Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILL NOOSE L

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Introduced by Congressman Lord All Q. Velasco.

XPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to postpone the October 2017 barangay and sagguniang kabataan elections
to the fourth Monday of October 2018.

In view of the administration’s war on drugs and the current revelations regarding the
involvement of illegal drug syndicates in funding local politicians in the campaign, President
Rodrigo Duterte has expressed the need to postpone the barangay and sangguniang kabataan
elections scheduled on the last Monday of October 2016 to avoid those implicated in the illegal
drug trade from occupying seats of power. Upon the expiration of the original extended term
on October 2017. every seat in the barangay and sangguniang kabataan should be deemed
vacated. Such vacancy in the office should be filled-up by the President through the exercise
of his power to appoint, The power to appoint belongs to the President and such power is found.
in no less than the 1987 Constitution, specifically in Section 16 of Article VI

The scheduled synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections in October 2016
is by virtue of Republic Act (RA) No. 9164, as amended, an RA 10923. But since the war on
drugs has yet to be won and the presence of narcopoliticians in our government is not yet
completely eliminated, it is more practical to move the next scheduled elections to 2018,

This bill aims to address the above concerns by proposing to move the upcoming October
2017 barangay and sangguniang Kabataan elections to the fourth Monday of October 2018.
This postponement will give the current administration more time to investigate and prosecute
the local barangay officials who are involved in the nefarious drug trade. In the interim, the
appointments made by the President will ensure that there will be continuity in the governance
of all local government units and that such appointed officials are free from any ties with the
lrug syndicates of this country

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is highly recommended

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LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO.

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HOUSE BILL NO. ‘5361

Introduced by Congressman Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco

BLIC ACT NO. 10656, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10923, AND
FOROTHER 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. 9164. as amended by Republic Act No. 9340.

Republic Act No. 10656, and Republic Act No. 10923, is hereby further amended to read as

follows:

ECTION 1. Date of Election. There shali by synchronized barangay and
sangguniang kabataan elections, which shall be held on July 15, 2002.

Subsequent synchronized barangay and

ngguniang kabataan elections
shall be held on the last Monday of October 2007 and every three (3) years

thereafter.

PROVIDED, THAT THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG
KABATAAN ELECTIONS ON OCTOBER 31, 2017 SHALL BE
POSTPONED TO THE FOURTH MONDAY OF OCTOBER 2018.
SUBSEQUENT SYNCHRONIZED BARANGAY ELECTIONS SHALL
BE HELD EVERY THREE (3) YEARS THEREAFTER.”

Section 2. Section 5 of Republic Act No 9164 as amended by Republic Act No, 9340 and

Republic Act No. 10923 or th

jold-over” provision is hereby repealed and replaced by

the following section:


“SECTION 5. Upon the expiration of the original extension on the fourth
Monday of October 2017, all positions of the barangay and sangguniang
Kabataan officials are deemed vacated by virtue of the expiration of their

term. The President shall be given the power to appoint the officials to all

vacated positions, and these appointed officials shall continue to assume

office until the next scheduled elections in 2018.

Section 3. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be taken from

the appropriations of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) under the General

Appropriations Act and/or supplementary appropriations thereafter

Section 4, Implementing Rules and Regulations- The COMELEC shall. within thirty (30)
days after the effectivity of this Act, promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to

implement this Act

Section 5, Separability Clause- If any provision or part hereof is declared unconstitutional.

the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6, Repealing Clause -All laws, Presidential Decrees, Executive Orders, rules and

regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,

amended or modified accordingly

Section 7.Effectivity Clause - This act shall take effect immediately after its publication in the

Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,