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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS,

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2035

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE FRANCISCO PAOLO P. ORTEGA V

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to make the Barangay Officials as regular government employees.

‘As the basic political unit, the barangay plays a critical role in planning and
implementing government programs, projects and activities to benefit the grassroots.
As such, the barangay is the locus of development in the contest of the hierarchy of
development.

Due to the important role of the barangays, it is but just that barangay officials
be considered as regular government employees with fixed salaries, allowances,
insurance, medical coverage, retirement benefits and other fringe benefits afforded to
regular government employees.

Also. this measure will protessionalize the grassroots leadership to allow for the
transformation of the basic political unit and input in the development process.

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CO PAOLO P. ORTEGA V
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS,

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2055_

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE FRANCISCO PAOLO P. ORTEGA V

AN ACT SEEKING TO MAKE THE BARANGAY OFFICIALS AS REGULAR
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYE,

Be 11 enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled

Section 1: Title — This act shall be known “Regularization of the Barangay Officials
Act.”

Section 2: Declaration of Policy — itis the policy of the State to promote, develop and
improve the general welfare of barangay residents, raise the economic and social of the
people including the barangay officials, and provide measures to that will ensure the
enjoyment of the local autonomy

Section 3: General Principles ~ The national government shall give more attention to
the development of the barangay as the basic political unit. As such, every barangay
shall be given the capacity to address its problems at their respective level

Section 4: The Barangay Officials as Regular Government Employees ~The barangay
officials, namely: Punong Barangay. Sangguniang Barangay members. the
Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson, the Barangay Secretary and the Barangay
Treasurer, shall be entitled to fixed salaries.

allowances, insurance, medical coverage
retirement benefits and other such benefits as regular government employees are

entitled to.

Section 5: Salaries of Barangay Officials - Each barangay official shall be entitled to

the following fixed salaries:


a) Punong Barangay ~ an amount equivalent to the salary of Sangguniang
Bayan/Panlungsod as appropriate:

b) Sangguniang Barangay Members ~ an amount equivalent to eighty percent
(80%) of the salary of a Sanggunian Bayan/Panlungsod: and

¢) Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson, Barangay Secretary, Barangay Treasurer -
an amount equivalent to seventy five percent (75%) of the salary of a
Sangguniang Bayan/Panlungsod.

Section 6: Budgetary Requirements — The Department of the Interior and Local
Government shall submit to Congress the necessary budgetary estimates to implement
the provisions of this Act

Section 7: Repealing Clause — All acts, decrees, executive orders, implementing rules
and regulations or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 8: Separability Clause - If any provisions of this Act are declared invalid, the
remainder or any provisions thereof not affected shall remain in force and effect

Section 9: Effectivity ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation and in the Official Gazette

Approved.