Republic of the Philippines
House Or REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSEBILL NO. 5407

Introduced by Honorable Andres “Andy” D. Salvacion, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill secks to amend paragraph (c), Section 59 and Section 511 of
Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of
4991,” by granting local government units (LGUs) the option to post ordinances
with penal sanctions in conspicuous or prominent places in lieu of the required
publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

The Local Goverment Code of 1991 requires the publication in
newspapers of ordinances with penal sanctions in order to give adequate notice
to the general public that a local government unit is implementing a particular
ordinance, the violation of which will have corresponding penalty. tlowcver,
complying with the publication requirement under these provisions is
considered by most LGUs, especially by the economically challenged
municipalities, as very costiy because of expensive publication fees it entails.

Consequently, many ordinances passed by LGUs have not been
implemented because of the failure to comply with the publication requirement
imposed by the Local Government Code of 1991. Thus, to make it easier and
more convenient for LGUs to notify the people about ordinances with penal
sanctions enacted by the local sanggunian, amendments to these provisions of
the Local Government Code must be effected.

This measure intends to grant to LGUs the option of either posting
ordinances with penal sanctions in at feast three (3) conspicuous places in all
municipalities and cities of the province where the sanggunian of origin is
situated for a minimum period of three (3) consectitive weeks or publishing it in
a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial jurisdiction of the LGU.

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This amendment would provide an inexpensive option to LGUs and at the same
time will serve the purpose of adequately informing the public of the ordinances
with penal sanctions which are sought to be implemented by the LGUs.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
House Or REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5407

Introduced by Honorable Andres “Andy” D. Salvacion, Jr.

AN ACT
GRANTING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS THE OPTION OF
POSTING IN CONSPICUOUS PLACES ORDINANCES WITH PENAL
SANCTIONS IN LIEU OF PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER OF
GENERAL CIRCULATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991”

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

SECTION 1. Paragraph (c), Section 59 of Republic Act No. 7160 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 59. Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions. — (a)
Unless otherwise stated in the ordinance or resolution approving
the local development plan and public investment program, the
same shall take effect afier ten (10) days from the dale a copy
diereof is posted in a bulletin board at the entrance of the provincial

capitol or city, municipal, or barangay hall, as the case may be, and

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in at least two! (2) other conspicuous places in the local government
unit concerned,
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(c) The gist of all ordinances with penal sanctions, shall be
published in a newspaper of general circulation within the province
where the local legislative body concemed belongs[.| OR POSTED
IN AT LEAST THREE (3) CONSPICUOUS PLACES [In the
absence of any newspaper of general circulation within the
province, posting of such ordinances shall be made] in ail
municipalities and cities of the province where the sanggunian of
origin is situated FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF THREE (3)
CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

SEC. 2. Section 511 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as
foliows:

“SEC. S11. Posting [and] OR Publication of Ordinances

with Penal Sanctions, - (a) Ordinances with penal sanctions shall

be posted at prominent places in the provincial capitol, city,

municipal or barangay hall, as the case may be, for a minimum

period of three (3) consecutive weeks[. Such ordinances shall also

be] OR published in a newspaper of general circulation, where

available, within the territorial jurisdiction of the local government


concemed, except in the case of barangay ordinances. Unless
otherwise provided therein, said ordinances shall take effect on the
day following its publication, or at the end of the period of posting,
whichever occurs later.

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SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules
and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. Effectivity.— This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general

circulation,

Approved,