FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
) 
) 
) 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 2429 
Introdnced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The policy of the State is to promote and protect the physical, moral, spiritual, 
intellectual and social well-being of the youth. The State shall inculcate among the youth 
patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs. 
Cognizant of the important role of the youth in nation building, the proposed 
amendments to the Local Government Code of 1991 and Republic Act 9340 contained in 
the proposed bill, focus on strengthening and reforming the Sangguniang Kabataan into a 
more independent and self-reliant organization. 
The proposed amendments are as follows: (a) that the Sangguniang Kabataan be 
given fiscal autonomy over its funds; (b) that the election period of SK elections and 
registration of youth voters be postponed to a later date; (c) that the SK be given 
discretion to run their affairs and operations. 
[n view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is being sought. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
) 
) 
) 
SENATE 
S.B.No. 
2429 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN. 
AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND REFORMING THE SANGGUNIANG 
KABATAAN AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS 
OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340 
RESETTING THE BARANGAY AND SK ELECTIONS 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Section 1. Title - This act shall be known as the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 
2010. 
Section 2. Barangay funds. Section 392 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
Section 392. Barangay Funds. All income of the barangay DERIVED FROM 
whatever source shall accrue to its general fund and shall, at the option of the barangay 
concerned, be kept as trust fund on the custody of the city or municipal treasurer in or be 
deposited in a bank, preferably government-owned, situated in or nearest to its area of 
jurisdiction. Such funds shall be disbursed in accordance with the supervisions of this 
Title. Ten percent (10%) of the general fund of the barangay shall be set aside for the 
Sangguniang 
Kabataan 
(SK). 
THE 
SANGGUNIANG 
BARANGA Y 
SHALL 
APPROPRIATE THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN FUND IN LUMP SUM. THE 
SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN SHALL HAVE FISCAL AUTONOMY IN ITS 
OPERATIONS AS TO DISBURSEMENTS AND ENCASHMENT OF THEIR 
INCOME AND EXPENSES . 
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Section 3. PROCEDURE FOR REVlEWING OF SK BUDGETS: 
A. Procedure for reviewing of Sangguniang Kabataan Budgets: 
1. All SK Budgets shall be approved by a majority of all the members of the 
Sangguniang Kabataan based on the Annual Barangay Youth Development 
Plan (ABYDP) formulated in consultation with the Katipunan ng Kabataan 
(KK). The SK Chairperson shall furnish the Sallgguniang Kabataan and the 
higher SK federation a copy of the ABYDP stated in this paragraph for their 
information and guidance; 
2. All SK Budgets, with attached minutes of the KK Assembly approving the 
Annual Barangay Youth Development Plan, shall be submitted to the SK 
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City/Municipal Local Executive Committee (LEC) on or before the last 
working day of October of every year. The SK City/Municipal 
Local 
Executive Committee shall review for approval and deliberate on a budget in a 
regular or special session whether the same conforms to the ABYDP, before 
the last working day of November. The LEC shall see to it that the 
appropriations are based on the approved ABYDP and that at least ANY 
TWO (2) OF THE priority concerns namely environment, livelihood, 
education, capability-building, moral recovery and anti-drug abuse campaign 
are allocated in the SK budget. All approved budgets shall be certified by the 
SK City/Municipal President as the case may be; 
3. Any SK Chairperson who fails to submit the SK Budget together with the 
attachments found in the preceding paragraph shall be subject to proper 
investigation and appropriate disciplinary action to be determined by their 
respective SK LEC in accordance with the SK Constitution and By-laws; 
4. No SK budget can be utilized by the SK concerned, without the appropriate 
certification from the SK Federation President with the concurrence of the SK 
City/Municipal Local Executive Committee; 
5. All realignments in the Barangay SK Budgets shall be reviewed for approval 
and be deliberated in the same manner in the paragraph 2. 
B. ALLOCATION OF SK BUDGET 
There shall be no mandatory allocations for the barangay SK funds, except for the 
two (2%) percent annual dues for the higher federations, provided that all appropriations 
are supported by its annual barangay youth development plan (ABYDP) and that the 
priority concerns are properly allocated. 
Section 4. Creation and Election. Section 432 of Republic Act Vo. 7160 IS hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 432. Creation and Election - (a) There shall be in every barangay a 
Sangguniang Kabataan to be composed of a CHAIRPERSON, seven (7) members AS 
KAGA WAD, a secretary and a treasurer. The secretary and treasurer shall be appointed 
by the SK chairperson from the kagawads with the concurrence of the majority of the SK 
members. 
(b) xxx 
Section S. Katipunan ng Kabataan - Section 424 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby 
amended to as follows: 
Section 424. Katipunan at Kabataan - The Katipunan at Kabataan shall be 
composed of all citizens of the Philippines actually residing in the Bm'angays for at least 
six (6) months, who are at least fifteen (15) but not more than TWENTY-ONE (21) years 
of age, and who are registered in the list of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Secretary or 
in the official list ofthe Barangay Secretary. 
