Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____________________ 
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Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE CARDEMA 
 (DUTERTE YOUTH PARTY-LIST) 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippines is still recovering from the effects of the covid global pandemic. Our nation is 
still under a State of Calamity. Although there are National and Local elections this year, wherein there 
will be a change of leadership from national to municipal levels, there is a need to focus on the work on 
the ground in continuing the assistance in the grassroots level of those who have already experienced 
leadership work now in responding to the medical & financial needs of their respective communities. 
Just like during any war or battle, you can easily change the leadership of your military force 
but the personnel on the ground and frontlines will be the same because they are the ones already 
knowledgeable and have adapted on how to fight and handle the current enemy/crisis. With this,  
it is the intention of this measure to not make the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections  
be held this December 5, 2022 which is just a few months after the 2022 National & Local Elections. 
Our current recovery phase now from the effects of the pandemic and still under a State of 
Calamity, we push for the postponement of the December 5, 2022 Barangay & SK Elections (BSKE) 
to December 5, 2025. The current barangay officials will be able to focus on the recovery of their 
communities while the SK Officials, who will all still belong to the youth sector age until 2025, can  
still be mobilized for them to truly become the Hope of our Motherland during this recovery phase. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
 HON. DUCIELLE MARIE S. CARDEMA 
  DUTERTE YOUTH PARTY-LIST 
March 29, 2022
1:47 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE CARDEMA 
 (DUTERTE YOUTH PARTY-LIST) 
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AN ACT 
POSTPONING THE DECEMBER 2022 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG 
KABATAAN ELECTIONS TO DECEMBER 5, 2025, 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 9164, as amended, is hereby further 
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amended to read as follows: 
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“SECTION 1. Date of Elections. - There shall be a 
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synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan 
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elections, which   shall   be   held   on   July   15,   2002. 
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Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang 
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kabataan elections shall be held on the last Monday of 
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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 the second Monday of May 2020 shall be 
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postponed to the first Friday of December 2025. Subsequent 
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synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan 
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elections shall be held on the first Monday of December 
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2028 and every three (3) years thereafter.” 
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SEC. 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended is hereby further amended 
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to read as follows: 
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“SEC. 4. Assumption of Office. – The term of office of the 
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barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials elected 
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under this Act shall commence at noon of June 30 next 
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following their election: Provided, however, That the term 
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of office of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan 
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officials elected in the December 5, 2025 elections and 
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subsequently thereafter, shall commence at noon of February 
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1 next following their elections.” 
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SEC. 3. Hold-Over. – Until their successors shall have been duly elected and 
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qualified, all incumbent barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials shall remain 
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in office, unless sooner removed or suspended for cause: Provided, That barangay 
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and sangguniang   kabataan   officials   who   are   ex-officio   members   of   the 
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sangguniang bayan, sangguniang panlungsod, or sangguniang panlalawigan, as 
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the case may be, shall continue to serve until the next barangay and sangguniang 
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kabataan elections. 
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SEC. 4. Appropriations.—The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act 
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shall be   taken   from   the   appropriations   of the   Commission   on Elections 
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(COMELEC) under   the   General   Appropriations   Act   and/or   supplementary 
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appropriations thereafter. 
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SEC. 5. Repealing Clause.—All other laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive 
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orders, issuances, presidential proclamations, rules and regulations or parts 
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thereof, which are contrary to and inconsistent with this any provision of this Act, 
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are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 6. Separability Clause.—If any part, section or provision of this Act shall be 
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held invalid or unconstitutional, the rest of the provisions not be affected thereby 
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shall remain in force and effect. 
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SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause.—This Act shall take effect immediately following the 
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completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of 
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general circulation. 
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Approved.