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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

900

HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by; REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B. FORTUNO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This bill seeks to reset the synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan
elections scheduled to be held on the last Monday of October 2016 to the last Monday of
October 2017.

The Filipino people had just participated in the national and local elections last
May 9, 2016, However, after barely five (5) months from the said political exercise, we
will be holding the synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections even
when the COMELEC officials and employees, teachers, members of civic and religious
organizations, who are directly involved in the election activities had barely warm their
and the sore losers have yet to accept their fate gracefully, The resetting of the
synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections will, according to the
COMELEC, free us from “election fatigue”

The election of barangay and sangguniang kabataan is supposed to be a non
partisan political activity. Yet, our experience in so many past elections has shown time
and again that barangay election cannot be totally insulated from the undue influence of
it has caused divisiveness and ha: share of some deplorable
practices that trigger instances of violence among political leaders and supporters

It is therefore the paramount objective of this important piece of legislation to
reset the synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections scheduled to be held
‘on the last Monday of October 2016 to the last Monday of October 2017. This will
definitely allow the Filipino people to take a little longer pause before immersing
themselves again into another political battle that will certainly disturb the peaceful
condition at the local level. It will also generate savings for the cash-strapped government
of more than Three Billion Pesos (P3 Billion) according to the cost estimate made by the
COMELEC.

‘The foregoing reasons warrant the immediate approyal of this bill

Don ox,
SALYAO B. FORTUNO

presentative
Fifth District, Camarines Sur

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
900
HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by; REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B, FORTUNO

AN ACT
TING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGU NG  KABATAAN
‘TIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT No. 9164, AS
\DED BY REPUBLIC ACTS NUMBERED 9340 AND 10632 AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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

TION 1, Section | of Republic Act No, 9164, as amended by Republic Acts
Numbered 9340 and 10632, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

SECTION 1. Date of Election. ~ There shall be synchronized
barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections which shall be held on July
15, 2002, Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan
elections shall be held on the last Monday of October [2007] 2017 and
every three years (3) years thereafter.{: Provided, ‘That the sangguniang
Kabataan elections on October 28, 2013 shall be postponed to a date to be
determined by the COMELEC between October 28, 2014 and February
23, 2015."]

SEC. 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act
No, 9340, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 4. Assumption of Office. — The term of office of the
barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials elected under this Act shall
commence on August 15, 2002, next following their elections. The term of
office of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials elected in the
October [2007] 2017 election and subsequent elections shall commence at
noon of November 30 next following their election.”

SEC. 3. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act
No. 9340, regarding the hold over capacity of all incumbent barangay officials
shall remain in force and effect.


SEC. 4. The sangguniang kabataan positions shall remain vacant until the
new set of officials shall have been duly elected and qualified and no appointment
shall be made to the vacated positions

SEC. 5. Appropriations. ~ The amount necessary for the implementation
of this Act shall be taken from the appropriations of the Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) under the General Appropriations Act of the year following its
enactment into law and thereafter

SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The COMELEC shall
issue the rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, and
rules an regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act,
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly

SEC. 8. 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

s ffectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in a national newspaper of general circulation

Approved,