Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVI
‘Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2462

Introduced by HON. NELSON L. DAYANGHIRA\

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This bill seeks to amend Republic Act No. 9340 with the objective of resetting the
Barangay and Sanguniang Kabataan Elections from October 2010 to October 2012.

The months leading to the first automated National Elections in 2010 captured the
minds, thoughts and efforts of the Filipinos as the electorate struggled to decide whom
to choose when the partisan voting came. While the elections was. generally
considered as successful with the election of new set of government officials, led by
the landslide winner President Benigno Simeon “PNoy” Aquino IIL, the entire nation
was focused on the elections causing so much fatigue, stress and financial strain

According to President Aquino in his first SONA, the country is facing a deficiency
of funds to address the basic social services and infrastructure requirements of the
country. The President painted a scenario that needs wise prioritization of the national
resources to ensure more production returns.

The scheduled 2010 Barangay elections would require billions of pesos which would
be more productive if spent in the much-needed basic programs and services of the
new administration,

In choosing from among the many important priorities, spending billions of pesos for
the elections of the Barangay and Sanguniang kabataan officials would not be the
‘most urgent. The government has already spent so much in the training and education
of the current Barangay officials and just as they have sufficient experiences and
knowledge of their jobs and responsibilities, we have to subject them to another
expensive and divisive election.


Our people are now waiting for the dividends of progress and improvement from the
landslide elections of President Aquino, but another election would have minimal
contribution to that progress while at a very high cost, Resetting the Barangay and
Sanguniang kabataan elections this year would give the government the much-needed
fiscal resources and also avoid contributing to further budgetary deficit.

In view of the importance of this bill, early approval is eamestly sought.

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NEI YANGHIRANG,


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__ 2462

Introduced by HON. NELSON L. DAYANGHIRANG

AN ACT

AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340, RESETTING THE BARANGAY
AND SANGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS OF OCTOBER 2010 TO

OCTOBER 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section 1. Section | of Republic Act No. 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

See. 2.

Sec. 3.

“Section 1. Date of Election. ~ There shall be synchronized barangay
and sanguniang kabataan elections which shall be held on October 29, 2007
Subsequent synchronized barangay and sanguniang kabataan elections shall be
held on the last Monday of October 2012 and every three (3) years thereafter.”

Section 4 of Republic Act No, 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 4. Assumption of Office. - The term of office of the barangay and
sanguniang kabataan officials elected under this Act shall commence on
October 2007, next following their elections. ‘The term of office of the
barangay and sanguniang kabataan officials elected in the October 2007
election and subsequent elections shall commence at noon of November 30
next following their election.”

Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8. Appropriations. ~ The amount necessary for the implementation
of this Act shall be taken from the appropriation of the Commission on
Elections (COMELEC) under the General Appropriations Act and/or
supplementary appropriations thereafter.

“In addition, the savings of the COMELEC not exceeding Three hundred
million pesos (P300,000,000,00) shall be used to augment said appropriations


as authorized under COMELEC Special provision No. 2 of Republic Act
9162.

~The funds mentioned above may be augmented by an amount not exceeding
ten percent (10%) of the sanguniang Kabataan funds reserved pursuant 10
Section 532 of Republic Act No. 7160.”

Sec. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The COMELEC shall promulgate
such rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act.

Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, and rules and
regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly

See. 6. Separability Clause. ~ If, for any reason, any section or provision of this Act is
held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not be
affected and thereby remain in full force and effect

Sec. 7. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,