Section 6. Qualifications - Sections 428 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
Section 428. Qualification-


(a) An elective official of the Sangguniang Kabataan who, during his term of 
office, shall have passed the age of TWENTY -ONE (21) shall be allowed to 
serve the remaining portion for the term for which he or she was elected. 
Section 7. Sangguniang Kabataan Treasurer. Section 433 of Republic Act No. 7160 is 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 433. Sangguniang Kabataaan Treasurer - xxx 
(a) Take custody of all Sangguniang Kabataan property and flmds. THE FUNDS 
SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN A BANK PREFERABLY GOVERNMENT-OWNED, 
SITUATED IN OR NEAREST TO ITS AREA OF JURISDICTION, IN THE NAME OF 
THE SK CONCERNED or to be deposited to the city or municipal treasurer; 
(b) xxx 
(c) xxx 
(d) xxx 
(e) 
Submit to the SK and 
Sangguniang Barangay certified and detailed 
statements of actual income and expenditures AT THE END OF EVERY QUARTER 
AND 
THE 
SAME 
SHALL 
BE 
PUBLISHED 
OR 
POSTED 
IN 
THREE 
CONSPICUOUS SPACES IN THE BARANGA Y; and 
(0 xxx 
Section 8. Privileges of Sangguniang Kabataan O[ficials - Section 434 of Republic Act 
No. 7160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 434 - Privileges of Sangguniallg Kabataan O[ficials - xxx 
(a.) The SK Chairperson shall have the same privileges xxx 
(b.) 
ALL SKs SHALL BE EXEMPTED FROM THE NATIONAL SERVICE 
TRAINING PROGRAM - CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SERVICE (NSYP-CWTS). 
(c.) THE SK CHAIRPERSON SHALL BE CONSIDERED A PERSON IN 
AUTHORITY AS DEFINED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTUAL 
DISCHARGE OF HIS OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS AS SUCH. 
(d.) THE SK KAGAWAD SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS AN AGENT OF 
THE PERSON IN AUTORITY AS DEFINED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH 
THE ACTUAL DISCHARGE OF HIS OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS AS SUCH. 
Section 9. Succession and Filling of Vacancies - Section 435 of Republic Act No. 7150 
hereby. amended to read as follows: 
Section 435. Succession and Filling of Vacancies - (a.) In case a SK Chairperson 
refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, is convicted of a felony, voluntarily resigns, 
dies, is permanently incapacitated or is removed from office, the SK member who 
obtained the next highest number of votes in the election immediately preceding shall 
assume the office of the chairperson for the unexpired portion of term, and shall 
discharge the powers and duties, and enjoy the rights and privileges appurtenant to the 
office. In case the said member refuses to assume the position or fails to qualify, the SK 
member who obtained the next highest number of votes shall assume the position of the 
chairperson for the unexpired portion of the term. 
(b.) xxx 
(c.) xxx 
(d.) xxx 
(e.) In case a Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson has been absent without leave 
for more than three (3) consecutive months as manifested in the records of the Sangguniang 
Barangay sessions or has been absent without valid reason for two (2) consecutive regular 


meetings of the SK or for failure to call a regular meeting of the SK and/or of the KK for at 
least two (2) consecutive times, such SK Chairperson shall be investigated by a committee to 
be formed by the federation concerned. The committee report will be forwarded to the SK 
Federation for appropriate action or disciplinary action to be given to the concerned SK 
Chairperson. The DILG Local Government Operations Officer (LGOO) of the concerned 
local government unit should be furnished a copy of the appropriate disciplinary action 
before its effectivity. Such decision can be appealed in the provincial federation in the case of 
highly urbanized cities (HUCs) and independently component cities (ICCs). 
(f.) In case of vacancy on the positions of the SK Kagawads, the SK Chairperson 
shall call for a special election in coordination with the DILG of the local government unit 
concerned. 
In the absence of a regular elected SK Chairperson and Kagawads, the president 
of the panlungsod/pambayang pederasyon ng mga SK, as the case may be, shall confer with 
the KK of the Barangay concerned and call for a special election in coordination with the 
DILG of the local government unit concerned. 
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(g.) The president of the SK Pederasyon who shall be elected as the SK regional 
Director in the Pambansang Pederasyon ng mga SK shall serve as an ex-officio member of 
the Regional Development Council and the Regional Tourism Council without need of 
further appointment and shall have the same powers and discharge the same duties and 
functions, and enjoy the same privileges as those oflhe regular members. 
Section 10. Section 436 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 436. Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan 
(a.) xxx 
(b.) xxx 
(c.) xxx 
(d.) The SK Chairperson who is elected as Federation President shall automatically 
serve as an ex-officio member of the local sanggunian and special bodies, such as 
bul not limited to, the Local Health Board, Peace and Order Council, Local 
Development Council, Local School Board and Local Tourism Council. As such, he 
or she shall have the same powers, discharge the same duties and functions and 
enjoy the same privileges of the regular members of these special bodies. 
