Bill Type
House Bill
Congress Name
12th Congress of the Republic
Long Title
AN ACT EXTENDING THE TERM OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND THE SETTING OF THE DATE OF THE ELECTION OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164
Congress Author
SINGSON, ERIC D.
Date filed
February 5, 2004
Scope
NATIONAL

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6691, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXTENDING THE TERM OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND THE SETTING OF THE DATE OF THE ELECTION OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164
SHORT TITLE : Extending the Term of Barangay Officials and the Setting of the Date of Election of Barangay Officials
ABSTRACT : The government spends billions of pesos during the holding of elections. To enable the government to save valuable funds, this bill proposes the holding of synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections to be set on the last Monday of October 2007 and every five (5) years thereafter. It also proposes to extend the term of office of all barangay and sangguniaang kabataan officials from three (3) years to five (5) years.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SINGSON, ERIC D.
DATE FILED : 2004-02-05
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Vicencio 2. Suarez
3. Jala 4. Lapus
5. Padilla 6. Macarambon
7. Nachura 8. Zialcita
9. Marcos 10. Codilla
11. Amin 12. Silverio
13. Soon-ruiz 14. Mathay
15. Cari 16. Joaquin
17. Bersamin 18. Nieva
19. Umali 20. Uy
21. Ylagan 22. Gozos
23. Ramirez-sato 24. Villar
25. Abayon 26. Andaya
27. Almario 28. Ermita-buhain
29. Cabilao 30. Calizo
31. Castro 32. Celeste
33. Clarete 34. Dy
35. Espina 36. Espinosa
37. Gonzales 38. Joson
39. Leviste 40. Nicolas
41. Sy-alvarado 42. Tulagan
43. Chungalao 44. Teves
45. Lozada 46. Solis
47. Mitra 48. Pingoy
49. Jaraula 50. Barinaga
51. Puentebella 52. Carloto
53. Nograles 54. Ecleo
55. Hizon 56. Santiago
57. Yumul-hermida 58. Torres
59. Defensor 60. Fua
61. Erice 62. Jaafar
63. Lopez 64. Nepomuceno
65. Ramiro 66. Dumarpa
67. Taganas Layus 68. Real
69. Zamora 70. Floirendo
71. Monfort 72. Dilangalen
73. Yapha 74. Seachon
75. Rodriguez 76. Unico
77. Sandoval 78. Reyes
79. Enrile 80. Villareal
81. Antonino-custodio 82. Cojuangco
83. Escudero 84. Saludo
85. Sandoval 86. Nantes
87. Del Mar
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02580
URGENT SENATE BILL? Yes
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT HOUSE BILL: 2004-02-06
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02072
SUBMITTED ON 2004-02-04
SUBMITTED BY: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 6124, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 6273, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 6357, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 6610, 12th Congress of the Republic
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2004-02-05
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2004-02-05
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2004-02-05
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2004-02-05
REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2004-02-05
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:153     NAYS:1    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2004-02-09
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2004-02-09
REMARKS : 

Abstract

The government spends billions of pesos during the holding of elections. To enable the government to save valuable funds, this bill proposes the holding of synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections to be set on the last Monday of October 2007 and every five (5) years thereafter. It also proposes to extend the term of office of all barangay and sangguniaang kabataan officials from three (3) years to five (5) years.

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