Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1678 
Introduced by REP. RODOLFO “OMPONG” M. ORDANES 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SANGGUNIANG SENIOR CITIZENS TO PROVIDE A 
PLATFORM TO PARTICIPATE IN NATION-BUILDING AND PROMOTE THEIR 
WELFARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Senior citizens have long been active contributors to society, and their continued involvement 
in community life is essential to inclusive, participatory, and responsive local governance. 
With the senior population in the Philippines steadily increasing, there is a growing need to 
provide structures that empower them to engage meaningfully in governance and 
development processes at the grassroots level. 
The proposed measure, titled the “Sangguniang Senior Citizens Act of 2025,” seeks to 
institutionalize the active participation of senior citizens in barangay governance through the 
creation of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens and the Sangguniang Senior Citizens in every 
barangay. These bodies will be responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring 
programs and activities that respond to the needs and aspirations of senior citizens in their 
communities. 
This legislation aims to empower senior citizens with meaningful roles and responsibilities, 
enabling them to formulate development plans and budgets, propose and implement 
barangay-level projects aligned with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) and Local 
Development Plans, partner with national and local agencies for livelihood, health, wellness, 
climate action, and other advocacies, ensure transparency and accountability in the use of 
public funds allocated for senior citizens, and promote values of nation-building through 
continuous capability-building, training, and civic engagement. 
In light of the State’s constitutional mandate to promote social justice and uphold the dignity 
and welfare of the elderly, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. It recognizes that 
age should not be a barrier to civic duty, and that when empowered, senior citizens are 
indispensable agents of social development and good governance. 
Given the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
RODOLFO “OMPONG” M. ORDANES 
July 9, 2025
3:46 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1678
Introduced by REP. RODOLFO “OMPONG” M. ORDANES 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SANGGUNIANG SENIOR CITIZENS TO PROVIDE A 
PLATFORM TO PARTICIPATE IN NATION-BUILDING AND PROMOTE THEIR 
WELFARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
CHAPTER I 
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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 
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SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Sangguniang Senior Citizens Act.” 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes the vital role of senior citizens in 
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nation-building and must include them in the process of governance to ensure that we 
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maximize their contribution in nation-building and promote social justice for them. 
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Towards this end, the State shall establish an enabling structure and mechanisms to 
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enable senior citizens to meaningfully participate in nation-building and local governance 
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meaningfully. 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – For the purposes of this Act, the following terms are 
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hereby defined: 
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(a) Commission shall refer to the National Commission of Senior Citizens created
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under Republic Act No. 11350;
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(b) Local Chief Executive shall refer to the provincial governor, city and municipal
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mayor, as the case may be;
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(c) Local Government Operations Officer shall refer to the duly designated heaf of the
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office of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) stationed in the
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concerned local government unit;
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(d) Local Sanggunian shall refer to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Sangguniang
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Panlungsod, and Sangguniang Bayan;
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(e) Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) shall refer to the duly appointed office
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of senior citizens which assists and handles the concerns of senior citizens within
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their respective locality;
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(f) Senior citizen or elderly refers to any resident citizen of the Philippines at least
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sixty (60) years old;
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(g) Senior Citizens Organizations shall refer to those organizations whose
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membership/composition are the senior citizens; and
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(h) Senior Citizen-Serving Organizations shall refer to those registered organizations
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whose principal programs, projects, and activities are for senior citizens or are
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senior citizens-related. 
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CHAPTER II 
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THE KATIPUNAN NG SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE SANGGUNIANG SENIOR 
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CITIZENS 
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SEC. 4. Katipunan ng Senior Citizens. – There shall be in every barangay a Katipunan 
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ng Senior Citizens to be composed of all citizens in the Philippines residing in the barangay 
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for at least six (6) months, who are at least sixty (60) years of age, and who are duly registered 
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in the list of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and/or the records of the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens secretary. 
