SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2401 
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Prepared by the Committees on Local Government; Electoral Reform~ ang People's 'J, . ..... 
Participation; Finance; and Youth with Senators Ejercito, Aquino IV, Marcos Jr., Pimentel III, 
and Escudero, as authors thereof 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING ENABLING MECHANISMS FOR MEANINGFUL YOUTH 
PARTICIPATION 
IN 
NATION 
BUILDING, 
STRENGTHENING 
THE 
SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN, CREATING THE MUNICIPAL, CITY AND 
PROVINCIAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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CHAPTER I 
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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 
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Section 1, Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Youth Development 
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and Empowerment Act of 2014". 
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Section 2. Declaration of State Policies and Objectives. - The State 
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recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation building and thus, promotes 
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and protects their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-
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being, inculcates in them patriotism, nationalism and other desirable 
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values, and encourages their involvement in public and civic affairs. 
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Towards this end, the State shall establish adequate, effective, 
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responsive and enabling mechanisms and support systems that will ensure 
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the meaningful participation of the youth in local governance and in nation 
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building. 
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Section 3. 
Definition of Terms. -
For purposes of this Act, the 
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following terms are hereby defined: 
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(a) "Commission" shall refer to the National Youth Commission 
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created under Republic Act (RA) No. 8044; 
(b) "Community-based 
Youth 
Organizations" 
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refer 
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organizations whose membership or programs and projects are 
based only on a specific sitio or purok, province, city, municipality 
or barangay; 
(c) "Council" shall refer to the Local Youth Development Council in the 
province, city and municipality; 
(d) "Faith-based 
Youth 
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organizations whose 
members share common faith, 
moral 
persuasion and spiritual beliefs with programs, projects and 
activities catering to the youth; 
(e) "Ideology-based 
youth 
organizations" 
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refer 
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youth 
organizations whose members are advancing a legitimate social 
ideology or thought; 
(f) "Local chief executive" shall refer to the provincial governor, city 
and municipal mayor; 
(g) "Local Government Operations Officer" shall refer to the duly 
designated head of the office of the Department of the Interior and 
Local Government stationed in the concerned local government 
unit; 
(h) "Local sanggunian" shall refer to the sangguniang panlalawigan, 
sangguniang panlungsod and sangguniang bayan; 
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(i) 
"Out of School Youth Organi;mtions" shall refer to youth 
organizations whose members are not attending formal schooling; 
(j) "Student councils" shall refer to official student body duly elected 
by the students as their student government; 
(k) "Youth Affairs Provincial Officer" shall refer to the person duly 
appointed or designated by the Commission to serve as its agent in 
the province with the tasks provided for in this Act or as the 
Commission may deem necessary; 
(1) "Youth" shall refer to those persons whose ages range from fifteen 
(15) to thirty (30) years old as defined by R.A. 8044; 
(m) "Youth Organizations" shall refer to those organizations whose 
membership / composition are the youth; 
(n) "Youth-Serving Organizations" shall refer to those registered 
organizations whose principal programs, projects and activities are 
youth-oriented and youth-related; 
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"Youth with Specific Needs Organizations" 
shall refer to 
organizations whose members as well as programs and projects 
are intended to the youth in need of special care, attention or 
protection to include, but not limited to, members of indigenous 
cultural communities, persons with disabilities, victims or in 
situation of armed conflicts, calamities or natural disasters, drug 
dependents, abandoned, abused or exploited, and youth offenders 
and children or youth in conflict with the law, vulnerable youth 
and members of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders or 
LOBT community; and 
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(p) "Working Youth, Young Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals 
Organizations" shall refer to youth organizations or youth 
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associations whose members are either employed, practicing 
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entrepreneurs or working young professionals, or whose programs 
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and projects are intended for the youth who are employed, 
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practicing entrepreneurs or working young professionals. Youth 
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cooperatives and youth unions fall under this classification. 
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CHAPTER II 
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THE KATIPUNAN NG KABATAAN AND THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN 
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Section 4. Katipunan ng Kabataan. - There shall be in every barangay 
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a katipunan ng kabataan to be composed of all citizens of the Philippines 
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residing in the barangay for at least six (6) months, who are at least fifteen 
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(15) but not more than twenty-four (24) years of age, and who are duly 
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registered in the list of the Commission on Elections and/or the records of 
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the sangguniang kabataan secretary. 
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Section 5. Powers and Functions of the Katipunan ng Kabataan. - The 
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katipunan ng kabatan shall: 
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(a) Elect the sangguniang kabataan chairperson and members; 
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(b) Serve as the highest policy-making body to decide on matters 
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affecting the youth in the barangay. As such, the sangguniang 
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kabataan shall consult and secure the concurrence of the 
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katipunan ng kabataan in the formulation of all its programs, 
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plans and activities; and 
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(c) Reprimand, 
suspend or remove the sangguniang kabataan 
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chairperson or any of the sangguniang kabataan members in 
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accordance with section 19 of this act. 
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Section 6. Katipunan ng Kabataan Assembly. - The katipunan ng 
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kabataan shall meet at least once every six months at the day and time to 
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be determined by the sangguniang kabataan. However, the sangguniang 
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kabataan chairperson, a majority of the sangguniang kabataan members, or 
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at least one-fifth (1/5) of all its members may call for a special katipunan ng 
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kabataan assembly. The purpose of such shall be clearly stated in the notice 
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to be distributed to all katipunan ng kabataan members not later than three 
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(3) days before the conduct of the special assembly. The first katipunan ng 
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kabataan assembly shall take place within three (3) months after the duly 
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elected sangguniang kabataan shall have assumed office. 
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Section 7. Creation and Election of the Sangguniang Kabataan. -
(a) 
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There shall be in every barangay a sangguniang kabataan to be composed of 
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a chairperson and seven (7) members who shall be elected by the registered 
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voters of the katipunan ng kabataan. The sangguniang kabataan 
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chairperson shall, with the concurrence of the majority of the sangguniang 
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kabataan members, appoint from among the members of the katipunan ng 
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kabataan, a secretary and a treasurer. 
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(b) A sangguniang kabataan official who, during his or her term of 
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office, shall have passed the age of twenty-four (24) years shall be allowed to 
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serve the remaining portion of the term for which he or she is elected. 
