The success of a government initiative is measured by its impact on communities and on the lives of our countrymen, especially the Filipinos who suffer from poverty and those that live in remote areas often forgotten.

It is when every Filipino, every family, and every barangay is healthy, educated, and financially independent that we can declare our country as a champion in development.

According to the Local Government Code of 1991: “As the basic political unit, the Barangay serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects and activities in the community, as a forum wherein the collective views of people may be expressed, crystallized and considered, and where disputes may be amicably settled.”

Apart from attending to the basic needs of the community and delivering various government services, barangay officials and volunteers also facilitate citizen empowerment and engagement so that leaders are responsive to the true needs of the citizens they serve.

Thus, this bill endeavors to strengthen barangay governance by providing barangay tanods and barangay health workers transformative capacity building, sufficient financial empowerment, and continuity of service.

Proposed reforms under this bill uphold the principle of local autonomy enshrined in the Constitution and advocate the operative principles of decentralization as declared in the Local Government Code of 1991.

To ensure an effective and inclusive government that promotes the active participation of its citizens, it is imperative that we strengthen barangay governance in our 42,036 barangays around the Philippines. The key to unlocking national progress lies in our ability to reach out to each individual in every barangay.

In view of the foregoing, the early approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 

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