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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
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SENATE
s. No. 288
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO
AN ACT
POSTPONING THE DECEMBER 2022 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, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
10952 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11462, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Barangay governments are the primary public service providers on matters 
concerning peace and order, public health, dispute resolution, and at times, disaster 
response. . Barangay governments, most particularly its elected officials, have played 
critical roles during the height of the pandemic in terms of distributing social aid, enforcing 
quarantine regulations, and performing contact-tracing operations. As such, the success 
of government programs and projects, especially those implemented in the countryside, 
depends extensively on the stability and capacity of barangay governments in enforcing 
laws and executing government Interventions.
This proposed measure seeks to bolster the stability and consistency of public 
service at the barangay level by postponing the barangay and sangguniang kabataan 
(SK) elections from the fifth day of December 2022 to the second Monday of May 2024.
This senate bill provides several distinct advantages. First, the postponement of 
the barangay and SK elections affords continuity in government operations at the 
barangay level, particularly In providing basic social services and implementing national 
and local prpgrams and projects. Second, the proposed measure gives ready access to 
the institutional memories of grassroots leaders, which could be used in formulating 
plans, programs and other interventions to adapt to the new normal and to return to the 
pre-pandemic growth trajectory of the Philippines. Third, the postponement of the 
barangay and SK elections allows both the national government agencies and local
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government units to focus on interventions needed to recover from the pandemic and 
address the ongoing concerns over oil prices, inflation and poverty. Finally, the bill 
enables the government to realign a portion of the P8.44 billion appropriations for the 
barangay and SK elections towards interventions aimed at sustaining the current 
momentum in addressing the coronavirus pandemic and achieving our collective 
socioeconomic objectives.
Hence, this bill is filed for Congress' immediate consideration and approval.
Respectfully submitted.
FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO^


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO
AN ACT
POSTPONING THE DECEMBER 2022 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, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
10952 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11462, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended, is hereby further
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amended to read as follows;
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"Section 1. Date of Election. - There = shall be synchronized barangay
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and sangguniang kabataan elections, which shall be held on July 15, 2002.
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Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections shall
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be held on the last Monday of October 2007 and every three (3) years
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thereafter: Provided, That the barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections
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on the [second Monday of May 2020] FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 shall
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be postponed to [December 5, 2022] THE SECOND MONDAY OF MAY
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2024. Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan
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elections shall be held on the {first Monday of Doeefflber-2025] SECOND
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MONDAY OF MAY 2027 and every three (3) years 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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"Sec. 4. Assumption of Office. - The term of office of the barangay and
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sangguniang kabataan officials elected under this Act shall commence at noon
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of June 30 next following their election; Provided, however. That the term of
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office of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials elected in the
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[December 5, 2022] MAY 2024 elections and subsequently thereafter, shall
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commence at noon of [January^] 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 and sangguniang kabataan officials shall remain in 
office, unless sooner removed or suspended for cause: Provided, That barangay and 
sangguniang kabataan officials who are ex officio rwembers 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 and sangguniang kabataan elections.
Sec. 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this 
Act shall be taken from the appropriations of the Commission on Elections under the 
General Appropriations Act and/or supplementary appropriations thereafter.
Sec. 5. Repeaiing Cause. - All other laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, issuances, presidential proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof, 
which are contrary to and inconsistent with any provision of this Act, are hereby 
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 6. Separabiiity Cause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected 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 in the Officiai Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general
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circulation.
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Approved,