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Begun a n d held in M e t r o Manila, o n M o n d a y , t h e t w e n t y - f i f t h

day o f July, t w o thousand sixteen.

[ REPUBLIC A C T No. 10923 ]

A N A C T P O S T P O N I N GT H E O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6 B A R A N G A Y
A N D S A N G G U N I A N G K A B A T A A N E L E C T I O N S ,
A M E N D I N G F O R T H E P U R P O S E REPUBLIC A C T
N O . 9164, A S A M E N D E D B Y R E P U B L I C A C TN O . 9340
A N D I l E P U B L I C A C T N O . 10656.^, P R E S C R I B I N G
ADDITIONAL RULES G O V E R N I N GT H E C O N D U C T
OF B A R A N G A Y A N D S A N G G U N I A N G K A B A T A A N
E L E C T I O N S A N DF O RO T H E R P U R P O S E S

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION l .Section l of Republic A c t N o . 9164, as

amended b y Republic A c tN o .9340 a n dRepublic A c t
No. 10656, is hereby further amended t o read as follows:

" S E C T I O N l . Date of Election. - T h e r e s h a l l b e

synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan
elections, w h i c h shall be held o n J u l y 15, 2002.
Subsequent synchronized barangay a n d sangguniang
k a b a t a a n elections shall be held o n t h e last M o n d a y
 of O c t o b e r 2 0 0 7 a n d e v e r y t h r e e (3) y e a r s t h e r e a f t e r : preceding the electi
Provided, That t h ebarangay a n d sangguniang (g), o f t h e O m n i
kabataan elections o n October 3 1 , 2016 shall be notwithstanding.
postponed t o t h efourth M o n d a y o f October 2017.
Subsequent synchronized barangay and sangguniang S E C . 6 . Use
k a b a t a a n elections shall be held o n t h e second appropriations f o rt
M o n d a y o f M a y 2020 a n devery three (3) years shall be considered
thereafter." used exclusively
sangguniang kabat
S E C . 2. Section 4 o f Repubhc Act No. 9164, as amended
by Republic A c t N o .9340, is hereby amended t o read as (a) T h e a m o u
follows: hundred twenty-
appropriated for the
" S E C . 4 . Assumption of Office. T h e term h u n d r e d fifty-five m
of office o f t h e b a r a n g a y a n d s a n g g u n i a n g k a b a t a a n pesos (P155,167,0
officials elected u n d e r this A c tshall c o m m e n c e a t kabataan registrati
n o o n o f N o v e m b e r 3 0 n e x t following their election: k n o w n as "The 201
Provided, however, T h a t t h e t e r m o f o f f i c e o f t h e
b a r a n g a y a n d s a n g g u n i a n g k a b a t a a n officials elected (b) T h e a m o u n
i n t h e M a y2020 elections a n d subsequently million t w o hu
thereafter, shall commence a t noon of June 3 0 next CP5,994,243,000) for
following their election." elections a n d Fi
seventy-four thousa
S E C . 3 . Hold Over. - U n t i l their successors s h a U have sangguniang kabat
been d u l y elected a n dqualified, a l l i n c u m b e n t barangay Act N o . 10717, ot
officials s h a l l r e m a i n i n office, u n l e s s sooner r e m o v e d o r Appropriations Act"
suspended f o r cause.
S E C . 7 . Use
S E C . 4. Section 3 o f Repubhc A c t N o .6679 is hereby the n e w s a n g g u n i a
amended t o read as follows: ; elected a n d quahfie
the sangguniang k a
" S E C . 3 . Ban on/Government Projects. - The and e m p o w e r m e n t
construction or maintenance of barangay-funded No. 10742, otherwi
roads and bridges shall be prohibited f o ra period R e f o r m A c to f 201
of t e n (10) days i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g t h e date o f
election, the provisions o f Section 261, paragraphs S E C . 8 . Impl
(v) a n d( w ) , o f t h e O m n i b u s E l e c t i o n C o d e t o t h e C O M E L E C shall, w i
contrary notwithstanding"." of t h i s Act, p r o m u l
to i m p l e m e n t t h i s
S E C . 5 . Prohibition^n Appointments of Government
Officials and Employees. The appointment or hiring of new S E C . 9 . Separ
employees, crea.tion o f n e w position, p r o m o t i o n , o r giving o f hereof is declared
salary increases, r e m u n e r a t i o n o r privileges i n the barangay or a n y provisions n
shall b e p r o h i b i t e d for a period o f t e n (10) days i m m e d i a t e l y effect.
 S E C . 1 1 . Effectivity. - T h i s A c t s h a l l t a k e effect
i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r i t s p u b h c a t i o n i n t h e Official Gazette o r i n
two (2) newspapers o f general circulation.

Approved,

P A N T A L E O N D .A L V ^ A0UILINO"'KOKO" P I M E N T E L III
Speaker of the Hi President of the Senate
of Representati

T h i s A c t w a s finally p a s s e d b y t h e S e n a t e a n d t h e H o u s e
of Representatives o n September 1 3 ,2 0 1 6 .

5 A R S'. P A ! l E J A L U T G A R D O B . B A R B O
Secretary General Secretary of the Senate
House of Representatives

Approved: OCT i 5

RODRIO^CU; R G A T ) U T E R T E
President of the Philippines

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