximum period of five (5) successive school years without

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any feilure or renetition on any subject in any given course or degree at am

‘emester or school year, or the denendents shall mot incur any break or
interruption of thelr study for whatever reasons, otherwise, dhe scholastic
privilege in this provision shall only be to the extent of the time of tenure or
incumbency of the sublect bat officials

(b) The termination or loss of tenure of herein barangay officials ts caused by
the expiration of their term in an elective offlce or expiration of a co-
terminus appointive position and not for other reasons under the election
laws, criminal and/or administrative sanctions resulting to 2 loss of office for
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SECTION 3. Separability Clause, If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in
full force and effect.

SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. ~ Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent
with any provision of this Act as hereby amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,