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Section 8. Powers and functions of the Sangguniang Kabataan. - The 
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sangguniang kabataan shall: 
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(a) In consultation and with the concurrence of the katipunan ng 
kabatH.an, and within three months from assumption to office, 
formulate a three (3) year rolling plan which shall be known as the 
comprehensive barangay youth development plan which shall serve 
as basis in the preparation of the 
annual youth investment 
program. This pian shall be in line with the comprehensive local 
youth development plan to be formulated by the council, the 
comprehensive development plan of the barangay and the province, 
city and municipality where it belongs and the Philippine Youth 
Development Plan; 
(b) Approve the annual budget which is the annual slice of the annual 
youth investment program before the start of the succeeding fiscal 
year 
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if the 
Sangguniang 
Kabataan 
funds 
allow, 
a 
supplemental budget. Any changes in the annual budget shall be 
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accordance 
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applicable 
budget rules 
and 
procedures; 
(c) Promulgate resolutions necessary to carry out the objectives of the 
youth in the barangay in accordance with the comprehensive 
barangay Youth Development Plan and the applicable provisions of 
this act; 
(d) Initiate and implement, in coordination with the Municipal or City 
Youth Development Council, any appropriate national government 
agency and/or any private or non-government institution, 
programs and projects designed to promote general welfare, 
development and empowerment of the youth; 
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fund-raising 
activities which 
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line 
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comprehensive Barangay Youth Development Plan, the proceeds of 
which shall be tax-exempt and shall accrue to the general fund of 
the sangguniang kabataan: Provided, however, that in the 
appropriation thereof, the specific purpose for which such activity 
has been held shall be first satisfied: Provided further, that any 
appropriations thereof shall be in accordance with existing 
applicable budget, accounting and auditing rules and regulations; 
(f) Create regular and special committees and such other bodies 
whose chairpersons and members of which shall come from among 
the members of the sangguniang kabataan or from among the 
members of the katipunan ng kabataan, as it may deem necessary 
to effectively carry out its programs and activities; 
(g) Submit the annual and end-of-term program accomplishments and 
financial reports to the sangguniang barangay and present the 
same during the katipunan ng kabataan assembly, copy furnished 
the Office of the Local Government Operations Officer and the 
Municipal or City Youth Development Council, all in accordance 
with the prescribed form by the DILG and the Commission; 
(h) Assist in the establishment and registration of youth and youth-
serving organizations who may qualify for membership and 
representation in the Council; 
(i) Adopt and implement a policy on full public disclosure of all its 
transactions and documents involving public interest; and 
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(j) Exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as 
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may be prescribed by law or ordinance, or delegated by the 
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sangguniang barangay or the Commission. 
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Section 9., Meetings of the Sangguniang Kabataan. -
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sangguniang kabataan shall meet regularly once a month on the date, time 
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and place to be fIxed by the said sanggunian. Special meetings may be 
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called by the chairperson or any four (4) of its members by giving written 
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notice of the date, time, place and agenda of the meeting, which can be sent 
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either through personal delivery, registered mail, fax or email, to all 
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members, and must be received at least one (1) day in advance. The 
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sangguniang barangay and the Municipal or City Youth Development 
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Council shall be furnished with notices of regular and special meetings and 
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the minutes of the meetings thereafter. 
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(b) A majority of the members including 'the chairperson shall 
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constitute quorum. 
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Section 10. Qualifications. - (a) An elective official of the sangguniang 
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kabataan must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the barangay for 
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at least one (1) year immediately preceding the day of the election, a member 
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of the katipunan ng kabataan of the barangay which he or she seeks to be 
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elected, at least eighteen (18) but not more than twenty-four (24) years of 
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age on the day of the election, able to read and write, must not have been 
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convicted by final judgement of any crime involving moral turpitude, and 
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must not be related to any incumbent elected national, local or barangay 
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(b) An appointive official of the .sangguniang kabataan must be a 
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citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the barangay for at least six (6) 
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months, a member of the katipunan ng kabataan who is at least eighteen 
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(18) but not more than twenty-four (24) years of age at the time of 
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appointment, able to read and write, and must not have been convicted by 
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final judgement of any crime involving moral turpitude and must not be 
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related to the appointing authority within the fourth civil degree of 
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consanguinity or affinity. 
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Section 11. Term of Office. - (a) The chairperson and members of the 
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sangguniang kabataan shall hold office for a fixed term of three (3) years 
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unless sooner removed for cause, permanently incapacitated, die or resign 
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from office. 
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(b) The sangguniang kabataan secretary and treasurer shall be co-
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terminus with the appointing authority unless sooner removed for cause, 
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found to have failed from the discharge of his or her duties, or has 
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committed abuse of authority as stipulated in existing laws pertaining to the 
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conduct of public officials, through a majority vote of all the members of the 
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katipunan ng kabataan in a regular or special assembly called for the 
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purpose. 
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Section 12. Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson. -
The chairperson 
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of the sangguniang kabataan shall automatically serve as an ex-officio 
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member of the sangguniang barangay upon assumption to office. As such, 
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he or she shall exercise the same powers, discharge the same duties and 
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functions, and enjoy the same privileges as the regular sangguniang 
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barangay members; and shall be the chairperson of the committee on youth 
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and sports development. He or she shall be entitled to a pro-rata honoraria 
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for every session of the sangguniang barangay he or she has attended. 
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Section 13. Powers and Functions of the Sangguniang Kabataan 
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Chairperson. - The sangguniang kabataan chairperson shall exercise such 
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powers and discharge such duties as follows: 
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(a) Call and preside over all meetings of the sangguniang kabataan, 
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and vote in case of tie, and assemblies of the katipunan ng 
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kabataan except when one of the agenda to be discussed in such 
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assembly involves the disciplinary action against the sangguniang 
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kabataan chairperson, in which case, the highest ranking 
sangguniang kabataan member shall preside; 
(b) Take the lead in the formulation of the comprehensive youth 
development plan and in the preparation and implementation of 
the annual youth investment program; 
(c) Ensure the implementation of policies, programs and projects as 
contained in the Barangay Annual Youth Investment programs, in 
coordination with the sangguniang barangay and the Municipal or 
City Youth Development Council; 
(d) Sign all required documents and warrants drawn from the 
sangguniang kabataan funds 
for 
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expenditures in the 
implementation 
of 
the 
Comprehensive 
Barangay 
Youth 
Development Plan and Annual Youth Investment Program; 
(e) Exercise general supervision over the affairs and activities of the 
sangguniang kabataan and the katipunan ng kabataan as well as 
the official conduct of its members; 
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(f) With the concurrence of the sangguniang kabataan, appoint from 
among the members of the katipunan ng kabataan a secretary and 
a treasurer; 
(g) Coordinate with the sangguniang barangay and other youth 
organizations within his or her barangay on youth-related 
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programs and projects that they wish to initiate and implement 
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and those programs and projects that the sangguniang kabataan 
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shall implement; 
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(h) Attend all mandatory capability trainings and seminars and impart 
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the salient features of the same to members of the sangguniang 
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kabataan within one (1) month after his or her attendance; and 
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(i) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and 
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functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. 
