Republic Act No. 10923 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

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An act postponing the October 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, amending for the purpose Republic Act no. 9164, as amended by Republic Act no. 9340 and Republic Act no. 10656, prescribing additional rules governing the conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and for other purposes.

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17th Congress of the Republic

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S. No. 1112

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H. No. 3504

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October 15, 2016

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Entitled:

AN ACT POSTPONING THE OCTOBER 2016 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2016 ]

8/30/2016 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION and FINANCE with Senator(s) LEILA M. DE LIMA, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and LOREN B. LEGARDA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 1, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 371, 1037, 1041, 1049 and 1055;

8/30/2016 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

8/30/2016 Sponsor: Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA;

8/30/2016 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;

8/30/2016 Sponsorship speech of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA;

8/30/2016 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) LEILA M. DE LIMA, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO and JOEL VILLANUEVA;

8/30/2016 Interpellation of Senator(s) PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, PANFILO M. LACSON, RISA HONTIVEROS, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, RICHARD J. GORDON, and FRANKLIN M. DRILON;

8/31/2016 Letter from Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated August 30, 2016, requesting that she be made co-author of SBN-1112, received by the LBIS;

8/31/2016 Interpellation of Senator RALPH G. RECTO;

8/31/2016 Period of interpellation closed;

8/31/2016 Period of committee amendment closed;

9/5/2016 Period of individual amendments closed;

9/6/2016 Clean copy of SBN-1112 as of September 5, 2016, distributed to the Senators;

9/6/2016 Reconsideration of the closing of the period of individual amendments;

9/6/2016 Period of individual amendments;

9/6/2016 Period of individual amendments closed;

9/6/2016 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;

9/7/2016 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;

9/13/2016 Approved on Third Reading;

9/13/2016 In favor: (20) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, LEILA M. DE LIMA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;

9/13/2016 Against: (2) RALPH G. RECTO and ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES;

9/13/2016 Abstention: (None) ;

9/14/2016 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;

9/27/2016 Letter for Secretary General Atty. Cesar S. Pareja dated September 21, 2016, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of SBN-1112/HBN-3504, for his signature and for the signature of Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez;

9/29/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-1112 and HBN-3504, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;

10/3/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-1112 and HBN-3504, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;

FINAL TITLE: AN ACT POSTPONING THE OCTOBER 2016 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656, PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL RULES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

11/7/2016 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-3504 by the President of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on October 15, 2016 and became

11/7/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10923.

(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.NO. 10923 (SBN-1112/HBN-3504), with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on November 14, 2016)

(The LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/PLENARY DELIBERATIONS is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; THE LBIS IS NOT IN CHARGE OF CONDUCTING ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR TWG; The data entry on COMMITTEE MEETINGS/TWG is prepared by the COMMITTEE AFFAIRS BUREAU)

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Subjects

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC)

ELECTIONS, 2016 -- PHILIPPINES

LOCAL GOVERNMENT -- ELECTIONS

RA - 10923

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK)

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK) -- ELECTIONS

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN FUND

Amendment Note

RA 9164, secs. 1 & 4

Related to Note

RA 9340

RA 10742

RA 10717

RA 10656

RA 10651

BP 881, sec. 261, par. (v) & (w)

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113 OG No. 41, 7422 (October 9, 2017); Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2017

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10952, October 02, 2017 ]

AN ACT POSTPONING THE OCTOBER 2017 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9310, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10632, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10923, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Section 1. Section 1 of republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act No. 9340, Republic Act no. 10632, Republic Act No. 10656, and Republic Act No. 10923, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. Date of Election.- There shall be synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections, which shall be held on July 15, 2002. Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections shall be held on the last Monday of October 2007 and every three (3) years thereafter: Provided, That the barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections on October 23, 2017 shall be postponed to the second Monday of may 2018. Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections shall be held on the second Monday of May 2020 and every three (3) years thereafter."

SEC. 2. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act no. 9340, republic Act No. 10632, and Republic Act No. 10923, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"SEC.4. Assumption of Office.- The term of office of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials elected under this Act shall commence at noon of june 30 next following their election: Provided, however, That the term of office of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan officials elected in the May 2020elections and subsequently thereafter, shall commence at noon of June 30 next following their election."

