Saying that they are crucial partners in nation building, re-electionist Senator Nancy Binay is pushing for the regularization and more benefits for barangay officials.
“We are also focusing on giving additional benefits to barangay officials,” Binay said during an assembly of barangay officials in Baguio City.
“I know that many of you have been spending money from their own pockets just to help our people,” she said.
Binay filed Senate Bill number 182 in the present Congress that would make regular employees of the government the punong barangay, members of the barangay council, including the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairperson, barangay secretary, and treasurer.
If passed into law, the measure aims to grant the officials the benefits given to a regular government employee, such as fixed salaries, allowances, insurance, medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits and other fringe benefits.