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In tro d u c e d  by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
POSTPONING THE MAY 2020 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG 
RABATAAN ELECTIONS TO MAY 2021, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED 
BY REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 10632, 10656, 10923, AND 10952, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This legislation proposes to postpone the synchronized bsirangay and 
Sangguniang K abataan elections from the second Monday of May 2020 to 
the second Monday of May 2021 and every three years thereafter. The 
present barangay and Sangguniang K abataan officials who were elected 
during the May 14, 2018 elections have a term  of two (2) years or up to noon 
of Ju n e  30, 2020.
The barangay officials are at the forefront in delivering basic services 
and facilities to the people such as the following: agricultural support 
services; health and social welfare services; m aintenance of barangay health 
centers and day-care centers; and, m aintenance of barangay roads and 
bridges, w ater supply system s, infrastructure facilities such as m ulti­
purpose halls, m ulti-purpose pavem ents, plazas, and satellite or public


m arkets.1 The Sangguniang Kabataan officials, on the other hand, help 
provide solutions to political, economic and social development issues in 
fulfillment of the vital and indispensable role of the youth in nation building 
at the grassroots level.
The proposed postponem ent will create an opportunity for the 
incum bent barangay and Sangguniang K abataan officials to continue th e 
program s and projects th at have already commenced and further introduce 
subsequent or remedial interventions to ongoing reforms. To allow them  
continuity to pursue and implement their plans in their respective 
jurisdictions for one more year -  th u s completing their supposed three-year 
term  as guaranteed under the law -  I earnestly seek for this bill’s im m ediate 
approval.
g a t c h a u a :
1 Sec. 17, Republic Act No. 7160, An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991.
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In tro d u ced  by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
POSTPONING THE MAY 2020 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG 
KABATAAN ELECTIONS TO MAY 2021, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED 
BY REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 10632, 10656, 10923, AND 10952, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assem bled:
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Section 1. Republic Act No. 10952 is hereby further am ended to read
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as follows:
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“Section 1. Date of Election. -  There shall be synchronized
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barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections, which shall be
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held on July 15, 2002. Subsequent synchronized barangay and
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sangguniang kabataan elections shall be held on the last
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Monday of October 2007 and every three (3) years thereafter:
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Provided, That the barangay and sangguniang kabataan
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elections on October 23, 2017 shall be postponed to the second
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Monday of May 2018. Subsequent synchronized barangay and
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sangguniang kabataan elections shall be held on the second
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Monday of May 2020 2021 and every three (3) years
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thereafter.”


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Sec. 2. Hold Over. -  Until the successors shall have been duly elected 
and qualified, all incum bent barangay officials shall rem ain in office, u nless 
sooner removed or suspended for cause.
Sec. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). -  W ithin fifteen (15) 
days from the effectivity of this Act, the Commission on Elections shall 
prom ulgate rules and regulations and other issuances as m ay be necessary 
to ensure its effective im plem entation.
The IRR issued p u rsu an t to this Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in a new spaper of general circulation.
Sec. 4. Separability Clause. -  If any provision of this Act is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall rem ain in 
full force and effect.
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. -  All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclam ations, rules and regulations, and issuances, or parts thereof w hich 
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, am ended 
or modified accordingly.
Sec. 6. Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) new spapers of general 
circulation.
Approved,