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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 2125 
Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Barangay Security Development Officers (BSDO's) are significant members of 
our barangays. They help in the maintenance of cleanliness, peace and order in the 
community. It is quite disappointing that their considerable contributions in the 
betterment of the barangay are often neglected and unrewarded as evident in the lack 
or complete absence of benefits specifically allocated for them. 
In recognition of the above concern, this bill seeks to confer additional benefits to 
BSDO's to augment their meager salaries, and grant them needed assistance, such as 
free legal services from government lawyers in responding to cases filed against them in 
the performance of their duties, and 50% discount on their legitimate and legally 
adopted children's matriculation fees. 
It is the intention of the bill to give the appropriate compensation due our 
BSDO's as a way of our appreciation for their dedication to our barangays. 
Approval of this bill is therefore earnestly sought. 
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Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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.SENATE 
S.B. No. 2125 
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Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
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UPGRADING THE BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES OF BARANGAY SECURITY 
DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS (BSDO's), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SEC. 393 
(d) 
OF REPUBLIC ACT 7160, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. The State recognizes the BSDO's, duly created under the provision 
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of the Local Government Code, as an indispensable instrument in barangay 
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government, particularly in the latter's role in the maintenance and protection of peace 
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and security and the promotion of public safety within the barangay. 
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SEC 2. Section 393 (d) of Republic Act 7160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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"(d) All duly appointed members of the BSDO's, or their equivalent, 
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which shall number not more than twenty (20) in each barangay, [shall be 
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granted insurance or other benefits during their incumbency, chargeable to the 
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barangay or the city or municipal government to which the barangay belongs.] 
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AND WHO HAS RENDERED CONTINUOUS SERVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE 
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YEAR IN THE BARANGA Y SHALL, DURING HIS INCUMBENCY BE 
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ENTITLED TO THE FOLLOWING: 
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(I) CHRISTMAS BONUS EQUIVALENT TO AT LEAST ONE HALF (1/2) OF 
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WHAT THE PUNONG BARANGAY IS RECEIVING, AS MANDATED BY LAW 
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OR ORDINANCE; 
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(II) AN INSURANCE COVERAGE EQUIVALENT TO THREE-FOURTHS (3/4) 
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OF THAT RECEIVED BY THE PUNONG-BARANGAY, IN ACCORDANCE 
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WITH REPUBLIC ACT SIXTY NINE FORTY TWO (RA 6942) OTHERWISE 
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KNOWN AS "AN ACT INCREASING THE INSURANCE BENEFITS OF LOCAL 
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR"; 
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(III) FREE LEGAL SERVICES FROM GOVERNMENT LAWYERS FOR 
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CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES FILED AGAINST HIM, ARISING FROM ACTS 
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COMMITTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES; PROVIDED, THAT 
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SUCH LEGAL SERVICES SHALL CONTINUE, EVEN AFTER THE TERM OF 
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THE BSDO's MEMBER, UNTIL ITS FINAL DISPOSITION; 
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(IV) FIFTY PERCENT (50%) DISCOUNT IN TUITION AND MATRICULATION 
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FEES FOR HIS LEGITIMATE AND LEGALLY ADOPTED CHILDREN, NOT 
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EXCEEDING FOUR (4), ATTENDING ANY RECOGNIZED STATE COLLEGES 
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AND UNIVERSITIES; 
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(V) PREFERENCE IN THE AVAILMENT OF AND/OR MEMBERSHIP IN 
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BARANGA Y LIVELIHOOD AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, WHETHER 
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INITIATED 
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THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR THE LOCAL 
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GOVERNMENT UNITS. 
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SEC 3. The necessary amount for the implementation if the provisions of this Act 
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is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not 
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otherwise appropriated. Thereafter, the amount needed shall be included in the Annual 
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General Appropriations of the Department of Interior and Local Government. 
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SEC 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to diminish, in any manner, any 
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benefit granted by existing laws, rules and regulations, local ordinances and other 
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issuances especially favorable to BSDO's. 
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SEC 5. All laws, acts, city or municipal ordinances, executive orders, 
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proclamations and administrative regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent 
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herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC 6. The Department of Interior and Local Government shall issue the 
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necessary rules and regulations to fmplement this Act. 
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SEC 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the completion of its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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