‘Republic of the Philippine:
House of Represoutatives
@uesan City, Meteo Mails

Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

€85

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Nicanor M. Briones

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The attached Bill seeks to increase the honoraria of Barangay
Officials, thus amending for the purpose of Republic Act No, 7160
otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991.”

Compared to other government employees in local government units,
Barangay officials and Barangay employees are the lowest paid and the least
benefited in terms of government employment benefits and privileges. And
yet our Barangay officials are the front liners, so to speak, the goverument
workers who make democracy work at the grassroots level. They have a job
to do under existing law and, as a general rule, they strive to do their job
well, particularly in the area of peace and order and community relations,
despite the limited resources made available to them.

- In sum, the proposed legislation, in a sense, seeks to give due
recognition to the important job being performed by these grassroots
workers and to acknowledge the important role being played by the smallest
territorial unit and political subdivision of government called the Barangay.

In view of the foregoing, approval of the Bill is earnestly yequested.

M. BRIONES:


Hepablic uf te Biifippince
‘House of Representatives
Qarnon ing, Meteo Ala

Fifieenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 685

Introduced by Rep. Nicanor M. Briones

AN ACT

PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO BARANGAY OFFICIALS,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF

1991” AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines

in Congress assembled:

SECTION I. Paragraph (a) of Section 393, Chapter 4, Title One,

Book III of Republic Act No. 7160, is hereby amended to read as follows:

= “SEC. 393. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS of
Barangay Officials. — (a) Barangay officials, including
barangay tanods and members of the lupong tagapamayapa
shall receive (honoraria allowances) MONTHLY
COMPENSATION and such other emoluments as may be

authorized by law or barangay, municipal or city ordinance in


accordance with the provisions of this Code, but in no case
shall it be less than TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00)
per month for the punong barangay and SIX THOUSAND
PESOS (P6,000.00) per month for the sangguniang barangay
members, barangay treasurer, and barangay secretary
Provided, however, that the annual appropriations for personne!
services shall be subject to the budgetary limitations prescribed
under Title Five, Book II of this Code.”
SEC. 2. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this
‘Act shall be charged to the appropriations of the Department of Interior and
Local Goverment under the current General Appropriations Act
‘Thereafter, such sum as may be needed for the continued implementation of
this Act shall be included in the annual budget of the city or munivipality
where the barangay belongs.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days afler its
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,