EIGTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S E N A T E
Senate Bill No.
INDEX
BILLS
(In substitution of SBNs 201, 222, 671, 869, and 875)
Prepared by the
Committees on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation;
Local Government; and Finance
v^ith Senators Go, Marcos, Revilla, Binay, Gatchalian, Tolentino, and Angara as
authors
AN ACT
POSTPONING THE MAY 2020 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG 
KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
9340, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10632, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656, 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10923, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10952, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended, is hereby
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further amended to read as follows:
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"SECTION 1. Date of Election.-- There shall be synchronized 
barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections, which shall be held on 
July 15, 2002. Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang 
kabataan elections shall be held on the last Monday of October 2007 and


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every three (3) years thereafter: Provided, That the barangay and 
sangguniang kabataan elections on October 23, 2017 shall be postponed 
to the second Monday of May 2018. Subsequent synchronized barangay 
and sangguniang kabataan elections shall be held on the [second 
Monday of May 2020] SECOND MONDAY OF MAY 2023 and every 
[three (3) years] ONE (1 ) YEAR FOLLOWING A NATIONAL AND 
LOCAL ELECTIONS thereafter."
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SEC. 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended, is hereby further
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amended to read as follows:
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"SECTION 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 next following their election: Provided, 
hov/ever, That the term of office of the barangay and sangguniang 
kabataan officials elected in the [May 2020] MAY 2023 elections and 
subsequently thereafter, shall commence at noon of June 30 next 
following their election."
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SEC. 3. Hold Over. - Until their successors shall have been duly elected and 
qualified, all Incumbent barangay officials shall remain in office, unless sooner 
removed or suspended for cause: Provided, That barangay officials who are ex 
officio members of the Sangguniang 
Bayan, 
Sangguniang 
Panglungsod, or 
Sangguniang Panlalawigan, as the case may be, shall continue to serve as such 
members in the Sanggunian concerned until the next barangay election. The Liga ng 
mga Barangay at the municipal, city, and provincial levels shall, not later than July 
31, 2023, conduct election for ex officio positions in the Sanggunians under the 
supervision of the Department of Interior and Local Government;
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SEC. 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of
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this Act shall be taken from the appropriations of the Commission on Elections


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(COMELEC) under 
the 
General 
Appropriations 
Act 
and/or 
supplementary
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appropriations thereafter.
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SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, acts, presidential decrees,
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executive orders, issuances, presidential proclamations, rules and reQuIations or
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parts thereof, which are contrary to and inconsistent with any provision of this Act,
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are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is
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declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected
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thereby shall remain in force and effect.
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SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately following the
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completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette, or in two (2) newspapers
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of general circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,