Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 5756)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 5756 is to extend the provisions of Republic Act No. 4898 by including barrio treasurers and barrio secretaries under the coverage of life, disability, and accident insurance benefits provided by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).
Every barrio captain and councilman duly elected, and every barrio treasurer and barrio secretary duly appointed and qualified, but only while assuming their respective offices, are covered by the life, disability, and accident insurance benefits under this Act.
The life of a barrio captain is insured for five thousand pesos, while that of a councilman, barrio treasurer, or barrio secretary is insured for three thousand pesos each.
If a barrio captain, councilman, barrio treasurer, or barrio secretary becomes fully and permanently incapacitated or disabled arising out of and in the course of performing their duties, the barrio captain shall be paid three thousand pesos, while a councilman, barrio treasurer, or barrio secretary shall be paid two thousand pesos each.
No, anyone availing the disability benefits under Section 3 cannot benefit from Sections 4 and 5 of this Act.
A councilman, barrio treasurer, or barrio secretary who suffers an injury to the brain resulting in loss of sanity shall be paid three thousand pesos.
The national government pays an annual premium of fifteen pesos for every barrio captain and ten pesos for every councilman, barrio treasurer, or barrio secretary to the GSIS.
No, any failure or delay in the payment of such premiums shall not prejudice the efficacy and enforceability of the insurance benefits set forth by the Act.
An appropriation of two million eight hundred fifty thousand pesos is authorized to pay the annual premiums starting upon the approval of the Act, with the same or necessary amount to be appropriated annually thereafter.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 21, 1969.