AN ACT REDUCING THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE DIFFERENT ELECTIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS BY AMENDING SECTION FORTY-TWO OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. TATLONG DAAN TATLUMPU''T PITO
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AN ACT REDUCING THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE DIFFERENT ELECTIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS BY AMENDING SECTION FORTY-TWO OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. TATLONG DAAN TATLUMPU''T PITO
Republic Act No. 6644
December 28, 1987
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Summary of Republic Act No. 6644Qualifications for Elective Local Officials
- Citizenship and Residency Requirements (Section 1)
- Must be a Filipino citizen
- Must be a registered voter in the area where they intend to run
- Must be a resident of the area for at least one year before filing certificate of candidacy
- Must be able to read and write Filipino, English, or any local language/dialect
- Age Requirements (Sections 2-7)
- Governor, Vice-Governor, or Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member: At least 23 years old on election day (Section 2)
- Mayor or Vice-Mayor: At least 21 years old on election day (Section 3)
- Sangguniang Panlungsod or Sangguniang Bayan Member: At least 18 years old on election day (Section 4)
- If elected, qualified to fill vacancy in Mayor or Vice-Mayor position if at least 21 years old
- Punong Barangay or Sangguniang Barangay Member: At least 18 years old on election day and actual resident of the barangay (Section 5)
- Kabataang Barangay Chairman: Between 15 and 21 years old on election day (Section 7)
- Legal Capacity (Section 6)
- Elected officials can exercise all powers and duties of their office or any office they succeed to, regardless of civil capacity laws
Effectivity (Section 2)
- This Act takes effect upon publication in at least two national newspapers of general circulation
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AN ACT REDUCING THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE DIFFERENT ELECTIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS BY AMENDING SECTION FORTY-TWO OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. TATLONG DAAN TATLUMPU''T PITO
Republic Act No. 6644
•December 28, 1987
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Eighth Congress
Republic Act No. 6644             December 28, 1987
AN ACT REDUCING THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE DIFFERENT ELECTIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS BY AMENDING SECTION FORTY-TWO OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. TATLONG DAAN TATLUMPU'T PITO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled::
Section 1. Section forty-two of Batas Pambansa Blg. Tatlong Daan Tatlumpu't Pito is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 42. Qualifications. — (1) An elective local official must be a citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter in the barangay, municipality, city or province where he proposes to be elected, a resident therein for at least one year at the time of the filing of his certificate of candidacy, and able to read and write Filipino, English, or any other local language or dialect.
"(2) Candidates for the position of governor, vice-governor, or member of the sangguniang panlalawigan must be at least...
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