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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 146 4 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
With the election of the Sangguniang Kabataan, there is now in every 
barangay of the country a potent force which can be tapped to implement various 
projects and programs of the government. 
Among these projects and programs is on environmental protection 
through tree planting or "greening" activities and solid waste disposal projects 
which are of urgent importance and necessity not only in urban centers but also 
even in the farthest barangay of the country. 
The Local Government Cpde, of 1991, while vesting in the Sangguniang 
Kabataan (SK) the authority to i:>romu'jgate resolutions necessary to carry out the 
objectives of the youth and to coordinate with the appropriate national agency for 
the implementation of youth development projects and programs in the national 
level, the same Code does not specifically mandates the SK with the power to 
implement projects and programs related to environmental protection such as 
tree planting activities and solid waste disposal in their respective barangays. 
This legislative measure seeks to fill in that gap and mandate the SK to 
implement tree planting and solid waste disposal programs in coordination with 
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the local government 
units concerned. This bill also provides for the mechanism by which the 
programs can be effectively implemented. 
If only to maintain our country's natural resources and prevent its further 
pollution and deterioration, the approval of this bill is urgently requested. 
OY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
Senator 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SEP -3 A10 :33 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 14 S 4 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTION 426 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, "THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991," BY MANDATING THE SANGGUNIANG 
KABATAAN 
TO 
IMPLEMENT 
AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION 
PROGRAM IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BARANGAYS, PROVIDING THE 
MECHANISM FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION THEREFOR, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 426' of Republic Act No. 7160 "Local Govemment 
Code of 1991," is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 426. Powers and Functions of the Sanggunian 
Kabataan. - The Sangguniang Kabataan shall: 
(a) PromUlgate resolutions necessary to carry out the 
objectives of the youth in the barangay in accordance with 
the applicable provisions of this Code; 
(b) Initiate programs designed to enhance the social, 
political, economic, cultural, intellectual, moral, spiritual, and 
physical development of the members; 
(c) Hold fund-raising activities, the proceeds of which shall 
be tax-exempt and shall accrl,le to the general fund of the 
Sangguniang Kabataan: Provided, However, That in the 
appropriation thereof, the specific purpose for which such 
activity has been held shall be first satisfied; 
(d) Create such bodies or committees as it may deem 
necessary to effectively carry out its programs and activities; 
(e) 
Submit annual and end-of-term 
reports 
to 
the 
Sanggunian Barangay on their projects and activities for the 
survival and development of the youth in the barangay; 
(f) Consult and coordinate with all youth organizations in the 
barangay for policy formulation and program implementation; 


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.... 
(g) Coordinate with the appropriate national agency for the 
implementation of youth development projects and programs 
at the 
national level; and 
"(g-1) COORDINATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY 
OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION IN 
THEIR RESPECTIVE BARAN GAYS OF PROJECTS AND 
PROGRAMS 
RELATED 
TO 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION, 
LIKE TREE 
PLANTING AND 
SOLID 
WASTE DISPOSAL, AND SUCH OTHER PROJECTS AND 
PROGRAMS THAT THE SANGGUNIAN KABATAAN MAY 
IMPLEMENT IN THE FUTURE. 
"IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TREE PLANTING 
PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND 
NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL DETERMINE THE KINDS 
OF 
TREE 
MOST 
ADAPTABLE 
TO 
THE 
AREA 
CONCERNED 
AND 
PROVIDE 
THE 
SEEDLING 
THEREFOR. 
THE 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT 
. UNITS 
CONCERNED, ON THE OTHER HAND, SHALL IDENTIFY 
THE SITES WHERE THE TREES WILL BE PLANTED. 
"IN THE URBAN CENTERS WHERE TREE PLANTING IS 
NO 
LONGER 
FEASIBLE, 
THE 
SANGGUNIANG 
KABATAAN 
SHALL 
IMPLEMENT 
A 
"GREENING" 
PROGRAM IN SITES IDENTIFIED BY THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNITS CONCERNED. 
"WITH RESPECT TO SOLD WASTE DISPOSAL, THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENVIRONMENT 
AND 
NATURAL 
RESOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE TECHNOLOGY AND 
ASSIST THE SANGGUIANG KABATAAN AS WELL AS 
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT CONCERNED IN ITS 
IMPLEMENTATION, SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS 
PROVIDED FOR IN EXISTING LAWS, RULES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
"(h) Exercise such other parts and perform such other duties 
and functions as the Sangguniang Barangay may determine 
or delegate or as may be prescribed by law or ordinance." 
SEC. 2. This Act !!hall take effect after its publication in at least two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,