Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ----
Introduced by Representative Joseph Gilbert F. Violago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 43 of -Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as The Local 
Government Code of 1991, provides that the term of barangay officials and members 
of the Sangguniang Kabataan shall be for three (3) years. 1
According to recent data from the Department oflnterior and Local Government, 
there are 42,004 barangays that make up 1,493 municipalities and 149 cities in 82 
provinces in the Philippines. 2 As the basic political unit, barangays serve as the primary 
planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects, and 
activities in the community, and as a forum wherein the collective views of the people 
may be expressed, crystallized and considered, and where disputes may be amicably 
settled (Section 384, LGC).3
On the other hand, the Sangguniang Kabataan has the power to promulgate 
resolutions necessary to carry out the objectives of the youth in the barangay in 
accordance with the applicable provisions of the law, initiate programs designed to 
enhance the social, political, economic, cultural, intellectual, moral, spiritual, and 
physical development of the members; coordinate with the appropriate national agency 
for the implementation of youth development projects and programs at the national 
level, among other powers and functions (Section 426).4
Taking into consideration the primordial role of the barangay officials and 
members of the Sangguniang Kabataan in the delivery of basic governmental services 
to the people and to ensure the continuity of programs and projects in the barangay 
level, this measure seeks to amend the existing law to change the term of the barangay 
1 RA No. 7160, Sec. 43.
2 REGIONAL SUMMARY NUMBER OF PROVINCES, CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND BARANGAYS BY REGION AS OF
JUNE 30, 2024. DILG Facts and Figures. <https://www.dilg.gov.ph/facts-and-figures/Regional-and-Provincial­
Summary-Numbe r-of-Provi nces-Cities-M unicipa lities-a nd-Ba rangays-as-of-30-September-2020/32> 
3 Supra note 1, Sec. 384.
4 Ibid, Sec. 426.
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by Representative Joseph Gilbert F. Violago 
AN ACT  
CHANGING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND 
MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN FROM THREE (3) 
YEARS TO SIX (6) YEARS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 43 
OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, 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. Sec. 43 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local 
Government Code of 1991, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“Sec. 43. Term of office. - (a) The term of office of all elective officials 
elected after the effectivity of this Code shall be three (3) years, starting from 
noon of June 30, 1992, or such date as may be provided for by law, except 
that of elective barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang 
Kabataan: Provided, That all local officials first elected during the local 
elections immediately following the ratification of the 1987 Constitution 
shall serve until noon of June 30, 1992. 
“(b) No local elective official shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive 
terms in the same position, EXCEPT THAT OF ELECTIVE 
BARANGAY 
OFFICIALS 
AND 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN, WHOSE TERMS SHALL BE 
GOVERNED BY SEC. 43 (C). Voluntary renunciation of the office for any 
length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of 
service for the full term for which the elective official concerned was elected. 
“(c) The term of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang 
Kabataan shall be [for three (3)] SIX (6) years, which shall begin after the 
regular election of barangay officials on the second Monday of [May 1994] 
MAY 2025: Provided, That NO BARANGAY OFFICIALS OR 
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MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN SHALL SERVE 
FOR MORE THAN TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE TERMS. 
SECTION 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply to the incumbent barangay officials 
and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan. 
SECTION 3. Separability Clause. – If any provision or part of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force 
and effect. 
SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules, and 
regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 5. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,