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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
First Regular Session 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Introduced by Senator Pangilinan 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The last barangay elections in 2002 drained the financial resources of the government by 
as much as one billion pesos. 
The recent national elections is a little more than a year after the above-stated exercise. 
Barely a year after, Republic Act No. 9164 was enacted stating that there barangay elections will 
be conducted on the last Monday of October next year and every three years thereafter- as such, 
this country is holding elections almost every year to the detriment of other developmental efforts 
of the government. Funds which could be allocated for, and in fact are urgently needed by, other 
important agencies and projects are being allocated for local barangay elections. 
Moreover, contrary to the intent to depoliticize polls in the barangay, Republic Act No. 
9164 shortened the terms of office of barangay officials from five years to three years. The new 
term of office is too short for the said officials to initiate political reconciliation within their own 
territories. Election is a healthy democratic exercise; however, it must be within a reasonable 
interval in order to allow the nation to recover from its inevitable dlvisive effect and economic 
drawback. 
I n  this light, this proposal seeks to amend Sections 1 and 2 of Republic Act No. 9164 by 
resetting the barangay elections from the last Monday of October 2005 to the last Monday of 
October 2006 thereby extending the terms of office of the incumbent barangay officials until the 
last Monday of October in 2006. Thereon, the,said barangay exercise shall be once every five (5) 
years. 
Approval of this proposal is earnestly sought. 


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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
Introduced by Senator Francis N. Pangilinan 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 9164 OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SYNCHRONIZED BARANGAY AND 
SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS," AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 
7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 
OF 1994 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. 
Date of Election. - There shall be synchronized barangay and 
sangguniang kabataan elections which shall be held July 15, 2003. 
Subsequent 
synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan election shall be held on the last 
Monday of October 2006 and every [three (3)] FIVE (5) years thereafter. 
Section 2. 
Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9164 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC 2. Term of Office. - the term of office of all barangay and 
sangguniang kabataan officials after the effectivity of this Act shall be [three 
(3) years] FIVE (5) years. 
No barangay elective official shall serve for more than three (3) 
consecutive terms in the same position. [Provided, however, that the term 
of office shall be reckoned from the 1994 elections.] Voluntary renunciation 
of office for any length of time shall be considered as an interruption in the 
continuity of service for the full term for which the elective official was 
elected. 
Section 3. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules 
and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended, or modified accordingly. 
Section 4. 
Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is held 
unconstitutional or invalid, other sections or provisions not affected thereof shall remain 
in force and effect. 
Section 5. 
Effectivity Clause. -This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved,