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Opinion No. 97, s. 2008

November 18, 2008

DIRECTOR SALVADOR P. ISIDERIO

Legal and Adjudication ectorLegal and Adjudication O!ce"Local

#ommission on Audit#ommon$ealt% Avenue, &ue'on #it(

Dear Director Isiderio:

)%is re*ers to (our letter $%ic% raised t%erein t%e *ollo$ingissues, vi'+

1. WHETHER OR NOT THE SAID OFFICIALS

ARE STILL ALLOWED TO RECEIVE THE MONTHL

HONORARI!M FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE

"ARAN#AS$

%. WHETHER OR NOT THEIR HONORARI!M ARE

CONSIDERED SALAR$ AND

&. WHETHER OR NOT IT IS TANTAMO!NT TO

DO!"LE COMPENSATION.'

)%e *oregoing issues $ere prompted b( t%e letter o* a(or-rancisco N. Orai', r. o* /uipos, amboanga del ur, $%ic% (ou*or$arded to t%is epartment, raising in gist t%e issue on $%et%er or

not t%eir unicipal Liga resident and t%eir angguniang 3abataan-ederation resident are still entitled to t%eir respective baranga(mont%l( %onorarium over and above t%eir compensation $it% t%eirrespective anggunians being e4"o!cio members t%ereo*.

5n repl( t%ereto, $e are attac%ing %ere$it% t%e epartment o*6udget and anagement 6 letter"repl( to r. usonte /. ontero,

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unong 6aranga( o* 6aranga( urisima and 4"O!cio ember o*t%e

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angguniang 6a(an o* )ago, urigao del ur, dated ul( 28, 2008

ans$ering t%e main issue on $%et%er or not a Liga ng mga 6aranga(resident and a angguniang 3abataan -ederation resident ma(receive bot% t%eir %onoraria as baranga( o!cials and t%eir salaries as4"O!cio embers o* t%e angguniang 6a(an.

5n a*oresaid letter"repl( t%e 6 opined t%at a Liga ng mga6aranga( resident and a 3 -ederation resident ma( receive bot%t%eir %onoraria as baranga( o!cials and t%eir salaries as 4"O!cioembers o* t%e angguniang 6a(an:anlala$igan, %o$ever, suc%%onoraria s%all be limited to t%e minimum %onoraria o* 1,000 and;00 *or unong 6aranga( e4"o!cial member and 3 -ederation

resident, respectivel(.