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Section 14. Sangguniang Kabataan Secretary. - The sangguniang 
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kabataan secretary shall: 
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(a) Keep all the records of the katipunan ng kabataan, including the 
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list of its qualified members, and of the sangguniang kabataan, 
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youth policies, studies, researches and registry of youth and youth 
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serving organizations in the barangay if any; 
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(b) Prepare and keep all the minutes of all assemblies of the katipunan 
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ng kabataan and of all the meetings of the sangguniang kabataan; 
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(c) Cause the posting, in the barangay bulletin board and in at least 
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three conspicuous places within the jurisdiction of the barangay, 
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and if possible including the use of traditional and non-traditional 
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media, and make available for any person with legal purpose, all 
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resolutions approved by the sangguniang kabataan, the annual 
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and end-of-term reports of the programs and projects implemented 
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by the sangguniang kabataan, the Comprehensive Barangay Youth 
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Development Plan and Annual Youth Investment Program and the 
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dissemination of the same to concerned offices, institutions and 
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individuals; and 
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(d) Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as 
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the sangguniang kabataan chairperson may 'prescribe or direct. 
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Section 15. Sangguniang Kabataan Treasurer. - The sangguniang 
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kabataan treasurer shall: 
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(a) Take custody of all sangguniang kabataan property and funds; 
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(b) Collect and receive contributions, monies, materials, and all other 
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resources intended for the sangguniang kabataan and the 
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katipunan ng kabataan; 
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(e) Serve as co-signatory in all withdrawals from the sangguniang 
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kabataan funds and disburse funds in accordance with the 
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approved annual budget and supplemental budget, as the case 
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may be, of the sangguniang kabataan; 
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(d) Certify to the availability of the sangguniang kabataan funds 
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whenever necessary; 
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(e) Submit to the sangguniang kabataan and to the sangguniang 
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barangay certified and detailed statements of actual income and 
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expenditures at the end of every quarter and the posting of the 
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same in the barangay bulletin board and and in at least three 
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conspicuous places within the jurisdiction of the barangay , and if 
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possible including the use of traditional and non-traditional 
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media; 
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(f) Render report during the regular katipunan ng kabataan assembly 
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on the financial status of the sangguniang kabataan; and 
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(g) Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as 
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the sangguniang kabataan chairperson may prescribe or direct. 
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Section 16. Privileges of Sangguniang Kabataan Officials. -
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sangguniang kabataan officials in good standing, whether elected or 
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appointed, shall, during their incumbency: 
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(i) Be exempt from payment of tuition and matriculation fees while 
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enrolled in any public tertiary school including state colleges and 
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universities 
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funded 
public 
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institutions within or nearest their area of jurisdiction. The 
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National Government shall reimburse said college or university the 
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amount of the tuition and matriculation fees; 
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(ii) Be exempt from taking the National Service Training Program -
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Civic Welfare Training Service (NSTP-CWTS) subjects. In lieu 
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thereof, concerned sangguniang kabataan officials shall submit 
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written 
reports, 
preferably 
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photographs, 
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other 
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documentations of their participation in the implementation of 
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programs, projects and activities as outlined in the comprehensive 
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barangay investment program. Absence of such reports and 
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documentations or a finding to the contrary upon verification of 
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submitted reports, will disqualify the concerned sangguniang 
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kabataan officials from this privilege. The Commission on Higher 
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Education and the Commission shall jointly promulgate the 
guidelines for the implementation of this provision; 
(iii) Be excused from attending their regular classes, if they are 
currently enrolled in any school, while attending their regular or 
special sangguniang kabataan meetings, and the sangguniang 
barangay 
seSSlOns, 
in case of the sangguniang kabataan 
chairperson. A certification of attendance shall be issued by the 
sangguniang kabataan secretary, attested by the sangguniang 
kabataan chairperson and duly noted by the punong barangay and 
shall be submitted to the concerned faculty member and the dean 
of the educational institution as proof of attendance. In the case of 
the sangguniang kabataan secretary, the sangguniang kabataan 
chairperson shall issue the certification duly noted by the punong 
barangay. In the case of the sangguniang kabataan chairperson, 
the barangay secretary shall issue the certification of attendance 
duly noted by the punong barangay. Any person who shall falsely 
certify as to the attendance of any sangguniang kabataan official 
shall be criminally and administratively liable; 
(iv) Be provided by the National Government with Philippine Health 
(Philhealth) coverage; and 
(v) Be entitled to receive actual travelling reimbursements as may be 
authorized by law, and subject to the availability of funds; 
Provided, That,. such travel is directly related to the performance of 
their functions as sangguniang kabataan officials and is supported 
by duly approved travel order by the punong barangay, in the case 
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kabataan chairperson in the case of the other sangguniang 
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kabataan officials. 
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(b) The sangguniang kabataan chairperson shall have the same 
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privileges enjoyed by other sangguniang barangay officials under 
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this Code subject to such requirements and limitations provided 
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herein. 
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The sangguniang kabataan chairperson shall be considered a person in 
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authority as defined by law in connection with the actual discharge of his or 
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her official duties and functions. All other sangguniang kabataan officials, 
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whether elected or appointed, shall be considered agents of person in 
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authority as defined by law in connection with the actual discharge of their 
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duties and functions. 
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Section 18. Suspension and Removalfrom Office. - Any elected official 
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of the sangguniang kabataan may, after due process, be suspended for not 
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more than six months or removed from office either by majority vote of all 
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members of the sangguniang bayan or sangguniang panlungsod which has 
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jurisdiction in the barangay of the concerned sangguniang kabataan official, 
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or by majority vote of all the members of the katipunan ng kabataan of 
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which the concerned sangguniang kabataan official is a duly registered 
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member which shall be final and executory, on any of the following grounds: 
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kabataan without valid cause for two (2) consecutive times or, 
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three (3) consecutive months in the case of the sangguniang 
kabataan chairperson; 
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Development Plan and the Annual Youth Investment Program, or 
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approve the annual budget within the prescribed period of time; 
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Deliberate failure to implement programs and projects outlined in 
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the annual-youth investment program; 
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barangay sessions without valid cause in the case of the 
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sangguniang kabataan chairperson; 
Conviction by final judgement of a crime involving moral turpitude; 
and violation of existing laws against graft and corruption and 
other civil service laws, rules and regulations; and 
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of authority and other grounds analogous to the foregoing. 