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SEC. 5. Powers and Functions of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens. – The Katipunan 
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ng Senior Citizens shall: 
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(a) Elect the Sangguniang Senior Citizens chairperson and members; and 
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(b) Serve as the highest policy-making body to decide on matters affecting the Senior 
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Citizens in the barangay. As such, the Sangguniang Senior Citizens shall consult 
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and secure the concurrence of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens in the formulation 
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of all its programs, plans, and activities. 
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SEC. 6. Meetings of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens. – The Katipunan ng Senior 
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Citizens shall meet at least once every four (4) months or at the call of the Chairperson of the 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens or upon written petition of at least one twentieth (1/20) of its 
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members, to decide on important issues affecting the Senior Citizens of the barangay. 
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SEC. 7. Creation and Election of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens. – There shall be in 
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every barangay a Sangguniang Senior Citizens to be composed of a Chairperson and nine (9) 
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members who shall be elected by the registered voters of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens. 
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The Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson shall, with the concurrence of the majority of 
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the Sangguniang Senior Citizens members, appoint from among the members of the 
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Katipunan ng Senior Citizens a secretary and a treasurer. 
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SEC. 8. Powers and Functions of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens. – The Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens shall: 
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(a) In consultation and with the concurrence of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens, and 
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within three (3) months from assumption to office, formulate a three (3) year 
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rolling plan, which shall be known as the Barangay Senior Citizens Development 
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Plan, which shall serve as basis in the preparation of the Annual Barangay Senior 
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Citizens Appropriation Act. This plan shall be alighed with the Philippine 
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Development (PDP) and the Local Senior Citizens Development Plans in every 
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level, municipal, city, and provincial as is relevant; 
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(b) Approve the annual budget, which is the annual slice of the Annual Barangay 
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Senior Citizens Appropriations Act, before the start of the succeeding fiscal years, 
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and, if the Sangguniang Senior Citizens funds allow, a supplemental budget. Any 
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changes in the annual budget shall be in accordance with the existing applicable 
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budget rules and procedures; 
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(c) Promulgate resolutions necessary to carry out the objectives of the Senior Citizens 
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in the barangay in accordance with the Barangay Senior Citizens Development 
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Plan and the applicable provisions of this Act; 
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(d) Initiate and implement, in coordination with any national government agency 
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and/or any private or non-government institution, programs, and projects 
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designed to promote the general welfare, development, and empowerment of the 
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Senior Citizens; 
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(e) Hold fund-raising activities which are in line with the Barangay Senior Citizens 
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Development Plan, the proceeds of which shall be tax-exempt and shall accrue to 
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the general fund of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens: Provided, however, That in 
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the appropriation thereof, the specific purpose for which such activity has been 
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held shall be first satisfied: Provided, further, That any appropriation thereof shall 
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be in accordance with existing applicable budget, accounting, and auditing rules 
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and regulations; 
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(f) Create regular and special committees and such other bodies whose Chairpersons 
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and members shall come from among the members of the Sangguniang Senior 
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Citizens or from among the members of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens, as it 
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may deem necessary to effectively carry out its programs and activities; 
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(g) Submit the annual and end-of-term program accomplishments and financial 
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reports to the Sangguniang Barangay and present the same during the Katipunan 
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ng Senior Citizens assembly, copy furnished by the Office of the Local Government 
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Operations Officer and the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), all in 
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accordance with the prescribed form by the DILG and the Commission; 
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(h) Partner with the OSCA in planning and executing projects and programs of 
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specific advocacies, such as good governance, climate change adaptation, disaster 
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risk reduction, and resiliency, senior citizens’ employment and livelihood, health 
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and anti-drug abuse, gender sensitivity, and sports development; 
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(i) Adopt and implement a policy on full public disclosure of all its transactions and 
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documents involving public interest; and 
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(j) Exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed 
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by law or ordinance, or delegated by the Sangguniang Barangay or the 
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Commission. 
