Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro ManilaSixteenth Congress
Second Regular SessionBegun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand fourteen.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656
AN ACT POSTPONING THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS TO THE LAST MONDAY OF OCTOBER 2016, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SYNCHRONIZED BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991’, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended, by Republic Act No. 9340 and Republic Act No. 10632, 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...
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AN ACT POSTPONING THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS TO THE LAST MONDAY OF OCTOBER 2016
Republic Act No. 10656
Summary of Republic Act No. 10656
Postponement of Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
- The Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled for October 28, 2013 are postponed to the last Monday of October 2016. (Section 1)
- This amends Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act No. 9340 and Republic Act No. 10632.
Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
- Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections shall be held on the last Monday of October every three (3) years after the 2016 elections. (Section 1)
Implementation Rules and Regulations
- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act within thirty (30) days after its effectivity. (Section 2)
Repealing Clause
- All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. (Section 3)
Effectivity
- This Act shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. (Section 4)
Postponement of Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
- The Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled for October 28, 2013 are postponed to the last Monday of October 2016. (Section 1)
- This amends Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act No. 9340 and Republic Act No. 10632.
Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
- Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections shall be held on the last Monday of October every three (3) years after the 2016 elections. (Section 1)
Implementation Rules and Regulations
- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act within thirty (30) days after its effectivity. (Section 2)
Repealing Clause
- All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. (Section 3)
Effectivity
- This Act shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. (Section 4)