AN ORDINANCE GIVING BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES TO BARANGAY TANODS AND RECOGNIZING THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AND HEROIC EFFORTS IN THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF PALUAN, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO

This ordinance grants benefits and incentives to Barangay Tanods in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro, acknowledging their crucial role in maintaining peace, order, and safety. It provides financial assistance, legal support, medical and hospitalization benefits, death benefits, gratuity pay upon retirement, and loyalty awards. It also extends social welfare programs such as AICS (Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations), preferential access to employment opportunities through PESO job fairs, and scholarship priority for their children. The ordinance requires active service and valid ID for eligibility, with supervision and monitoring by the Sangguniang Bayan committees. Funding is allocated annually through the municipal budget.