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SEC. 9. Meetings of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens. – 
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(a) The Sangguniang Senior Citizens shall meet regularly once a month on the date, 
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time, and place to be fixed by the said Sanggunian. Special meetings may be called 
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by the Chairperson or any four (4) of its members by giving written notice of the 
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date, time, place, and agenda of the meeting, which can be sent either through 
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personal delivery, registered mail, fax, or email, to all members, and must be 
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received at least one (1) day in advance. The Sangguniang Barangay, the National 
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Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), and the local OSCA shall be furnished 
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with notices of regular and special meetings and the minutes of these meetings 
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thereafter. 
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(b) A majority of the members including the chairperson shall constitute a quorum. 
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SEC. 10. Qualifications. – An official of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens, either 
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elective or appointee, must be a citizen of the Philippines, a qualified voter of the Katipunan 
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ng Senior Citizens, a resident of the barangay for not less than one (1) year immediately 
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preceding the day of the elections, at least sixty (60) years of age on the day of the elections, 
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able to read and write Filipino, English, or the local dialect, must not be related within the 
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second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any incumbent elected national official or 
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to any incumbent elected regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay official, in the 
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locality where he or she seeks to be elected, and must not have been convicted by final 
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judgment of any crime involving moral turpitude. 
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SEC. 11. Term of Office. – 
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(a) The chairperson and members of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens shall hold office 
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for a fixed term of three (3) years unless sooner removed for cause or by a majority 
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vote of all members of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens in a regular or special 
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assembly called for the purpose, permanently incapacitated, have died or resigned 
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from office. 
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(b) The Sangguniang Senior Citizens secretary and treasurer shall be coterminous 
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with the appointing authority unless sooner removed for cause, found to have 
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failed from the discharge of his or her duties, or has committed an abuse of 
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authority as stipulated in existing laws pertaining to the conduct of public officials, 
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through a majority vote of all the members of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens in 
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a regular or special assembly called for the purpose. 
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SEC. 12. Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson. - The chairperson of the 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens shall automatically serve as an ex officio member of the 
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Sangguniang Barangay upon assumption of office. As such, he or she shall exercise the same 
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powers, discharge the same duties and functions, and enjoy the same privileges as the regular 
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Sangguniang Barangay members, and shall be the Chairperson of the Committee on Senior 
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Citizens and Sports Development. He or she shall be entitled to a pro rata honorarium for 
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every session of the Sangguniang Barangay he or she has attended. 
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SEC. 13. Powers and Functions of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson. – The 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson shall exercise such powers and discharge such 
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duties as follows: 
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(a) Call and preside over all meetings of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens, and vote in 
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case of a tie, and assemblies of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens, except when one 
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(1) of the agenda to be discussed in such assembly involves the disciplinary action 
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against the Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson, in which case, the highest-
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ranking Sangguniang Senior Citizens member shall preside; 
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(b) Take the lead in the formulation of the Barangay Senior Citizens Development Plan 
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and the preparation and implementation of the Annual Barangay Senior Citizens 
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Appropriation Act; 
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(c) Ensure the implementation of policies, programs, and projects as contained in the 
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Annual Barangay Senior Citizens Appropriation Act, in coordination with the 
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Sangguniang Barangay, the NCSC, and the local OSCA; 
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(d) Sign all required documents and warrants drawn from the Sangguniang Senior 
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Citizens’ funds for all expenditures in the implementation of the Barangay Senior 
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Citizens Development Plan and Annual Barangay Senior Citizens Appropriation 
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Act; 
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(e) Exercise general supervision over the affairs and activities of the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens and the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens, as well as the official 
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conduct of its members; 
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(f) With the concurrence of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens, appoint from among the 
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members of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens a secretary and a treasurer; 
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(g) Coordinate with the Sangguniang Barangay and other Senior Citizens 
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organizations within his or her barangay on Senior Citizens-related programs and 
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projects that they wish to initiate and implement; and 
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(h) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may 
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be prescribed by law or ordinance. 
