Request For Barangay Officials Death Benefit Assistance (BODBA)

Pursuant to EO 115, barangay officials who dies during their term of office are covered by death benefits claims nationwide.

Punong Barangays – beneficiaries can receive P20,000.00 for death benefit and P2,000.00 for burial expenses

Other Barangay officials such as Sangguniang Barangay member, SK Chairperson, Barangay Secretary, Barangay Treasurer and IPMR – beneficiaries can receive P10,000 death benefits and P2,000.00 for burial expenses.

  • Classification: Highly Technical Transaction (Multi-Stage)
  • Total Processing Time: 47 Working Days (including waiting time of 20 working days from DBM)
  • Type of Transaction: G2C Government to Citizens; G2G – Government to Government (DILG to DBM)
  • Who may avail?: Surviving legitimate claimant/Beneficiaries of Decease Barangay Official
  • Fees to be paid: NONE

What are the requirements:

  • Application for Barangay Official’s Death Benefit Claim (4 copies)
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) or Original Death Certificate (1 CTC/Original and 3 photocopies)
  • Photocopy of Barangay Official’s Information Sheet (BOIS) (4 photocopies)
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) or Original Oath of Office (1CTC/Original and 3-photocopies)
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) or Original Marriage Certificate, if claimant is the widow/widower  of the deceased barangay official (1 CTC/Original and 3 -photocopies)
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) or Original Birth Certificate, if claimant is a son/daughter of the deceased barangay official (1 CTC/Original and 2 photocopies)
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) or Original Birth Certificate of the deceased and Affidavit of Two Disinterested Parties, if the deceased barangay official is single and the claimant is his/her parent/brother/sister (1CTC/Original and 3 photocopies)
  • Waiver of Rights, if there are other claimants in the BOIS;
  • Photocopy of Government issued Valid IDs of claimant and deceased official (4 photocopies);
  • Certification of Incumbency (from MBB)
  • Service Records (from MBB); and
  • Citizen’s Charter Service Request Form