SEC. 3. Hold Over.- Until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, all incuimbent barangay officials shall remain in office, unless sooner removed or suspended for cause: Provided, That barangay officials who are ex officio members of the sangguniang bayan, sangguniang panlungsod, or sangguniang panlalawigan, as the case may be, shall continue to serve as such members in the sanggunian concerned until the next barangay election. The Liga ng mga Barangay at the municipal city, and provincial levels shal, not later than July 31, 2018, conduct elections for ex officio positions in the sanggunians under the supervision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

SEC. 4. Ban of Government Projects.- The construction or maintenance of barangay-funded roads and bridges shall be prohibited for a period of ten (10) days immediately preceding the data of election, the provisions of Section 261, paragraphs (v) and (w), of the Omnibus Election Code to the contrary notwithstanding.

SEC. 5. Prohibition on Appointments of Government Officials and Employees.- The appointment or hiring of new employees, creation of new position, promotion, or giving of salary increases, remuneration or priveleges in the barangay shall be prohibited for a period of ten (10) days immediately preceding the election, the provisions of Section 261, paragraph (g), of the Omnibus Election Code to the contrary notwithstanding.

SEC. 6. Use of Appropriations. — The amount of Six billion ninety million three hundred twenty-four thousand three hundred twenty-five pesos and sixteen centavos (P6,090,324,325.16) shall be considered as continuing appropriations and shall be used exclusively for the conduct of the barangay and sangguniang kabataan registration and elections in May 2018.

SEC. 7. Use of Sangguniang Kabataan Fund. - Until the new sangguniang kabataan officials shall have been duly elected and qualified, the sangguniang barangay shall not use the sangguniang kabataan fund except for youth development and empowerment programs as provided in Republic Act No. 10742, otherwise known as the "Sangguniang- Kabataan Reform Act of 2015".

SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The Commission or. Elections shall, within fifteen (15) days after the effectivity of this Act, promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act:

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive orders, issuances, presidential proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which arc contrary 6o and inconsistent with any provision of this Ad; are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. Saeparaliitily Clause. — If any portion or provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect.

SEC. 13. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect immediately following the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette, or in two (2) newspaper of general ctrculation in the Philippines.

Approved,

(SGD.) PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ Speaker of the House of Representatives

(SGD.) AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III President of the Senate

This Act was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 1548 on September 20, 2017 and adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 6308 on September 25, 2017.

(SGD.) CESAR STRAIT PAREJA Secretary GeneralHouse of Representatives

(SGD.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO Secretary of the Senate

Approved: OCT 02 2017

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines

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Entitled:
AN ACT POSTPONING THE OCTOBER 2016 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2016 ]
8/30/2016	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION and FINANCE with Senator(s) LEILA M. DE LIMA, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and LOREN B. LEGARDA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 1, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 371, 1037, 1041, 1049 and 1055;
8/30/2016	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
8/30/2016	Sponsor: Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA;
8/30/2016	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
8/30/2016	Sponsorship speech of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA;
8/30/2016	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) LEILA M. DE LIMA, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO and JOEL VILLANUEVA;
8/30/2016	Interpellation of Senator(s) PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, PANFILO M. LACSON, RISA HONTIVEROS, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, RICHARD J. GORDON, and FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
8/31/2016	Letter from Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated August 30, 2016, requesting that she be made co-author of SBN-1112, received by the LBIS;
8/31/2016	Interpellation of Senator RALPH G. RECTO;
8/31/2016	Period of interpellation closed;
8/31/2016	Period of committee amendment closed;
9/5/2016	Period of individual amendments closed;
9/6/2016	Clean copy of SBN-1112 as of September 5, 2016, distributed to the Senators;
9/6/2016	Reconsideration of the closing of the period of individual amendments;
9/6/2016	Period of individual amendments;
9/6/2016	Period of individual amendments closed;
9/6/2016	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/7/2016	Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
9/13/2016	Approved on Third Reading;
9/13/2016	In favor: (20) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, LEILA M. DE LIMA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
9/13/2016	Against: (2) RALPH G. RECTO and ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES;
9/13/2016	Abstention: (None) ;
9/14/2016	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
9/27/2016	Letter for Secretary General Atty. Cesar S. Pareja dated September 21, 2016, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of SBN-1112/HBN-3504, for his signature and for the signature of Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez;
9/29/2016	Enrolled copies of SBN-1112 and HBN-3504, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
10/3/2016	Enrolled copies of SBN-1112 and HBN-3504, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT POSTPONING THE OCTOBER 2016 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656, PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL RULES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
11/7/2016	Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-3504 by the President of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on October 15, 2016 and became
11/7/2016	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10923.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.NO. 10923 (SBN-1112/HBN-3504), with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on November 14, 2016)
(The LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/PLENARY DELIBERATIONS is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; THE LBIS IS NOT IN CHARGE OF CONDUCTING ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR TWG; The data entry on COMMITTEE MEETINGS/TWG is prepared by the COMMITTEE AFFAIRS BUREAU)