Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Guegan City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 82

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to reset the synchronized barangay and sangguniang

kabataan elections scheduled on the last Monday of October 2010 to the
2" Monday of May 2011 and every three years thereafter.

There are several reasons why it is advocated under this bill that

the synchronized elections for barangay and sangguniang kabataan be
postponed to next year:

1.

With the recent elections for President, Vice-President, Senators,
Congressmen and Local Government Officials, it is important that
we should give the newly elected national and local officials the
opportunity to concentrate on the programs and projects that they
propose to launch under their new term uninterrupted by the
synchronized elections for the barangay and sangguniang
kabataan.

This country should not have two elections within the same year.

Since we have just completed the first automated elections, there
is a need to conduct a post audit of the performance of the
automated elections with a view to reviewing and evaluating the
glitches, lapses, and the deficiencies that may have occurred in
order to rectify such problems in order to provide further
refinements and improvements in the automated system of
elections. Since there are several protest cases that are pending
either in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) or with the
House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), let us allow
such protest cases to go in stream before the next elections are
muddled up with apprehensions and reservations as to the

technical efficiency and soundness of the automated system of
election.



4. The possible inflationary effects of the synchronized elections for
the barangay ang sangguniang kabataan will be avoided this year
if the synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections
are postponed for next year.

Considering the merits of this bill, early approval hereof is egtnestly
requested in order to give notice to prospective candidates/not to
unnecessarily spend for an election campaign that will be/deferred
anyway.

LUIS R.| VILLAFUERTE



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 62

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340, RESETTING THE
SYNCHRONIZED BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN
ELECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9164 as amended by

2. Republic Act No. 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3 "SECTION 1. Date of Election. - The synchronized
4 election scheduled on the last Monday of October 2010
5 for the barangay and sangguniang kabataan is hereby
6 deferred to the 2" Monday of May 2011 and every
iy three (3) years thereafter."

8 “Subject to the existing law on manual election,
9 all barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections shall
10 be held manually.”

W Sec. 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9164 as amended by Republic

12 Act No. 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows:



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"SEC. 4. Assumption of Office. - The term of office of
the barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials elected
under this Act shall commence at noon of June 30, 2011,
next following their elections. Accordingly, the term of
office of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials to
be elected on the 2" Monday of May 2011 and
subsequent elections thereafter shall commence at noon of

June 30, 2011 next following their election."

Sec. 3. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9164 as amended by Republic

Act 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 5. Hold Over. - All incumbent barangay and all
sangguniang kabataan officials shall remain in office unless
sooner removed or suspended for cause until their successors
shall have been elected and qualified. Hence, barangay and
all sangguniang kabataan officials who are ex officio members
of the sangguniang bayan, sangguniang panlungsod or
sangguniang panlalawigan as the case may be shall continue
to serve as such members in the sanggunian concerned until
the next barangay election scheduled on the 2" Monday
of May, 2011. The Liga ng mga Barangay at the municipal,
city, and provincial levels shall, within forty-five (45) days
after the next barangay election, conduct elections for ex

Officio positions in the sanggunians concerned under the



supervision of the Department of the Interior and Local

Government."

Sec. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The COMELEC
shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and
appropriate to implement this Act.

Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders,
and rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec. 6. 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 and thereby remain in full force
and effect.

Sec. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after its complete publication in at least two (2) national newspapers

of general circulation.

Approved,