Republic of the Philippines RECEIVED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pare: 93 AUG 2016

Quezon City

TIME: __3:46 Pm
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS: BY:
First Regular Session,
House Bill No,__ 2437 RECISTRATION UNIT

Introduced by Hon. Juliet Marie D. Ferrer

EXPLANATORY NOTE

R.A. 10742 otherwise known as AN ACT ESTABLISHING REFORMS IN THE
SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN CREATING ENABLING MECHANISMS FOR MEANINGFUL
YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN NATION-BUILDING, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, defined the
term “youth” as “those persons whose ages range from fifteen (15) to thirty (30)
years old as defined in Republic Act 8044.” Although a person within this age range
can vote for their officials, they are not qualified to run as an official of the
Sangguniang Kabataan under Section 10 of the same law. This creates an absurd
situation that the person who is represented in the Sangguniang Kabataan is not
qualified to represent the youth of which he is a member. It is understandable that
the minimum age qualification for a Sangguniang Kabataan official is Eighteen (18)
and not Fifteen (15) years old, as required under Section 4 of Republic 10742,
because that is the age of legal capacity. Thus, it is proposed that a person up to
thirty (30) years of age, be qualified to run for Sangguniang Kabataan official.

In a democratic society, it is the will of the people that will prevail. The
provision prohibiting those who are related within the second civil degree of
consanguinity to an incumbent elected national official or to any incumbent elected
regional, provincial, city, municipal or barangay official, in the locality where he or
she seeks to be elected should be repealed. There is an election and the voters will
decide on who they want to represent them regardless of their blood ties. The fact
that they are related to an incumbent official is just incidental and does not affect
the decision of the voters. We must let the people decide. ‘Thus, it is proposed that
this provision be deleted from Section 10 of Republic Act 10742.

It is for these reasons that | seek the approval of this bill.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session,

House Bill No. 24.5 ¢

Introduced by Hon, Juliet Marie D. Ferrer

AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10742, ALSO KNOWN AS THE “SANGGUNIANG
KABATAAN REFORM ACT OF 2015”

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

SECTION 1. Section 10 of Republic Act No. 10743, hereby amended to read as
follows:

“SEC. 10. Qualifications ~ An official of the Sangguniang Kabataan,
elective or appointee, must be a citizen of the Philippines, a qualified
voter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, and a resident of barangay for not
less than one (1) year immediately preceding the day of the elections,
AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) BUT NOT MORE THAN THIRTY (30)
YEARS OF AGE ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTIONS, able to read and
write Filipino, English or the local dialect, must not have been
convicted by final judgment of any crime involving moral turpitude.”

SECTION 2. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed and
modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in
a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved