Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

7
HOUSE BILL NO. 1687

Introduced by: HON. RACHEL MARGUERITE B. DEL MAR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

he attached bill seeks to reset the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
scheduled on the last Monday of October 2010 to the last Monday of October 2011,
amending for the purpose Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9340 otherwise known as “An Act
Amending Republic Act No. 9164, Resetting the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan
Elections, and for Other Purposes.”

The country just held its national and local elections, experiencing what was
probably the longest campaign period because of adjustments brought about by
circumstances and issues compelled by our first automated elections. We have yet to fully
recover from this democratic exercise where the electorate, particularly the youth, awed by
the concept and reality of automation and moved by an admirable zeal to have their votes
counted, clearly participated to the fullest. Given this public feeling of “political hangover”,
there is no sense violating the better rule of not having two nationwide elections within the
same year.

Further, with the vote and voice of the people, the government has that critical
clement called momentum. And public trust too. This is therefore the time to make things
happen, to have those changes that can be made to happen. We have to have a better sense
of what is going on and what is needed “to make tomorrow”. This is where our complete
and total focus should be, undiminished by any political exercise that can be better moved to
a better time without losing any sense of legitimacy or committing any act of public
disservice.


Finally, the question of budgetary deficit, the apparently still unstable fiscal
footing of the government must enter the equation. This means that the national
government has to put its limited resources to optimum use in terms of the immediate
requirements of the people in the area of deliver of basic services like food, health,
shelter and education. A postponement of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan
elections would surely mean having more than P2 Billion for the country's more basic
needs.

In this context approval of proposed bill is highly requested.

(Pelee
RACHEL MARGUERITE B. DEL MAR


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1687

0
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HON. RACHEL MARGUERITE B. DEL MAR

AN ACT

RESETTING THE DATE OF BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN
ELECTIONS TO THE LAST MONDAY OF OCTOBER, 2011,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT 9340,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164,
RESETTING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS,

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

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

Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section of Republic Act No. 9340 is hereby amended to read as

follows:

“SECTION 1. Date of Election — There shall be synchronized

barangay and sangguniang Kabataan elections which shall be on July 15,

2002. Subsequent synchronized barangay and sanggunaing kabataan
elections shall be held on the LAST MONDAY OF OCTOBER 2011 and

every three (3) years thereafter.”

SEC. 2. 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.

SEC. 3. 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,