Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House BILLNo.__G 056

Introduced by HON. NELSON L. DAYANGHIRANG.
1" District, Davao Oriental

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to amend Republic Act No. 9340 with the objective of resetting the Barangay
and Sanguniang Kabataan Elections from October 2013 to October 2015.

‘The 2013 Barangay and Sanguniang Kabataan Elections are scheduled a few months after the
Senatorial and Local Elections. This would mean that next year, the country will hold two
expensive and divisive electoral exercises which will put almost the entire 2013 in an election
and campaign period.

Instead of newly elected legislators and local executives start working on their new mandate
after the May elections, preparations and support activities would focus on the Barangay and
Sanguniang Kabataan Elections.

Right after the May elections which would require billions of pesos, the scheduled October
elections would require another spending that would be more productive if spent in the much-
needed basic programs and services of the administration.

In choosing from among the many important priorities, spending billions of pesos for the
elections of the Barangay and Sanguniang kabataan officials would not be the most urgent.
‘The government has already spent so much in the training and education of the current
Barangay officials and just as they have sufficient experiences and knowledge of their jobs
and responsibilities, we have to subject them to another expensive and divisive election.

Our people are waiting for the dividends of progress and improvement from the leadership of
President Aquino, but a second election next year would have minimal contribution to that
progress while at a very high cost. Resetting the Barangay and Sanguniang kabataan elections
next year would give the government the much-needed fiscal resources and also avoid
contributing to further budgetary deficit.

In view of the importance of this bill, early approval is earnestly it.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Sessi

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by HON. NELSON L. DAYANGHIRANG
1* District, Davao Oriental

AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340, RESETTING THE BARANGAY AND
SANGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS OF OCTOBER 2013 TO OCTOBER 2015,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section I. Date of Election. — There shall be synchronized barangay and
sanguniang kabataan elections which shall be held on October 28, 2015. St
synchronized barangay and sanguniang kabataan elections shall be held on the last
Monday of October 2018 and every three (3) years thereafter.”

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

Sec. 4. Assumption of Office. — The term of office of the barangay and
sanguniang kabataan officials elected under this Act shall commence on October
2015, next following their elections. ‘The term of office of the barangay and
sanguniang kabataan officials elected in the October 2015 election and subsequent
elections shall commence at noon of November 30 next following their election.”

Sec. 3. 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
ication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.