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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH (17") CONGRESS BY: sss
First Regular Session
446 - REGISTRATION UN?

HOUSE BILL NO,

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Introduced by REP. JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y, BELMONTE

EXPLANATORY NOT

The bill entitled, “An Act Amending Section 393, Paragraph (D) of Republic Act No
7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, Providing Funds Therefore
and for Other Purposes” on the same subject matter was originally filed as House Bill No.
590 in the 16th Congress by this representation,

The Barangay Public Safety Officers (BPSO) play an important role in our
communities. They are the frontliners in anti-crime programs and activities in the barangay,
particularly where police presence is rare or scarce, In some instances, services of the BPSO
have also been tapped in disaster relief operations and other emergency situations. Their
safety are generally compromised,

ction 393, paragraph (d) of the Local Government Code provides that e
barangay is entitled to have not more than twenty (20) barangay tanods or its equivalent to
help in maintaining peace and order in the community

The 20 tanod cap is not realistic. In District 6, Quezon City, for example, a medium-
sized barangay has an average population of about 50,000. This means that complying with
the cap provided under RA 7160, the ratio is 1 tanod is to 2,500 residents. Such ratio will
make it difficult, if not near impossible for the BPSO’s to dispense with their duties properly.
and for the barangay to pursue part of its mandate. Most often, barangays which have huge
land area employ more than what the law provides to address their actual needs in
maintaining peace and order.

To safeguard the safety of their communities, the barangays usually retain additional
personnel, which they treat as volunteers, and given only allowances. Despite performing
similar functions as the regular BPSO members, These volunteers are not properly
compensated.

Itis in this light that this bill is being introduced to remove the 20-tanod limit under
RA 7160, providing a way to increase the number of BPSO’s in proportion to the number of
residents in the barangay.

In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.


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

SIXTEENTH (17") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, 446

Introduced by REP. JO‘

HRISTOPHER Y. BELMONTE

AN ACT
CHANGING INCREASING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BARANGAY PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICERS (BPSO) THEREBY AMENDING SECTION 393, PARAGRAPH
(D) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL
ERNMENT CODE OF 1991, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR
PURPOSES

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

SECTION. 1. Declaration of Policy, « It is the policy of the State to maintain peace
and order in all localities within its territory and to provide auxiliary support to its national
police by establishing barangay public safety brigades or barangay tanods in all barangays
nationwide, It is likewise an established state policy that all peacekeeping officers, including
barangay tanods, are provided adequate means for their upkeep and protection.

SEC. 2. Original Provision, - SEC. 393, paragraph (a) provides, thus: “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 insurance or other benefits
during incumbency, chargeable to the barangay or the city or municipal government to which
the barangay belongs.

SEC. 3. Amendatory Clause. - 8
7160 is hereby amended to read, as follows:

393, paragraph (d) of Republic Act Numbered

“THERE SHALL BE APPOINTED BARANGAY PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
(BPSO) IN EACH BARANGAY WHOSE NUMBER SHALL BE COMPUTED IN
OF TEN (10) BPSO MEMBERS PER ONE THOUSAND (1,000)
BUT IN NO CASE SHALL BE LESS THAN TWENTY (20)
GARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AND LAND AREA OF THE



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BARANGAY. THE APPOINTED BPSO MEMBERS SHALL BE GRANTED A
MANDATORY LIFE INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS ENJOYED BY
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES DURING THEIR = INCUMBENCY,
CHARGEABLE TO THE CITY OR MUNICIPALITY TO WHICH THEIR
BARANGAY BELONGS.”

SEC. 4. Amendment of Existing Rules and Regulations, ~ Within six (6) months
following the approval of the President of this amendatory law, the Department of the Interior
and Local Government, Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service
Commission shall accordingly amend, revise, repeal or modify existing rules and regulations
to conform to the amended provision

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause - All Acts, Decrees, Executive Orders and Rules and
Regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 6. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,