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Section 19. Succession and Filling up of Vacancies. - (a) In case a 
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sangguniang kabataan chairperson refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, 
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voluntarily resigns, dies, is permanently incapacitated, is removed from 
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office, the sangguniang kabataan member who obtained the highest number 
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of votes in the election immediately preceding shall assume the office of the 
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chairperson for the unexpired portion of his or her term. In case said 
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member refuses to assume the position or fails to qualify, the sangguniang 
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the position of the chairperson for the unexpired portion of the term. 
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(b) After the vacancy shall have been filled, the sangguniang kabataan 
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chairperson shall, within thirty (30) days, call for a special katipunan ng 
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kabataan assembly to elect a sangguniang kabataan member to complete 
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the membership of said sanggunian: Provided, that, such special assembly 
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is coordinated with the Office of the Local Government Operations Officer 
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and the Commission on Elections of the municipality or city where the 
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concerned barangay belongs. Such sangguniang kabataan member shall 
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hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacant seat. For this 
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purpose, a katipunan ng kabataan member who has reached the age of 25 
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years old at the time of the special election may be allowed to vote but shall 
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not be eligible to be elected. Any citizen of the Philippines residing in the 
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said barangay for at least six (6) months who attains the age of fifteen (15) 
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years old at the time of the special election and who registers as member of 
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the katipunan ng kabataan before the sangguniang kabataan secretary shall 
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be entitled to vote in the said special election. 
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(c) All other vacancies in the office of the sangguniang kabataan shall 
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be filled in accordance with the immediately preceding provision. 
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(d) In case of suspension of the sangguniang kabataan chairperson, 
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the successor, as determined in subsection (a) of this Section, shall assume 
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the position during the period of such suspension. 
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Section 20. Sangguniang Kabataan Funds. -
The Sangguniang 
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(a) All the income of the barangay derived from whatever source shall 
accrue to its general fund and shall, at the option of the barangay 
concerned, be kept as trust fund in the custody of the city or 
munkipal treasurer or be deposited in a bank, preferably 
government-owned, situated in or nearest to its area of jurisdiction. 
Such funds shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of 
this act. Ten percent (10%) of the general fund of the barangay 
shall be set aside for the sangguniang kabataan. The sangguniang 
be.rangay shall e.ppropriate the sangguniang kabataan funds in 
lump sum which shall be disbursed solely for youth development 
and empowerment purposes. 
(b) The sangguniang kabataan shall have fiscal autonomy in its 
operations, disbursements and encashment of their fund income 
and expenditures. As such, the sangguniang kabataan funds shall 
be deposited in the name of the sangguniang kabataan of the 
concerned barangay in a government-owned bank situated in or 
nearest to its area of jurisdiction with the sangguniang kabataan 
chairperson and the sangguniang kabataan treasurer as the official 
signatories. 
(c) One percent (1%) of the sangguniang kabataan funds shall be 
allocated for, and remitted within the first quarter of the 
succeeding fiscal year, to the Municipal or City Youth Development 
Council. 
However, in case of highly urbanized cities and 
independent component cities, two percent (2%) shall be allocated 
and remitted on the same manner. If a barangay falls within the 
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be allocated to, and remitted in similar manner, to the Provincial 
Youth Development Council. 
(d) All sangguniang kabataan funds shall be allocated in an annual 
budget, and if the funds allow, in a supplemental budget in 
accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Barangay Investment 
Program. Both the Comprehensive Youth and Investment Program 
and the Comprehensive Barangay Program shall give priority to 
programs, projects and activities that will promote and ensure the 
meaningf1-l1 youth participation in nation-building, sustainable 
youth development and empowerment, equitable access to quality 
education, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, 
disaster risk reduction and resiliency, youth employment and 
livelihood, 
health and anti-drug abuse, 
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sensitivity, 
capability building and sports development. 
(e) The sangguniang bayan or sangguniang panlungsod shall, within 
sixty days upon receipt hereof, review the annual budget and 
supplemental budget of the sangguniang kabataan on their 
compliance in the immediately preceding provision and other 
existing laws, rules and regulations. Non-compliance shall render 
said budgets inoperative either in whole or in part. Failure on the 
part of the sanggunian to complete the review within the prescribed 
period shall render the said annual budget deemed approved. 
(f) all sangguniang kabataan funds derived from any source shall be 
stated in its financial records which shall be kept by the 
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in simplified manner as may be prescribed by the commission on 
audit. All sangguniang kabataan funds shall be subject to all 
existing accounting and auditing laws, rules and regulations. 
CHAPTER III 
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Section 21. Creation. - To ensure wide and multi-sectoral youth 
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participation in local governance, there shall be in every province, city and 
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municipality a local youth deVelopment council which shall be called 
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Provincial Youth Development Council, City Youth Development Council and 
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Municipal Youth Development Council, respectively. 
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(a) the Council shall be 
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classifications of duly organized and/or accredited youth and youth-serving 
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organizations who are at least fifteen (15) but not more than twenty-four (24) 
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(b) Student councils or sangguniang mag-aaral of public and private 
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panlungsod and panlalawigang pederasyon of the sangguniang 
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kabataan, respectively; 
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student council of any public or private tertiary school, if there 
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is any, within the municipality or city. In case the president is 
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not a resident of the municipality or province, the highest 
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ranking student council officer who is a resident of the 
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municipality, city or province shall be its representative to the 
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youth and youth-serving organizations in any municipality city 
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or province, as classified in Section 22 (d), (e), (t), (g), (h), (i) and 
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(a) For the 
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strengthen the sangguniang kabataan through sharing of best practices and 
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successful experiences, there shall be an organization of the pederasyon ng 
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mga sangguniang kabataan to be known as follows: 
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kabataan which shall be composed of the sangguniang kabataan 
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kabataan which shall be composed of the sangguniang kabataan 
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chairpersons of barangay in the city; and 
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(iii) In provinces, panlalawigang pederasyon ng mga sangguniang 
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kabataan which shall be composed of the convenors of the 
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pambayan at panlungsod na pederasyon' ng mga sangguniang 
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kabataan. 
