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Republic of the Philippines 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
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Second Regular Session 
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HOUSE BILL NO. __________ 
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Introduced by REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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In the operations local government units, we see that the General Service Officer is crucial and 
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indispensable. Section 490 of the Local Government Code provides for the qualifications, 
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powers and duties of the General Services Officer. The Local Government Code further 
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mandates the creation of such office for all cities and provinces. 
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However, the same code omits the creation of a mandatory office of the General Service 
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Officer for municipalities. This omission gives several predicaments with respect to the 
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operation of the municipalities especially as to the duties and responsibilities given to the 
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GSO. 
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This Bill seeks to address the problem in endowing the uniformity of general services 
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management of the local government units in the provincial, city and municipal levels. It also 
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intends to hasten the delivery of services requiring general services expertise and technical 
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support services. It also seeks to provide an improved system of procurement, care, 
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utilization, custody and disposal of supplies or properties of the local government unit. It 
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envisions further to minimize corrupt practices due to the check and balance between the 
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office and that of the treasurer, and ensure internal control policy by delineating the role of 
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treasurer as “paymaster” and general services officer as the “purchaser.” This is set to avoid 
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the duplication of functions between the two offices. 
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REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL 
December 12, 2022
12:00 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
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Second Regular Session 
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HOUSE BILL NO. __________ 
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Introduced by REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL 
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AN ACT MANDATORILY CREATING THE POSITION OF THE MUNICIPAL 
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GENERAL SERVICES OFFICER, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BOOK III, TITLE 
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TWO, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 443 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE 
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KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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assembled: 
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Section 1. Book III, Title Two, Chapter 2, Section 443 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby 
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amended to read as follows: 
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Sec. 443. Official of the Municipal Government. – (a) There shall be in each municipality a 
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municipal mayor, a municipal vice mayor, sangguniang bayan members, a secretary to the 
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sangguniang baying, a municipal treasurer, a municipal assessor, a municipal accountant, a 
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municipal budget officer, a municipal planning and development coordinator, a municipal 
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engineer/ building official, a municipal health officer, a municipal civil registrar AND A 
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MUNICIPAL GENERAL SERVICES OFFICER. 
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Section 2. The Department of Interior and Local Government shall issue necessary rules and 
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regulations for the implementation of this Act. 
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Section 3. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations contrary to this Act is hereby 
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repealed or modified accordingly. 
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Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon approval. 
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Approved, 
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