SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Monday said it was high time that barangay (village) officials be treated as regular government employees receiving benefits that government employees enjoy.

“Barangay officials are our government’s frontliners — first to respond, first to provide and first to serve. Despite this, they receive simple honoraria for their services,” Go noted after filing Senate Bill (SB) 391 or the “Magna Carta for Barangay.”

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