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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Bill No._8483_

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Chapter IV, Section 34 of the Local Government Code of 1991 provides that:

“Section 34. Role of People's and Non-governmental Organizations. - Local
government units shall promote the establishment and operation of people's and non-
governmental organizations to become active partners in the pursuit of local autonomy.”

With the aforestated taken into consideration, local development shall be promoted even
further by including Senior Citizens, Parent’s-Teachers’ Associations, and War Veterans in the
composition of local health board and the local development councils in every local government
unit, Likewise, public agricultural engineers of provinces and cities are included as a member of the
provincial and city local development councils.

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

 Alejano


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Bill No, 8483

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

AN ACT
AMENDING TITLES V AND VI, SECTIONS 102 AND 107 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

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

SECTION 1. Section 102 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, hereinafter referred to as the Code, is hereby amended to read as

follows:

“SECTION 102. Creation and Composition. —(a) There shall be established a local
health board in every province, city, or municipality. The composition of the local health
boards shall be as follows:

(1) The provincial health board shall be headed by the governor as Chairman,

the provincial health officer as Vice-Chairman, and the chairman of the Committee

on Health of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a representative from the private sector or

non-governmental organizations involved in_health services. | A

REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PARENTS’-TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION, | AND = WAR VETERANS’

ASSOCIATION and a representative of the Department of Health in the province, as
members;

(2) The city health board shall be headed by the city mayor as Chairman, the
city health officer as Vice-Chairman, and the chairman of the Committee on Health
of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, a representative from the private sector or non-
governmental organizations involved in health services, A REPRESENTATIVE
FROM THE PARENTS'-TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION, SENIOR CITIZENS’


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ASSOCIATION, AND WAR VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION and a representative
of the Department of Health in the city, as members; and

(3) The municipal health board shall be headed by the municipal mayor as

Chairman, the municipal health officer as Vice-Chairman, and the chairman of the

Committee on Health of the Sangguniang Bayan, a representative from the private

sector or non-governmental organizations involved in health services, A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PARENTS’-TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION,
SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION, AND WAR VETERANS?

ASSOCIATION and a representative of the Department of Health in the

municipality,

as members.”

SEC. 2. Section 107 of the Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SECTION 107. Composition of Local Development Councils.—(a) The composition

of the local development councils shall be as follows:

of

(1) Members of the Sangguniang Barangay;

(2) Representatives of non-governmental organizations operating in the
barangay who shall constitute not less than one fourth (1/4) of the members
the fully organized council; and

(3) A representative of the congressman.

(b) The city or municipal development council shall be headed by the mayor and
shall be composed of the following members:

or

COMMUNITY

(1) All punong barangays in the city or municipality;

(2) The Chairman of the committee on appropriations of the Sangguniang

Panlungsod or Sangguninang Bayan concerned;

(3) The congressman or his representative; [and,]

(4) Representatives of non-governmental organizations operating in the city

‘municipality as the case may be, who shall constitute not less than one fourth

(1/4) of the members of the fully organized council [.];

(8) ELEMENTARY = SCHOOL ~_—PARENTS’-TEACHERS’
ASSOCIATION;

(6) SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION;


(7) WAR VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION;
(8) PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS, IN CASE OF CITIES.
(©) The provincial development council shall be headed by the governor and shall be
comprised of the following members:

(1) All mayors of component cities and municipalities;
(2) The chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan;

(3) The congressman or his representative; [and,]

(4) Representatives of non-governmental organizations operating in the
province, who shall constitute not less than one fourth (1/4) of the members

of the fully organized councilf.];
(5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL _ PARENTS’-TEACHERS’
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION;

(6) SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATIO!
(7) WAR VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION;
(8) PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS.

(4) The local development councils may call upon any local official concemed or
any official of national agencies or offices in the local government unit to assist in the
formulation of their respective development plans and public investment programs.

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause.—All laws, executive orders, executive issuances, or letters of
instructions, or any part thereof, inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act, are

hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. Effectivity—This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at
least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,