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SEC. 14. Sangguniang Senior Citizens Secretary. - The Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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secretary shall: 
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(a) Keep all the records of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens, including the list of its 
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qualified members, Senior Citizens policies, studies, research, and registry of 
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Senior Citizens and Senior Citizens-serving organizations in the barangay, if any; 
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(b) Prepare and keep all the minutes of all assemblies of the Katipunan ng Senior 
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Citizens and all the meetings of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens; 
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(c) Cause the posting, in the barangay bulletin board and at least three (3) conspicuous 
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places within the jurisdiction of the barangay, and if possible, including the use of 
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traditional and nontraditional media, and make available for any person with a 
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legal purpose, all resolutions approved by the Sangguniang Senior Citizens, the 
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annual and end-of-term reports of the programs and projects implemented by the 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens, the Barangay Senior Citizens Development Plan and 
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Annual Barangay Senior Citizens Appropriation Act and the dissemination of the 
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same to concerned offices, institutions and individuals; and 
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(d) Manage and respond to Freedom of Information requests from their respective 
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constituents; 
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(e) Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens Chairperson may prescribe or direct. 
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SEC. 15. Sangguniang Senior Citizens Treasurer. - The Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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treasurer shall: 
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(a) Take custody of all Sangguniang Senior Citizens property and funds; 
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(b) Collect and receive contributions, monies, materials, and all other resources 
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intended for the Sangguniang Senior Citizens and the Katipunan ng Senior 
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Citizens; 
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(c) Serve as cosignatory in all withdrawals from the Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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funds and disburse funds in accordance with the approved annual budget and 
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supplemental budget, as the case may be, of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens; 
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(d) Certify to the availability of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens funds whenever 
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necessary; 
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(e) Submit to the Sangguniang Senior Citizens and the Sangguniang Barangay 
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certified and detailed statements of actual income and expenditures at the end of 
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every quarter and the posting of the same in the barangay bulletin board and at 
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least three (3) conspicuous places within the jurisdiction of the barangay, its 
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website, and its social media pages, and if possible including the use of other 
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traditional and nontraditional media; 
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(f) Render reports during the regular Katipunan ng Senior Citizens assembly on the 
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financial status of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens; and 
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(g) Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens Chairperson may prescribe or direct. 
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SEC. 16. Privileges of Sangguniang Senior Citizens Officials. – All Sangguniang Senior 
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Citizens officials in good standing, whether elected or appointed, shall, during their 
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incumbency: 
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1. Be entitled to receive actual traveling reimbursements as may be authorized by 
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law, and subject to the availability of funds: Provided, That, such travel is directly 
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related to the performance of their functions as Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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officials and is supported by a duly approved travel order by the Punong Barangay 
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in the case of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens chairperson, or by the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens Chairperson in the case of the other Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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officials. 
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2. The Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson shall have the same privileges 
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enjoyed by other Sangguniang Barangay officials under this Act, subject to such 
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requirements and limitations provided herein. 
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SEC. 17. Persons in Authority. - For purposes of the Revised Penal Code, the 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson and members in each barangay shall be deemed as 
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persons in authority in their jurisdictions. 
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SEC. 18. Suspension and Removal from Office. – Any elected official of the 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens may, after due process, be suspended for not more than six (6) 
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months or removed from office by a majority vote of all members of the Sangguniang Bayan 
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or Sangguniang Panlungsod, which has jurisdiction in the barangay of the concerned 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens official or by a majority vote of all members of the Katipunan ng 
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Senior Citizens in the barangay of the concerned Sangguniang Senior Citizens official, the said 
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decision shall be final and executory, on any of the following grounds: 
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(a) Absence from the regular meeting of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens without 
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valid cause for two (2) consecutive times or accumulated absences of four (4) 
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within a period of twelve (12) months; 
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(b) Failure to convene the regular assembly of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens for 
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two (2) consecutive times; 
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(c) Failure to convene the regular Sangguniang Senior Citizens meetings for three (3) 
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consecutive months in the case of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson; 
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(d) Failure to formulate the Barangay Senior Citizens Development Plan and the 
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Annual Barangay Senior Citizens Appropriation Act, or approve the annual 
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budget within the prescribed period without justifiable reason; 
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(e) Failure to implement programs and projects outlined in the Annual Barangay 
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Senior Citizens Appropriation Act without justifiable reason; 
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(f) Four (4) consecutive absences during the regular Sangguniang Barangay sessions 
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without valid cause in the case of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson; 
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(g) Conviction by final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude; and violation 
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of existing laws against graft and corruption and other civil service laws, rules, and 
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regulations; and 
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(h) Failure in the discharge of his or her duty or has committed an abuse of authority. 
