Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164 TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND RESET THE DATE OF BARANGAY ELECTIONS
Date filed
August 4, 2003
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6273, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164 TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND RESET THE DATE OF BARANGAY ELECTIONS |
| ABSTRACT : The holding of election for barangay officials every three (3) years have proven to be very expensive for the government. Furthermore, it gives politicians a chance to interfere in the barangay elections thereby creating an unstable peace and order situation in the barangays. This bill proposes to extend the terms of office of barangay officials from three (3) years to four (4) years and, consequently, set the barangay election very four (4) years. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VICENCIO, ROMUALDO T. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-08-04 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Cari (023 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6691, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2003-08-11 |
Abstract
The holding of election for barangay officials every three (3) years have proven to be very expensive for the government. Furthermore, it gives politicians a chance to interfere in the barangay elections thereby creating an unstable peace and order situation in the barangays. This bill proposes to extend the terms of office of barangay officials from three (3) years to four (4) years and, consequently, set the barangay election very four (4) years.
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