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Republic Act
Approved March 25, 2015

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"

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"

In plain language

This act postpones the Sangguniang Kabataan elections to the last Monday of October 2016, amends Republic Act No. 9164 and related election laws, and establishes requirements for implementation and repeal of inconsistent laws.

  • Postponement of Sangguniang Kabataan elections to Oct 2016
  • Amendment of RA 9164, RA 9340, RA 10632
  • Requirement to promulgate implementation rules within 30 days
  • Repeal of inconsistent laws
  • Effectivity upon publication
Election
Sangguniang Kabataan
Local Government Code
RA
Philippines

Sixteenth Congress Second Regular Session

Begun 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 and every three (3) years thereafter: > > Provided,That the sangguniang kabataan elections on October 28, 2013 shall be postponed to the last Monday of October 2016."

Section 2

The Commission on Elections and the Department of the Interior and Local Government shall promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act within thirty (30) days after its effectivity.

Section 3

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 4

This Act shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

| (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate | (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on December 1, 2014, amended by the Senate on February 2, 2015, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on February 9, 2015.

| (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of Senate | (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved: MAR 25 2015

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.