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SEC. 19. Succession and Filling up of Vacancies. – 
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(a) In case a Sangguniang Senior Citizens chairperson refuses to assume office, fails to 
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qualify, voluntarily resigns, dies, is permanently incapacitated, is removed from 
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office, the Sangguniang Senior Citizens member who obtained the highest number 
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of votes in the election immediately preceding shall assume the office of the 
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Chairperson for the unexpired portion of his or her term. In case said member 
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refuses to assume the position or fails to qualify, the Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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member obtaining the next highest number of votes shall assume the position of 
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the chairperson for the unexpired portion of the term. 
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(b) After the vacancy shall have been filled, the Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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Chairperson shall, within thirty (30) days, call for a special Katipunan ng Senior 
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Citizens assembly to elect a Sangguniang Senior Citizens member to complete the 
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membership of said sanggunian: Provided, That, such special assembly is 
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coordinated with the Office of the Local Government Operations Officer and the 
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COMELEC of the municipality or city where the concerned barangay belongs. 
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Such Sangguniang Senior Citizens member shall hold office for the unexpired 
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portion of the term of the vacant seat. For this purpose, any citizen of the 
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Philippines residing in the said barangay for at least six (6) months who attains the 
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age of at least sixty (60) years old at the time of the special election and who 
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registers as a member of the Katipunan ng Senior Citizens before the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens Secretary shall be entitled to vote in the said special election. 
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(c) All other vacancies in the office of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens shall be filled 
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in accordance with the immediately preceding provision. 
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(d) In case of suspension of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens chairperson, the 
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successor, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, shall assume the position 
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during the period of such suspension. 
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SEC. 20. Sangguniang Senior Citizens Funds. - The Sangguniang Senior Citizens funds 
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shall be governed by the following provisions: 
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(a) All the income of the barangay derived from whatever source shall accrue to its 
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general fund and shall, at the option of the barangay concerned, be kept as a trust fund 
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in the custody of the city or municipal treasurer or be deposited in a bank, preferably 
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a government-owned bank, situated in or nearest to its area of jurisdiction. Such funds 
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shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Ten percent (10%) of 
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the general fund of the barangay shall be set aside for the Sangguniang Senior Citizens. 
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The Sangguniang Barangay shall appropriate the Sangguniang Senior Citizens’ funds 
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in a lump-sum, which shall be disbursed exclusively for Senior Citizens development 
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and empowerment purposes; 
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(b) The Sangguniang Senior Citizens shall have financial independence in its operations, 
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disbursements, and encashment of their fund, income, and expenditures. As such, the 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens funds shall be deposited in the name of the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens of the concerned barangay in a government-owned bank situated in or 
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nearest to its area of jurisdiction, with the Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairperson 
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and the Sangguniang Senior Citizens Treasurer as the official signatories; 
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(c) All Sangguniang Senior Citizens funds shall be allocated in an annual budget, and if 
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the funds allow, in a supplemental budget in accordance with the adopted Annual 
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Barangay Senior Citizens Appropriation Act. Both the Barangay Senior Citizens 
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Development Plan and Annual Barangay Senior Citizens Appropriation Act shall give 
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priority to programs, projects, and activities that will promote and ensure equitable 
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access to quality training, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, 
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disaster risk reduction and resiliency, Senior Citizens employment and livelihood, 
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health and anti-drug abuse, gender sensitivity, sports development, and capability 
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building which emphasizes leadership training; and 
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(d) The Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, within sixty (60) days 
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upon receipt hereof, review the annual and supplemental budget of the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens on their compliance with the immediately preceding provision and 
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other existing laws, rules, and regulations. Noncompliance shall render said budgets 
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inoperative either in whole or in part. Failure on the part of the Sanggunian to 
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complete the review within the prescribed period shall render the said annual budget 
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deemed approved. If the annual and supplemental budget of the Sangguniang Senior 
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Citizens is denied by the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod, the 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens can override the denial provided the vote of the majority 
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of all members of the Katipunan ng Barangay in their respective jurisdictions. 
