Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS 27 AUG 2013
First Regular Session Cul

HOUSE BILL NO2036

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on . the day of 25* &
twenty hundred and thirteen.

Introduced by Representative EDGAR R. ERICE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill aims to divest the Sangguniang Kabataan of its power to administer the ten
percent (10%) share in the internal revenue allotment of the Barangay intended for
youth-oriented programs, projects, services and activities. Said power is herein
proposed to be delegated to the Sangguniang Barangay. In lieu of such power to
administer funds, the Sangguniang Kabataan shall be granted exclusive
discretionary power to recommend projects that will be undertaken to achieve the
purposes enumerated under the Local Government Code of 1991 and its
Implementing Rules and Regulations.

The Sangguniang Kabataan was primarily established to provide a venue wherein
the Filipino youth can promote their collective interest and actively participate in
political exercises. At the same time, the SK was designed to serve as a training
ground for the country's future leaders. Noble though the purposes for the creation of
SK may be, these noble purposes, however, have long been overshadowed by the
negative effects to which this institution has exposed the youth, given their
impressionable minds. Supporting this view are no less than the Commission on
Elections, some students organizations, and even one of the authors of the SK
charter, former Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr

COMELEC opined that the SK consistently failed to accomplish its mission of
training youth leaders and, more often than not, only exposed the youngsters to the
deeply ingrained systematic corruption of traditional politicians, including the
notorious "SOP" given to officials who have discretionary authority to award
franchises and government projects to private individuals or companies. In fact,
according to the COMELEC, SK officials are now involved in numerous election


Cases, accusing one another of mud-slinging, vote-buying and other election-related
offenses, all done just for the sake of winning public positions and with its
accompanying power to manage millions of government funds.

On the other hand, in a manifesto signed by 6,000 high school students and
teachers released by the Federation of Student Governments in 2007, the whole
institution of SK was categorically described as having lost its bases of existence
due to miserable performance or non-performance of its mandated responsibilities.
Even the acknowledged ‘Father of the Local Government Code” has expressed his
sentiment on the negligence of SK officials to perform their duties and the fact that at
their early age they were already exposed to and had succumbed to dishonest
practices. One can argue therefore that the plain existence of the SK institution has
already become an antithesis to the original objective for which it was created

Proceeding from the above premises, it is hereby proposed that the Sangguniang
Kabataan be relieved of its present power to administer government finances, and
delegate the same to the Sangguniang Barangay, in order to prevent the inevitable
exposure of the Filipino youth leaders to the temptations accompanying the
disbursement of millions of government funds.

The undersigned earnestly considers this proposed legislation as both timely and of
vital significance, and thus worthy of the support of the august assembly

EDGAR R. ERICE
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Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 2536

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on , the day of
twenty hundred and thirteen.

Introduced by Representative EDGAR R. ERICE

AN ACT
DIVESTING THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN OF THE POWER TO
ADMINISTER THE 10% OF BARANGAY FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR YOUTH-
ORIENTED PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 329 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled.

Section 1. Section 329 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 329. Barangay Funds. - Unless otherwise provided in this
Title, all the income of the barangay from whatever source shall accrue
to its general fund and shall, at the option of the barangay concerned,
be kept as trust fund in the custody of the city or municipal treasurer 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 provisions of this Title. Ten percent (10%) of the
general fund of the barangay shall be set aside for youth-oriented
programs, projects, services and activities. The said ten percent (10%)
share shall be appropriated and administered by the Sangguniang
Barangay and shall be spent for the purposes provided in Rule XXVII
of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local Government
Code of 1991 with the Sangguniang Kabataan having the exclusive
fecommending authority as to the projects to be undertaken in
pursuance of these purposes”



Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply to the incumbent Sangguniang
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan

Section 3. All laws, decrees, executive orders, letters of implementation, rules and
regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with any provisions of this Act, specifically
Articles 423 and 433 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Local
Government Code of 1991, are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from completion of its
Publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: