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MANILA -- House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III called proposed measures to establish a Magna Carta for Barangays “long overdue” during a House Subcommittee on Local Officials and Personnel meeting on Thursday.Dy said it was unfair that barangay personnel are often the first at work in providing services but they lag behind in terms of benefits.“These are measures that are long overdue. Ang panukalang ito ay bunga ng aking personal na karanasan. Bilang isang dating punong barangay o barangay captain, sa barangay po ako nagsimula sa serbisyo publiko. Doon ko unang natutunan na ang pamumuno ay hindi nasusukat sa titulo, kundi sa malasakit para sa kapwa,” Dy said.The lawmaker authored House Bill 3533, aiming to “improve the compensation and benefits received by barangay officials” and “ensure the availability of basic services and facilities in the barangays for the benefit of the residents.”“Malinaw ang layunin ng panukalang ito. Una, kilalanin at pagbutihin ang kompensasyon at benepisyo ng atin pong mga Punong Barangay, Kagawad, SK officials, at mga barangay personnel— sapagkat hindi makatarungan na sila ang nangunguna sa trabaho ngunit nahuhulisa benepisyo. Ikalawa, tiyakin ang availability ng basic services at pasilidad sa bawat barangay— mula barangay halls at health centers hanggang sa iba pang imprastrukturang kailangan ng komunidad. At ikatlo, palakasin ang kakayahan at katayuan ng barangay bilanginstitusyon upang mas maayos nilang magampanan ang papel nila bilang pinakaunang unit na namamahala,” Dy added.<div> </div><div>DBM, DILG JOINT CIRCULAR ON BGY. OFFICIALS’ BENEFITS</div>During the hearing, the subcommittee carried a motion for the House Committee on Local Government to write a letter requesting a joint circular from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) regarding the benefits of barangay officials.“I move that the Committee on Local Government write a letter to both DBM and DILG to coordinate and come up with guidelines for barangays,” Bataan 1st District Representative Antonino Roman III said.House Committee on Local Government Vice Chairperson Ma. Victoria Co-Pilar then said, “There’s a motion that the local government committee will write a letter requesting for a joint circular for DILG and DBM regarding the benefits of the barangay officials especially with the highly urbanized cities. And it was duly seconded so therefore the motion is carried.”Prior to this, Co-Pilar suggested the DBM prepare guidelines on funding for the benefits of barangay officials.DBM’s Atty. Trisha Baraan then said local government units could issue their own guidelines depending on their own fiscal capacity.

House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III called proposed measures to establish a Magna Carta for Barangays “long overdue” during a House Subcommittee on Local Officials and Personnel meeting on Thursday.

House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III called proposed measures to establish a Magna Carta for Barangays “long overdue” during a House Subcommittee on Local Officials and Personnel meeting on Thursday.

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House Speaker emphasizes need for Magna Carta for Barangays

Agatha Gregorio,

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Published Feb 05, 2026 05:57 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 05, 2026 06:03 PM PHT

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