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elect from among themselves two (2) official representatives to the 
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Council and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The 
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shall preside over all its meetings. The representatives to the Council 
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shall serve for a term of one (1) year which shall commence on the day 
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of their assumption as representatives to the Council, and may be 
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case of the pambayan and panlungsod na pederasyon, and within 
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pederasyon at all 'levels including the representatives to the Council 
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and the term of office of the other officers of the pederasyon shall be 
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governed by the guidelines to be jointly issued by the Department of 
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the Interior and Local Government, Comelec and the Commission 
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within sixty (60) days upon the effectivity of this Act. 
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Section 24. Organization, Accreditation, Registration of Youth and 
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Youth-serving organizations and Selection of Council Representatives. (a) 
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Youth and youth-serving organizations as classified in section 22 hereof 
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shall register and be granted accreditation by the Provincial Youth 
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Development Office (PYDOl, as herein after created, in their respective 
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territorial jurisdiction. 
However, those from the metropolitan manila 
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area, highly urbanized cities, independent cities and independent 
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component cities shall register with their respective City Youth 
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Development Office (CYDO) or Municipal Youth Development Office 
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(MYDO). 
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membership in good standing of at least twenty-five (25) who are at 
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least fifteen (15) but not more than twenty four (24) years old at the 
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organization intends to participate in the council representation and 
has written constitution and by-laws, clearly stated vision, mission 
and programs for the youth. 
(c) To give equal opportunity for the youth, from the time of the 
enactment of this Act and up to the deadline for registration by the 
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), non-organized youth 
groups may formally 
organize 
themselves and register in 
accordance with Section 24 (a). 
(d) The PYDO, CYDO, MYDO, in coordination with the concerned 
CYDO or MYDO. 
(e) The registration and accreditation of these' organizations shall be 
conducted by the PYDO or by the CYDO or MYDO, in case of 
metropolitan manila area, highly urbanized area, independent 
cities and independent component cities every three years. 
However, upon determination of the need, they may conduct a 
continuing registration procedure taking into consideration the 
budgetary and manpower requirements and presence of youth and 
youth-serving organizations. 
(f) Registered and accredited youth and youth-serving organizations 
shall renew their registration and accreditation every three years to 
qualify them to vie for representative seat in the Council. 
(g) In the event that in any municipality or city, there are more than 
two (2) accredited student councils in the secondary and tertiary 
levels, or there are more than two (2) youth or youth-serving 
organizations in any classification as provided in Section 22 (d), (e), 
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the concerned municipality or city in coordination with the youth 
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affairs provincial officer shall assemble them in a public venue, on 
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the day set in the calendar of activities promulgated to implement 
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this Act and every year thereafter, and by consensus or secret 
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balloting chose from among themselves the two (2) who will 
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represent their respective classifications at the Municipal or City 
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assistance of the youth affairs provincial officer, shall convene all 
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members of the Municipal and City Youth Development Councils 
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within the province and shall, except for the representatives of the 
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panlalawigang pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan, choose 
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a maximum of two (2) representatives each respective classification 
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who shall serve as members of the Provincial Youth Development 
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CounciL 
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Government shall jointly issue a clearly defined, accessible and 
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stakeholder-friendly registration 
and accreditation procedure 
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including an internet-based registration process within thirty (30) 
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days upon the effectivity of this Act. 
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Section 25. Duties and Functions of the Council. - The Council shall 
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perform the following duties and functions: 
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(a) Serve as the core of the advocacy on youth participation in nation-
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(b) With the assistance of the respective local government unit, 
conduct a study and maintain data on the situation of the youth in 
its locality; 
(c) Formulate the Local Comprehensive Youth Development Plan and 
the Local Annual Youth Investment Program anchored on the 
Philippine Youth Development Plan and the local development 
plans of the local government unit concerned which shall give 
priority to programs, projects and activities' that will promote and 
ensure the meaningful youth participation in nation-building, 
sustainable youth development and empowerment, equitable 
access to quality education, environmental protection, climate 
change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and resiliency, youth 
employment and livelihood, health and anti-drug abuse, gender 
sensitivity, capability building and sports development. 
(d) Prioritize programs, projects and activities that will be induded in 
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recommended to the local chief executive and the local sanggunian 
for inclusion in the Annual Investment Program of the local 
government concerned and funded in the budget of the local 
government unit concerned; 
(e) Establish enabling mechanisms which shall provide a forum for 
youth consultations and feedback gathering systems; 
(f) Consolidate and recommend to the local sanggunian through the 
youth sector representative youth development policies needing 
local legislations; 
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unit in the promotion and implementation of youth development 
programs and projects; 
(h) Conduct fund raising activities, proceeds of which shall be tax-
exempt and receive contributions, donations, grants and aids from 
government and private institutions for the implementation of 
priority programs and projects for the youth in its jurisdiction; 
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disbursement of the Council funds; 
(j) Review within sixty (60) days upon receipt the Comprehensive 
Barangay Youth Development Plan and the Annual Youth 
Investment Program, in the case of the Municipal and City Youth 
Development Councils, to determine if they are aligned with the 
Municipal or City Youth Comprehensive Youth Development Plan. 
Their recommendations shall be forwarded to the concerned 
sangguniang kabataan for its appropriate action. During the 
pendency of the review, the sangguniang kabataan concerned may 
implement programs, projects and activities unless advised 
otherwise. 
Failure on the part of the Municipal or City Youth 
Development Council to complete the review within the prescribed 
period shall render the said Plans and Investment Programs 
including' the fund allocations deemed approved. 
(k) Monitor the implementation of youth development programs and 
projects of the sangguniang kabataan in its jurisdiction including 
the manner of using its funds; 
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representation in the local development council and other local 
special bodies; 
(n) Adopt and implement a policy on full public disclosure of all its 
transactions and documents involving public interest; 
(0) Prepare and submit annual program accomplishments and 
financial reports to the local chief executive, the local sanggunian, 
the concerned DILG field office, the Commission and the Provincial 
Youth Development Council, in the case of the Municipal and City 
Youth Development Councils in its jurisdiction; and 
(p) Discharge such other duties and perform such other functions as 
may be delegated or necessary. 
Section 26. Meetings and Quorum. 
(a) The Council shall meet at 
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least one-third of the total membership of the Council may call for a special 
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meeting by giving a written notice, which can be sent either through 
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personal delivery, registered mail, fax or email, or any other available means 
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of delivery, to all members of the date, time, place and agenda of the meeting 
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which must be received at least two (2) days in advance. 