(e.) 
The Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan at the City, Municipality and 
Provincial level shall have an automatic allocation of one (l %) percent of the internal 
revenue allotment of the local government concerned to be used for the programs, 
projects and operations of the SK federation. 
(f.) 
The president of the pambansang pederasyon ng mga SK shall serve as ex-officio 
commissioner of the National Youth Commission as provided for by Republic Act No. 
8044. As ex-officio commissioner, he shall be entitled to the same rank, compensatiou, 
rights and privileges of a department assistant secretary. 
(g.) The pambansang pederasyon ng SK shall maintain its own secretariat for efficient 
coordination and effective implementation of its programs. 
(11.) The pambansmlg pederasyon ng SK shall be independent of all government oi1ices 
and agencies in its operations. It shall develop active lines of coordination and 
communication with the different government offices and agencies and shall be solely 
responsible for its polices and operations. At the end of each calendar year, it shall submit 
to the President of the Philippines, through the Department of Interior and Local 
Government, an annual report of programs and activities, including a financial statement 
of all its funds and disbursements. The Pambansang Pederasyon President shall be 
responsible for the submission of the annual report of programs and activities. The 
Pambansqng Pederasyon President together with the Pambansang Pederasyon Treasurer 
shall be responsible for the submission of the financial statement of all its funds and 
disbursements. 


(i.) 
The Pambansang Pederasyon ng SK is hereby authorized to receive donations, 
requests, grants and funds from other sources subject to the pertinent provisions of law 
and approval of the SK National Executive Board (NEB). 
Section 11. Section 439 of RepubJic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 439. Observance of Buwan ng Kabataan-
(a.) Every barangay, municipality, city and province shall, in coordination with 
the pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan at all levels, conduct an 
annual activity to be known as the Buwan ng Kabataan every May of every 
year. Non-compliance of SKs at all levels with this provision would mean an 
imposition of disciplinary actions to be determined by the federation 
concerned in accordance with the SK Constitution and By-laws. 
(b.) Xxxx 
Section 12. Section I of Republic Act 9340 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section I. Date of Eiection-
There shall be synchronized barangay and 
sangguniang kabataan elections to be held on the second Monday of May 2011. 
Subsequent barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections shall be held every three years 
starting the second Monday of May 2014 and every three (3) years thereafter. 
Section 13. Section 2 of Republic Act 9340 is hereby amended in order to read as 
follows: 
Section 2. Assumption of Office-xxx The term of office of the barangay officials 
and Sangguniang Kabataan officials elected under this Act shall commence at noon of 
.June 30, next following their election. The term of office of barangay officials and 
Sangguniang Kabataan officials elected shall be for three (3) years. 
Section 14. Registration- For purposes of the April 2013 Sangguniang Kabataan election 
provided under this act, a special registration of voters for the Sangguniang Kabataan 
shall be fixed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). Subsequent registration of 
voters shall be governed by Republic Act No. 8189. The system of continuing 
registration provided under Section 8 of Republic Act No. 8189 shall also apply to the 
registration of the Katipunan ng Kabataan Members. 
Section 15. Constitution and By Laws- The term of office, manner of election, removal, 
filing up of vacancies, sllspension and disciplinary action of the officers and members of 
the Pederasyon ng mga SK at all levels, and the procedure of reviewing and allocating 
SK budgets, shall be exclusively governed by the Constitution and By-laws of the SK 
promulgated and ratified by the SK National Federation. Provided, that provisions of 
such Constitution and By-laws are in line with the provisions of this Code and other 
national Jaws and policies of the youth. 
Provided that the Chairperson/President of the SK or Pederasyon ng mga SK at any level, 
who is suspended or removed from his/her position in accordance with the SK 
Constitution and By-laws and as provided for in the local government code and other 
applicable laws shall also be deemed suspended or removed in the local sanggunian 
where he/she sits as an ex-officio member. 
The Chairperson/President of the Pederasyon at any level, or the SK Chairperson when 
removed as ex-officio member of the sanggunian on the grounds provided in the Local 
Government Code, shall be automatically removed as Chairperson/President of the 
Pederasyon concerned. 


Section 16. Implementing Rules and Regulations- The Commission on Elections 
(COMELEC), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and SK National 
Executive Board (NEB) shall be tasked to come up with the Implementing Rules and 
Regulations (IRR) needed for the implementation of this Act. Such IRR should be 
promulgated within sixty (60) days upon approval of this act. 
Section 17. Appropriations- The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act 
shall be incorporated in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
Section 18. Separability Clause- If any section 01' provision of this Act shall be declared 
unconstitdtional, the remaining sections or provisions shall not be affected thereby. 
Section 19. Repealing Clause- All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, letters of 
instruction, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this 
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
Section 20. Effectivity Clause- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the 
completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general 
circulation.