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(e) All Sangguniang Senior Citizens funds derived from any source shall be stated in its 
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financial records, which the Sangguniang Senior Citizens treasurer shall keep, be made 
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publicly available, and a copy furnished to the Sangguniang Barangay, in a simplified 
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manner as may be prescribed by the Commission on Audit (COA. All Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens funds shall be subject to all existing accounting and auditing laws, 
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rules and regulations. 
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SEC. 21. Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Senior Citizens. – 
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(a) There shall be an organization of the Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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to be known as follows: 
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1. In municipalities, Pambayang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Senior Citizens, 
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which shall be composed of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens chairpersons of 
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barangays in the municipality; 
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2. In cities, the Panlungsod na Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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which shall be composed of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens Chairpersons of 
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barangays in the city; and 
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3. In provinces, Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Senior Citizens 
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which shall be composed of the convenors of the Pambayan and Panlungsod na 
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Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Senior Citizens. 
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(b) The Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Senior Citizens shall, at all levels, elect from 
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among themselves a President, a Vice President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and such 
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other officers as they may deem necessary. The concerned Local Government 
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Operations Officer, in coordination with the election officer, shall facilitate the conduct 
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of the elections which shall be held within fifteen (15) days from the Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens elections in case of the Pambayan and Panlungsod na Pederasyon, and 
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within thirty (30) days in case of the Panlalawigang Pederasyon. 
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(c) The manner of election, suspension, and removal of the officers of the Pederasyon at 
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all levels and the term of office of the other officers of the Pederason shall be governed 
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by the guidelines to be jointly issued by the DILG, the COMELEC, and the 
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Commission within sixty (60) days upon the effectivity of this Act. 
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SEC. 22. Membership in the Sanggunian and Local Special Bodies. – 
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(a) The duly elected president of the Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Senior Citizens, at all 
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levels, shall serve as ex officio member of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang 
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Panlungsod and Sangguniang Panlalawigan, respectively; 
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(b) He or she shall be the chairperson of the Committee on Senior Citizens and Sports 
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Development in the said Sanggunian, and a regular member of the Committees on 
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Education, Environment, Employment and Livelihood, Health and Anti-Drug Abuse, 
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and Gender and Development, 
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(c) He or she shall convene the LSCDC every three (3) months to conduct consultations 
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with Senior Citizens organizations. 
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CHAPTER III 
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THE LOCAL SENIOR CITIZENS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (LSCDC) 
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SEC. 23. Creation of the Local Senior Citizens Development Council. – To ensure wide 
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and multi-sectoral Senior Citizens participation in local governance, there shall be in every 
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province, city, and municipality a Local Senior Citizens Development Council (LSCDC) which 
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shall be 
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called the Provincial Senior Citizens Development Council, City Senior Citizens Development 
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Council, and Municipal Senior Citizens Development Council, respectively. The LSCDC shall 
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be composed of representatives from Senior Citizens and Senior Citizens-serving 
22 
organizations at the provincial, city, and municipal levels. The LSCDC shall assist in the 
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planning and execution of projects and programs of the Sangguniang Senior Citizens and the 
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Pederasyons at all levels. 
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SEC. 24. Local Senior Citizens Development Council Funds. – The LSCDC shall be 
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funded by their respective Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang 
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Panlalawigan. 
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CHAPTER IV 
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THE LOCAL OFFICE OF SENIOR CITIZENS AFFAIRS 
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SEC. 25. Creation of the Local Office of Senior Citizens Affairs. – There shall be in 
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every province, city, and municipality an Office of Senior Citizens Affairs, which shall be 
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headed by an Office of Senior Citizens Head with the rank and salary grade of at least a 
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Division Chief. Such will be under the Office of the Local Chief Executive. It shall be a separate 
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department with divisions and units for policy and planning, administration and finance, and 
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programs and operations. 