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(cl The duly elected officers of the Council shall constitute the Council 
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Executive Committee and shall meet at least once a month, or upon the call 
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of the Council chairperson to discuss urgent matters and update on the 
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status of implementation of the youth development programs and projects. 
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Section 27. Privileges of the members of the Council. - (al All members 
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of the Council in good standing shall, during their incumbency: 
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institution the amount of the tuition and matriculation fees. 
(ii) Be exempt from attending the National Service Training Program -
Civic Welfare Training Service (NSTP-CWTSj subjects should the 
same coincide with their regular or special Council meetings or 
during the implementation of Council programs, projects and 
activities. In lieu thereof, concerned Council member shall submit 
written 
reports, 
preferably 
with 
photographs, 
or 
other 
documentations of their participation in the implementation of 
programs, projects and activities as outlined in the Annual Youth 
Investment Program. Absence of such reports or documentations, 
or a finding to the contrary upon verification of submitted reports, 
shall disqualify the concerned Council member from this privilege. 
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and 
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authorized by law, and subject to the availability of funds, during 
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their attendance on the meetings of the Council. 
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enrolled in any academic institution is excused from attending his or her 
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regular classes while in attendance during the regular or special sanggunian 
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sessions. A certification of attendance shall be issued by the secretary to the 
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sanggunian attested by the presiding officer and shall be submitted to the 
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concerned faculty member and the dean of the educational institution as 
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proof of his or her attendance. Any person who shall falsely certify as to the 
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attendance of the youth sector representative shall be criminally and 
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administratively liable. 
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Section 28. Term of Office of the Council members. - Except for the 
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representatives of the pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan, the term 
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of office of all the members of the Council shall be co-terminus with their 
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term of office as president of their respective organizations, but in no case 
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shall be more than two (2) consecutive years. 
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(a) Within one (1) month from the conduct of the sangguniang kabataan 
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election, and every year thereafter, in the case of the municipality and city, 
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the members of the Council in a public, neutral and secured venue. Once 
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convened, the venue shall be closed to the pUblic. Except for the Council 
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members, the election committee and the representative of the Commission, 
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if there is any, no other person is allowed to be present in the venue. The 
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Local Government Operations Officer shall first give a detailed orientation on 
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the provisions' of this Act, then give the members reasonable time to discuss 
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and articulate on the matters relating to this Act and to the youth in general 
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and the opportunity to introduce themselves, their advocacies, vision and 
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how they can contribute in nation building and youth empowerment. 
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(b) The Election Committee, which shall be composed of the Local 
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Government Operations Officer as chairperson and the Election Officer and 
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the secretary to the local sanggunian of the concerned local government unit 
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as members, shall then conduct the election of officers of the Council. The 
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Council members shall elect from among themselves a president, a vice 
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president, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as they may 
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deem necessary. The Election Committee shall proclaim the winning officers 
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of the Council by virtue of the number of votes they have garnered. 
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Development Council, the City Youth Development Council and the 
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Provincial Youth Development Council shall serve as ex-officio member of. 
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the sangguniang bayan, 
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panlalawigan, respectively, without need of further appointment or 
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concurrence. He or she shall exercise the same powers, discharge the same 
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However, he or she cannot employ in his or her public office any relative 
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within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity. 
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sports development in the said sanggunian, and a regular member of the 
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committees on education, environment, employment and livelihood, health 
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and anti-drug abuse, and gender and development. 
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(e) He or she shall serve as ex-officio member of local school board, 
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local council for the protection of children, local development council, local 
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health board, local tourism council and local peace and order council. 
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(f) His or her entitlement to representation and transportation 
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allowances and monthly salary shall be pro-rated for every session of the 
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sanggunian he or she has attended. 
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(g) A youth sector representative to the sanggunian who, during his or 
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her term of office, shall have passed the age of twenty-four (24) years shall 
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be allowed to serve the remaining portion of the term for which he or she is 
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elected. 
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Section 30. Qualifications of Officers. - An officer of the Council must 
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be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government unit 
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concerned for at least one (1) year, a member of any youth or youth serving-
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organization as classified in Section 22 hereof, at least eighteen (18) but not 
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more than twenty-four (24) years of age on the day of the Council election, 
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able to read and write, must not have been convicted by final judgment of 
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any crime involving moral turpitude, and must not be 
related to any 
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Section 31. Term of Office of the Council Officers. - Duly elected 
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officers of the Council shall serve for one (1) year. However, they can be re-
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elected for another term of one (1) year. No chairperson of the Council shall 
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serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms. 
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Section 32. Powers, Duties and Functions of the Council Chairperson. -
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Other than serving as ex-officio member of the sanggunian, the Chairperson 
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of the Council shall exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform 
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the functions. as follows: 
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Development Plan and the Annual Youth Investment Program, 
ensure its integration in the annual investment program of the 
local government unit concerned and facilitate the corresponding 
allocation funds from the annual and/or supplemental budget of 
the concerned local government unit; 
(c) Implement policies, programs and projects as incorporated in the 
Annual Youth Investment Program together with the members of 
the Council and in coordination with the concerned national 
government agencies, 
local government offices and private 
institutions; 
(d) Exercise general supervision over the affairs and activities of the 
Council and the official conduct of its members; and 
(e) Exercise other powers, discharge other duties and perform other 
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance, or as the 
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Section 33. Duties and Functions of the Council Vice Chairperson. - In 
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case of permanent vacancy in the office of the Council chairperson which 
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includes the situation when his or her term of office as president of the 
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youth or youth-serving organization he or she represents is completed ahead 
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of his or her term as Council Chairperson. the vice chairperson shall 
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assume the office for the unexpired portion of the term. As such, he or she 
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shall exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of 
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the office of the chairperson without need of further appointment or 
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concurrence. 
However, in case of temporary vacancy m the office of the 
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chairperson which in no case shall be more than one (1) month, the vice 
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chairperson shall temporarily assume the office and exercise the powers, 
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discharge the duties and perform the functions of the chairperson except 
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representation in the local sanggunian. Provided, that, in case the Council is 
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meted a penalty of suspension either as ex-officio member of the sanggunian 
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or as Council chairperson, the vice chairperson shall assume the office and 
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exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of the 
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president induding representation in the local sanggunian during the period 
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of suspension. 
