REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ‘A. Francisco Gold Condominium I, EDSA Cor. Mapagmabal St Diliman, Quezon City April 5, 2004 MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No, 2004 2004-40 TO : ALL GOVERNORS, CITY/MUNICIPAL MAYORS, VICE- MAYORS, PUNONG BARANGAYS, REGIONAL DIRECTORS, PROVINCIAL DIRECTORS, DILG FIELD OFFICERS AND OTHERS CONCERNED SUBJECT CSC-DBM JOINT CIRCULAR NO. 1. S. 2004 RE: LEAVE BENEFITS OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS Section 81 of Republic’ Act 7160 of the Local Government Code of 1991 has institutionalized the grant of leave privileges of barangay officials, including the cumulation and commutation thereof. On March 23,2004, a Joint Circular No. 1, S. 2004 was signed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) regarding the above subject for the guidance of all those concemed. In view of the above, all local chief executives, DILG Regional/Provincial Directors and Field Officers are directed to cause the immediate dissemination of the Joint Circular in their areas of assignments. is the said Circular for your information and guidance. KEEL. lec ma IPCC CRB MATING ret ect Secretary yg pas. WMD PEA : Resin Mok ae % > ne Peden ap (l fl a aREPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ‘A. Francisco Gold Condominium Il, EDSA Cot. Mapagmahal St., Diliraan, Quezon City April 5, 2004 MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. 2004 To SUBJECT 2004-40 ALL GOVERNORS, CITY/MUNIGIPAL MAYORS, VICE- MAYORS, PUNONG BARANGAYS, REGIONAL DIRECTORS, PROVINCIAL DIRECTORS, DILG FIELD OFFICERS AND OTHERS CONCERNED CSC-DBM JOINT CIRCULAR NO. 1. S. 2004 RE: LEAVE BENEFITS OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS Section 81 of Republic Act 7160 of the Local Government Code of 1991 has institutionalized the grant of leave privileges of barangay officials, including the cumulation and commutation thereof. On March 23,2004, a Joint Circular No. 1, S. 2004 was signed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) regarding, the above subject for the guidance of all those concemed. In view of the above, all local chief executives, DILG Regional/Provincial Directors and Field Officers are directed to cause the immediate dissemination of the Joint Circular in their areas of assignments. Attached is the said Circular for your information and guidance. ECE sr. Secretary yf,CHIL SERVICE COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF BUDGE AND-MANAGEME JOINT CIRCULAR NO; . 4:8, 2004 “e 10 ‘ALL HEADS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CONCERNED» * z ‘SUBJECT ;° Leave Benefits of Barangay Officials “=.” 1.0 "Purpose 2.0 3.0 Pursvant to Section 8 of Republic Act (RA) 7460, tne Latal Government Code (LGC) of 1991, the following rules and regulations are hereby promulgated to institutionalize the lzave priveges of barangay offilats, including the cUmnuation-and commutation theroot. averag parla 2.1 Entitled to the leave privileges hereln:proyided are.the following: barangay officiais:, 2.4.4 -Punong Barangay; . i 2.1.2 “Sangguniang Barangay member/Barangay Kagawad; 25.3 Sangguniang Kabataan: Chair as ex-officio membér of the sangguniang arangay; the 24.4 Barangay Secretary; and 5 2.4.5 Barangay Treasurer. : 2.2 The Barangay Secretaries and Barangay Treasurers-shall be ented to leave priv leges provided thay rendor service ithe barangayrat eas forty (40) nours a week and meat the conditions under Givll Servige Gomrnission Memorandum Circular No. 18, series of 2001, to wit: A 7 2.2.1. “Their respective appointment papers are submitted to;the CSC for record UuTpOses; eee eee 2.2.2. Thatr postions have fixed salary in azcordance withthe salary schedule rovided In Local Budget Ciraulat No. 63, series cf 1996: 2.23 They meet the qualicaon requrements set under Sections 394 and 996, respectively, of the Local Government Code; and "224° Thelratendance and service record are kept and malntalned inthe barangay office, ee tore Pursuant to Section 393 of RA 7160, barangay oficial ae not compensated in the form of salary." However, for determining the monetary value of the leave crecits/ benefits of the barangay officials as well as the accreditation of servic as government service, the fixed ho inthe bare 23 ig Barangay and the Sangguniang-Kabataan Chair who are elected as Presi- Gent of the Liga no mga Barangay and the Federation of the Sangguniang Kabataan shall enjoy the same leave privileges as the regular members of the Sangguniang panialawigan, sanggunlang panlungsod; or'saiiggunlang bayan where they sit as ex- offlcio members. : ._ They shall no longer-be eftted to Jeaye privileges In their: respective barangays starting on the day they enjoyed thelr leave privlages from the province, city or municipality where they serve as ex-officio. members ofthe sanggunian. They shall, however, be entitled to collect from the barangay-the’money. value of the leave cred- Its they earned prior to their service. ‘to. the higher-sanggunians.: 2.4 These guidelines shall cover the servioes.rendered.ny thesbarangay officials from the effectivity of this Circular. a Cumulation and Commutation Ee 3.1 Barangay officials under Sections 2.4 .and-2:2°6f:this, Clteular shall be entitled to leave credits/benefits equivalent to’ thirty (30) days for every year of service in the barangay as provided under Section-1;Rula XVl of the Omnibus Rules implementing Book V of £0 292, Lee SEL OEE Leave credits shall be cumtulated:up toroné iear-only and shall be commuted yearly. The cumulation of leave credits of the punong barangay and the.barangay kagawad shail be based. on thelr actual attendanoe:in- regular, sessions, of the Sangguniang barangay, p Aes 5 ee For this purpose, the minimum: number of-regular:sessions. of thé sangguniang barangay shall be two (2) times a month ag required under Article 105 of the Rules and Regulations {molementing ‘tha Local. Gayernmenit, Code. af 4981 and. shall be equal to twenty four (24) sessions lira year." >” ‘Scheduled sessions in a-month-other than.the-requirad-two (2): regular sessions shall be treated as spacial sessions. The dates of the two (2) regular sessions and ‘the special sassions shalj be clearly. stipulated and-tixed in the Internal rules, and procedures of the barangay. pee eae é 3.4 Attendance of the punong barangay and the barangay-kagawad.ln twenty four (24)