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SEC. 26. Funding. – The local government unit shall incorporate in its annual budget 
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such amount as may be necessary for the operation and effective functioning of the Office of 
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Senior Citizens Affairs. 
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CHAPTER V 
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CAPABILITY-BUILDING AND ORIENTATION TOWARDS NATION-BUILDING 
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AND EMPOWERMENT 
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SEC. 27. Mandatory and Continuing Training Programs. – For the purpose of 
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emphasizing the role of the Senior Citizens in nation-building and molding them to become 
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better citizens with the values of patriotism, nationalism, and honor as a Filipino, any 
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Sangguniang Senior Citizens official, whether elected or appointed, or any member of the 
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LSCDC must undergo the mandatory training programs before he or she can assume office. 
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During their incumbency, they must attend the continuing training programs to be 
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undertaken by the Commission in coordination with the DILG. Deliberate failure to attend 
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the said training programs shall constitute sufficient ground to disqualify said Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens official or LSCDC member or subject them to disciplinary actions. 
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SEC. 28. Components of the Mandatory Training Programs. – The Commission and 
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the DILG with the assistance of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), the Local 
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Government Academy (LGA), the University of the Philippines-National College of Public 
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Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG), the Commission, and in consultation with 
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Senior Citizens stakeholders shall jointly design and implement the mandatory and 
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continuing training programs. The mandatory training programs must include among others, 
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the following components: (1) The Philippine cultural history, political systems ethics, and 
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ideologies; (2) The Filipino as a nation builder (3) The Filipino Senior Citizens and its role in 
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nation-building; and (4) capability building on leadership, program and project development 
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and sustainability, financial management, and accountability and transparency. 
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SEC. 29. Training Fund. – A training fund with an initial amount of fifty million pesos 
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(P50,000,000.00) is hereby established and appropriated from any available source to be 
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managed by the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Unit of Local 
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Authorities of the Philippines. Thereafter, such amount needed for this purpose shall be 
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included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
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CHAPTER VI 
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LINGGO NG SENIOR CITIZENS 
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SEC. 30. Observance of Linggo ng Katandaang Pilipino or the Senior Citizens Week. 
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(a) Every barangay, municipality, city, and province shall conduct an annual activity on 
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the Senior Citizens Week under Proclamation Blg. 475, Series 1975, in the first week 
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of October every year. The Sangguniang Senior Citizens, in the case of barangay, and 
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the respective LSCDC in cooperation with the Pederason ng mga Sangguniang 
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Senior Citizens, in the case of municipality, city, and province, shall take the lead in 
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this observance. 
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CHAPTER VII 
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REGISTRATION, ELECTION, AND ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE 
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SEC. 31. Registration. – For purposes of the next regular Sangguniang Senior 
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Citizens election under this Act, the COMELEC shall set a special registration of the 
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Katipunan ng Senior Citizens which shall in no case be less than one (1) month and shall 
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include Saturdays and Sundays. 
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SEC. 32. Date of Election. – The Sangguniang Senior Citizens elections shall be 
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synchronized with the barangay elections and subsequently every three (3) years thereafter. 
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CHAPTER VIII 
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FINAL PROVISIONS 
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SEC. 33. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to implement the provisions of this 
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Act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 34. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – The Commission, the DILG, the 
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COMELEC, the Department of Budget and Management, the Department of Social Welfare 
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and Development, the COA, and the Special Committee on Senior Citizens of the House of 
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Representatives and the Senate, in consultation with the local government leagues, and 
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various Senior Citizens organizations and Senior Citizens-serving organizations shall be 
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tasked to come up, within sixty (60) days upon approval of this Act, with the IRR needed for 
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the implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 35. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of 
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this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions not affected 
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thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 36. Repealing Clause. – All other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders 
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letters of instruction, rules, and regulations or portions thereof which are inconsistent with 
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this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 37. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the 
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completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or any two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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Approved, 
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