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Section 34. Duties and Functions of the Council Secretary. - The 
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Council secretary shall: 
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(a) Prepare and keep the minutes of all meetings of the Council and its 
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officers; 
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(d) Cause the posting in the local government unit's bulletin boards 
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and in at least three (3) other conspicuous public places, and if 
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possible including the use of other traditional and non-traditional 
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media, and make available for any persons with legal purpose all 
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plans, resolutions and official acts of the' Council including its 
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annual accomplishment reports; and 
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(e) Discharge such other duties and perform such other functions as 
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the chairperson and the Council may prescribe or direct. 
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Section 35. Duties and Functions of the Council Treasurer. - The 
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Council Treasurer shall: 
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(a) Take custody of all Council properties and funds; 
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(b) Receive, and issue the corresponding receipt or acknowledgment, 
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contributions, donations, grants and aids, whether in cash or in 
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kind, from government and private sources intended for the 
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Council; 
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(c) Disburse funds in accordance with the duly approved annual 
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budget of the Council; 
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(d) Certify to the availability of funds whenever necessary; 
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(e) Submit to the Council certified and detailed statements of actual 
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income and expenditures at the end of every quarter; 
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(f) Cause the posting in the local government unit's bulletin boards 
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and in at least three (3) other conspicuous public places the 
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quarterly and end-of-the-year financial reports on the income and 
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expenditures of the Council; and 
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the chairperson and the Council may prescribe and direct. 
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Section 36. Council Funds. - (a) All funds which shall be received by 
4 
the Council from any source and the proceeds from any fund raising activity 
5 
shall be considered public funds, and as such, shall be deposited in the 
6 
name of the Council in a government-owned bank situated in or nearest to 
7 
its area of jurisdiction ,,\lith the Council president and treasurer as the 
8 
official signatories. 
9 
(b) 
The 
Provincial Youth Development Council, 
in case the 
10 
municipality or city falls within its jurisdiction, or the Commission in case of 
11 
a highly urbanized city and a province, shall review, within sixty (60) days 
12 
from receipt hereof, the Comprehensive Youth Development Plan and the 
13 
Annual Youth Investment Program of the Council to determine if they are 
14 
aligned with the Provincial Youth Comprehensive Youth Development Plan 
15 
and/or the Philippine Youth Development Plan. Their recommendations 
16 
shall be forwarded to the concerned Council for its appropriate action. 
17 
During the pendency of the review, the Council concerned may implement 
18 
programs, projects and activities unless advised otherwise. 
19 
Failure on the part of the Provincial Youth Development Councilor the 
20 
Commission to complete the review within the prescribed period shall render 
21 
the said Plans and Investment Programs including the fund allocations 
22 
deemed approved. 
23 
Section 37. Supplemental Guidelines. - The manner of election, 
24 
removal and suspension of the officers, succession and filing up of 
25 
vacancies, and functions of other officers of the Council not herein provided 
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shall be governed by the guidelines to be jointly issued by the Department of 
2 
the Interior and Local Government and the Commission within sixty (60) 
3 
days upon the effectivity of this Act. Provided, That, the chairperson of the 
4 
Council who is suspended or removed from his or her position in accordance 
5 
with these joint guidelines shall also be deemed suspended or removed in 
6 
the local sanggunian where he or she sits as an ex-officio member. On the 
7 
same manner, the chairperson of the Council when suspended or removed 
8 
as ex-officio member of the local sanggunian on the grounds and manner 
9 
provided for in Republic Act No. 7160, shall be deemed suspended or 
10 
removed as Chairperson of the Council. 
11 
CHAPTER IV 
12 
THE LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 
13 
Section 38. Creation. - There shall be in every province, city and 
14 
municipality a youth development office which shall be headed by a youth 
15 
development officer with the rank of at least division chief. Such may be put 
16 
under the office of the local chief executive, the office of the planning and 
17 
development, the office of the social welfare or in any other office deemed 
18 
appropriate by the local government unit. If the funds of the local 
19 
government unit are sufficient, it can be a separate department with 
20 
divisions and units for policy and planning, administration and finance, and 
21 
programs and operations. In the event when the local government unit has 
22 
exceeded the prescribed personal services limitations, the local chief 
23 
executive may designate existing personnel whom he or she deems fit to 
24 
serve this purpose until such time that the local government unit can 
25 
already create this office. 
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Section 39. Qualifications and Term of Office of the Youth Development 
2 
Officer and other Personnel. -
(a) The youth development officer must be a 
3 
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government unit concerned 
4 
for at least one year prior to his or her appointment, at least twenty one (21) 
5 
but not more than thirty (30) years of age on the time of his or her 
6 
appointment, a holder of 2 nd level eligibility, and of good moral character. He 
7 
or she must have acquired experience in youth development affairs or 
8 
involvement in youth or youth-serving organizations for at least three (3) 
9 
years. He or she shall be appointed by the local chief executive upon 
10 
endorsement of any accredited youth or youth-serving organization and 
11 
shall be co-terminus with the appointing authority, but in no case is within 
12 
the fourth (4th) civil degree of consanguinity or affinity of the appointing 
13 
authority. 
14 
(b)The other personnel of the local youth development office shall be 
15 
appointed by the local chief executive in whatever status of appointment it 
16 
may deem appropriate, subject to availability of funds and in accordance 
,17 
with civil service rules and regulations. 
18 
Section 40. Functions. - The local youth development office shall 
19 
have the following functions: 
20 
(a) In accordance with Section 24 hereof, register and accredit youth 
21 
and youth-serving organizations. 
22 
(b) Serve as secretariat of the Council and as such, shall provide the 
23 
necessary administrative, operational, staff and technical support 
24 
to the Council; 
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(C) Assist the Council in the discharge of it.s duties and performance of 
2 
its functions; 
3 
(d) Facilitate the disbursement of funds allocated in the annual or 
4 
supplemental budget of the local government unit for the 
5 
implementation of programs and projects of the Council as outlined 
6 
in the Annual Youth Investment Program and incorporated in the 
7 
Annual Investment Program of the local government unit; 
8 
(e) Assist in the conduct of capability building activities for the 
9 
Council and other youth and youth serving-organizations as well 
10 
as the sangguniang kabataan; and 
11 
(I) Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by law or 
12 
ordinance, or as the Council may require. 
13 
Section 41. Funding. - The local government unit shall incorporate 
14 
in its annual budget such amount as may be necessary for the operation 
15 
and effective functioning of the Local Youth Development Office. 
