Recognizing their significant role in bringing government services to the people, Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran is pushing for the establishment of a system on termination benefits for all barangay workers serving different villages in the city.
In his proposed ordinance, Familiaran stressed that one of the sad realities in the Philippines’ public administration and governmental situation is that, most of our barangay workers, who performed essential government functions and act as front-liners in the delivery of basic social services, do not have enough protection under the law. According to Familiaran, what exacerbates the plight of barangay workers — clerks, utility men, barangay tanods, health workers and nutrition scholars —- is the fact that they can be more secured had they got employed in private businesses as they would be protected under the labor code and other pertinent laws which ensure their security of tenure. The councilor said these barangay workers had undergone capability building seminars to enhance their capability to do the job and they have demonstrated loyalty and dedication to their work. He cited the Republic Act No. 305 otherwise known as “Magna Carta of Public Health Workers”, which he claimed does not cover the barangay health workers and nutrition scholars. The councilor explained that due to such limitation imposed by national laws, rules and regulations, the barangay-based workers, when terminated from service, cannot avail of any reward, benefit or incentive despite their performance. He emphasized that while the City of Bacolod recognizes that it cannot exceed the limitations imposed by the Local Government Code of 1991 and other pertinent national laws or local ordinances and or policies, however, it is still possible to provide some incentive, security or reward to these workers based on the fundamental principles of fairness, justice and human rights. “One way that this could be done is to provide a system for termination benefits of the said barangay workers,” Familiaran pointed out. By Ranie S. Azue WATCHMEN DAILY JOURNAL
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