Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. ebay

Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The State recognizes the urgent need to rectify all the truncated concerns

and issues involving the incoming synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan clections this May 2020.

There is a lot that is still to be resolved and finalized, before we conduct
another round of Barangay and SK elections this May 2020. His Excellency
himself, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte made the call, and urged both houses of
congress to make the necessary actions.

This House Bill seeks to postpone the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan elections to October 2022.

Thus, the early passage of this bill is earnestly requested.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 3515

Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero

‘ AN ACT

POSTPONING THE MAY 2020 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG
KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY - It is hereby a declared
that the;

Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
scheduled on the second Monday of May 2020 shall be postponed
and therefore be held on the second Monday of October 2022.

SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY - The omnibus election code and

other prevailing election laws, shall apply to the Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan elections.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION - The Department of Interior and
Local Government together with the Commission on Elections shall take charge in

the administration and safeguards of the effective implementation of this Act.


SECTION 4. HOLD OVER- All incumbent Barangay officials and
Sangguniang Kabataan officials shall remain in office unless sooner removed or

suspended for cause until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

The provisions of the Omnibus Election Code relative to the failure of
elections and special elections are hereby reiterated in this Act.

SECTION 5. APPROPRIATIONS — The amount of Two Billion pesos
(P2,000,000,000.00) necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be
inclided in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of the year following its

enactment into law.

The state shall hereby authorize the Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to re-align its
appropriations, in the current year of the date of the effectivity of this Act to
conform with its mandate and requirements.

SECTION 6. ROLE OF THE DILG - The Department of Interior and
Local Government, shall be primarily responsible on matters involving the
threats against the effective implementation of this Act.

The DILG shall, through information gathering and performance of its
functions, support the COMELEC on matters involving operational and
organizational concerns.

SECTION 7. ROLE OF THE COMELEC - The Commission on
Elections, shall therefor be the lead government agency to conduct and
promulgate the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 8. TRANSITORY PROVISION - existing offices and Local
Government Units (LGUs) affected by the implementation of this Act shall be


given six (6) months transitory period from the effectivity of the IRR or such other
period as may be determined, to comply with the requirements of this Act.

‘SECTION 9. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. - The
departments and agencies charged with carrying out the provisions of this Act
shall, within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this Act, formulate the
necessary rules and regulations for its effective implementation.

SECTION 10. REPEALING CLAUSE. - All laws, decrees, executive
orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. - If, for any reason, any
section or provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other
sections or provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 12. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE. - This Act shall take effect
after fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two
(2) national newspapers of general circulation whichever comes earlier.

Approved,