16 
CHAPTER V 
17 
CAPABILITY BUILDING AND REORIENTATION TOWARDS NATION 
18 
BUILDING 
19 
AND EMPOWERMENT 
20 
Section 42. Mandatory and Continuing Training Programs. -
(a) 
21 
For the purpose of emphasizing the role of the youth in nation-building 
22 
and molding them to become better citizens with the values of patriotism, 
23 
nationalism and honor as a Filipino, any sangguniang kabataan official, 
24 
whether elected or appointed, or any member of the Council must undergo 
25 
the mandatory training programs before he or she can assume office . 
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During their incumbency, they must attend the continuing training 
2 
programs to be undertaken by the Commission in coordination with the 
3 
Department of the Interior and Local Government. Deliberate failure to 
4 
attend the said training programs shall constitute sufficient ground to 
5 
disqualify said sangguniang kabataan official or Council member or subject 
6 
them to disciplinary actions. 
7 
Section 43. Mandatory Training Programs. - The Commission and the 
8 
Department of the Interior and Local Government with the assistance of the 
9 
Development Academy of the Philippines, the Local Government Academy, 
10 
the University of the Philippines - National College of Public Administration 
11 
and Governance, and in consultation with youth stake holders shall jointly 
12 
design and implement the mandatory and continuing training programs.The 
13 
mandatory training program must include among others, the following 
14 
components: (a) 1. The Philippine cultural history, political systems, ethics 
15 
and ideologies 2. The Filipino as a nation builder 3. The Filipino youth and 
16 
its role in nation building; and (b) capability building on leadership, program 
17 
and project development and sustainability, financial management, and 
18 
accountability and transparency. 
19 
Section 44. Training Fund. - A training fund with an initial amount of 
20 
fifty million pesos (50,000,000.00) is hereby established and appropriated 
21 
from any available source to be managed jointly by the Commission and the 
22 
Department of the Interior and Local Government. Thereafter, such amount 
23 
needed for this purpose shall be included in the Annual General 
24 
Appropriations Act. 
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CHAPTER VI 
2 
LINGGO NG KABATAAN 
3 
Section 45. Observance of Linggo ng Kabataan. - (a) Every barangay, 
4 
municipality, city and province shall conduct an annual activity to be known 
5 
as the Linggo ng Kabataan on the week where the 12th of August falls to 
6 
coincide with the International Youth Day. The sangguniang kabataan, in 
7 
the case of barangay, and the respective Council in cooperation with the 
8 
pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, in the case of municipality, city 
9 
and province, shall take the lead in this observance. 
10 
(b) The observance of the Linggo ng Kabataan shall include the 
11 
election of the counterparts of all local elective and appointive officials, as 
12 
well as heads of national offices or agencies stationed or assigned in the 
13 
territorial jurisdiction of the local government unit, among in-school and 
14 
community youth residing in the local government concerned from ages 
15 
thirteen (13) to seventeen (17). During said week, they shall hold office as 
16 
boy and girl officials and shall perform such duties and conduct such 
17 
activities as may be provided in the ordinance enacted pursuant to this 
18 
Chapter. 
19 
CHAPTER VII 
20 
REGISTRATION, ELECTION AND ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE 
21 
Section 46. 
Registration. -
(a) For purposes of the next regular 
22 
sangguniang kabataan election under this Act, the Commission on Elections 
23 
shall set a special registration of the katipunan ng kabataan which shall in 
24 
no case be less than one (1) month and shall include Saturdays and 
25 
Sundays. Subsequent registration of the katipunan ng kabataan shall be 
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governed by Republic Act No. 8189 including the system of continuing 
2 
registration. 
3 
(b) For purposes of the establishment of Council under this Act, the 
4 
Commission shall fIx the period during which youth and youth-serving 
5 
organizations may register with the Commission. FUrther, the Commission 
6 
and the Department of the Interior and Local Government shall device 
7 
mechanisms to reach out to all municipalities and cities and encourage 
8 
existing youth and youth-serving organizations to register, and those youth 
9 
groups which are not yet organized to formally organize themselves and 
10 
register with the Commission. 
11 
Section 47. Date of Election. - Sangguniang kabataan elections shall 
12 
be held on the fIrst Saturday of May 2015 and every three (3) years 
13 
thereafter. 
14 
Section 48. 
Assumption of Office. -
(a) The term of office of the 
15 
sangguniang kabataan officials elected in the May 2015 election and 
16 
subsequent elections shall commence at noon of June 30 following their 
17 
election. 
18 
(b) The term of office of the members of the Council as established 
19 
under this Act shall commence at noon of 30th of June 2015. The term of 
20 
offIce of the youth sector representatives to the local sanggunian as provided 
21 
for in this Act shall commence at noon of 30th of June 2015. Their duly 
22 
elected and qualifIed successors shall assume office at noon of June 30 
23 
every year thereafter. 
24 
CHAPTER VIII 
25 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
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Section 49. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement the 
2 
provisions of this Act including the funding requirement for the appointment 
3 
of the provincial youth coordinator shall be included in the Annual General 
4 
Appropriations Act. 
S 
Section 50. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of 
6 
the 
Interior and 
Local 
Government, 
National 
Youth 
Commission, 
7 
Commission on Elections, Department of Budget and Management, 
8 
Commission on 
Higher Education, Technical Education and Skills 
9 
Development Authority, Department of Education, and the Commission on 
10 
Audit, in consultation with the local government leagues, and various youth 
11 
organizations and youth serving organizations shall be tasked to come up, 
12 
within sixty (60) 
days upon approval of this Act, with the Implementing 
13 
Rules and Regulations (IRR) needed for the implementation of this Act. 
14 
Section 51. Separability Clause. - If for any reason or reasons, any 
15 
part or provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, 
16 
other parts or provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full 
17 
force and effect. 
18 
Section 52. Repealing Clause. - Sections 329, 423-439 RA. No. 7160 
19 
also known as "The Local Government Code of 1991", Section 10 ofRA. No. 
20 
8044 otherwise known as "Youth In Nation-Building Act", Sections 1 & 2 of 
21 
RA. 9340 entitled "An Act Amending Republic Act 9164, resetting the 
22 
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, and for other purposes," 
23 
and all other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, letters of 
24 
instruction, rules and regulations or portions thereof which are inconsistent. 
25 
with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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Section 53. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) 
2 
days after the completion of its pUblication in the Official Gazette or in any 
3 
newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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