Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164 TO EXTEND THE TERM OF OFFICE OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND RESET THE DATE OF BARANGAY ELECTIONS
Date filed
August 26, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
Yes
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6357, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164 TO EXTEND THE TERM OF OFFICE OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND RESET THE DATE OF BARANGAY ELECTIONS | |
| ABSTRACT : This measure seeks to reset the holding of barangay elections to every five years and to extend the terms of office of barangay officials from three years to five years. The proposed term extension would give incumbent barangay officials a chance to provide better services to their constituents and to realize and complete their plans and programs for their barangays. Furthermore, a longer term of office will keep politics in the barangat level at a minimum. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SUAREZ, ALETA C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-08-26 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Joaquin (012 ) | 2. Bersamin (013 ) |
| 3. Nieva (013 ) | 4. Umali (013 ) |
| 5. Uy (013 ) | 6. Ylagan (013 ) |
| 7. Gozos (013 ) | 8. Ramirez-sato (013 ) |
| 9. Villar (013 ) | 10. Abayon (019 ) |
| 11. Andaya (019 ) | 12. Almario (019 ) |
| 13. Ermita-buhain (019 ) | 14. Cabilao (019 ) |
| 15. Calizo (019 ) | 16. Castro (019 ) |
| 17. Celeste (019 ) | 18. Clarete (019 ) |
| 19. Dy (019 ) | 20. Espina (019 ) |
| 21. Espinosa (019 ) | 22. Gonzales (019 ) |
| 23. Joson (019 ) | 24. Leviste (019 ) |
| 25. Nicolas (019 ) | 26. Sy-alvarado (019 ) |
| 27. Tulagan (019 ) | 28. Chungalao (019 ) |
| 29. Teves (019 ) | 30. Lozada (020 ) |
| 31. Solis (020 ) | 32. Mitra (021 ) |
| 33. Pingoy (021 ) | 34. Jaraula (021 ) |
| 35. Barinaga (021 ) | 36. Puentebella (021 ) |
| 37. Carloto (021 ) | 38. Nograles (021 ) |
| 39. Lapus (021 ) | 40. Ecleo (022 ) |
| 41. Hizon (022 ) | 42. Santiago (022 ) |
| 43. Yumul-hermida (022 ) | 44. Torres (022 ) |
| 45. Defensor (022 ) | 46. Fua (022 ) |
| 47. Soon-ruiz (022 ) | 48. Erice (022 ) |
| 49. Silverio (022 ) | 50. Jaafar (022 ) |
| 51. Lopez (022 ) | 52. Nepomuceno (022 ) |
| 53. Mathay (022 ) | 54. Ramiro (022 ) |
| 55. Cari (022 ) | 56. Dumarpa (022 ) |
| 57. Taganas Layus (022 ) | 58. Real (022 ) |
| 59. Zamora (022 ) | 60. Floirendo (022 ) |
| 61. Monfort (023 ) | 62. Dilangalen (023 ) |
| 63. Yapha (023 ) | 64. Seachon (023 ) |
| 65. Rodriguez (023 ) | 66. Unico (023 ) |
| 67. Sandoval (023 ) | 68. Reyes (023 ) |
| 69. Enrile (027 ) | 70. Villareal (027 ) |
| 71. Antonino-custodio (023 ) | 72. Cojuangco (023 ) |
| 73. Escudero (023 ) | 74. Saludo (023 ) |
| 75. Sandoval (023 ) | 76. Nantes (030 ) |
| DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2004-01-30 | |
| URGENT BILL? Yes | |
| DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2004-01-30 | |
| 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 2003-09-01 |
Abstract
This measure seeks to reset the holding of barangay elections to every five years and to extend the terms of office of barangay officials from three years to five years. The proposed term extension would give incumbent barangay officials a chance to provide better services to their constituents and to realize and complete their plans and programs for their barangays. Furthermore, a longer term of office will keep politics in the barangat level at a minimum.
Disclaimer
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