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B e g u n a n d h e l d i n M e t r o M a n i l a , o n M o n d a y , t h e t w e n t y - f i f t h d a y o f J u l y , t w o t h o u s a n d s i x t e e n .

[ R E P U B L I C A C T N o . 10923 ]

A N A C T P O S T P O N I N G T 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 R E P U B L I C A C T N O . 9 1 6 4 , A S A M E N D E D B Y R E P U B L I C A C T N O . 9 3 4 0 A N D I l E P U B L I C A C T N O . 1 0 6 5 6 . ^ , P R E S C R I B I N G A D D I T I O N A L R U L E S G O V E R N I N G T H E C O N D U C T O F 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 D F O R O 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:

S E C T I O N l . S e c t i o n l o f R e p u b l i c A c t N o . 9 1 6 4 , a s a m e n d e d b y R e p u b l i c A c t N o . 9 3 4 0 a n d R e p u b l i c A c t N o . 1 0 6 5 6 , i s h e r e b y f u r t h e r a m e n d e d t o r e a d a s f o l l o w s :

" S E C T I O N l . Date of Election. - T h e r e s h a l l b e s y n c h r o n i z e d 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 , w h i c h s h a l l b e h e l d o n J u l y 1 5 , 2 0 0 2 . S u b s e q u e n t s y n c h r o n i z e d 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 s h a l l b e h e l d o n t h e l a s t M o n d a y

of

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C.

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of

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—

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;

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C.

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on/Government

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5.

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Appointments

of

Government

Officials

and Employees.

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ap

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ara

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6.

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pro

pri

ati

on

s A

ct".

SE

C.

7.

Use of Sangguniang

Kabataan

Fund.

-

Un

til

the

ne

w s

an

gg

un

ian

g k

ab

ata

an

offi

cial

s sh

all

ha

ve

be

en

du

ly

elec

ted

an

d q

uah

fied

, th

e s

an

gg

un

ian

g b

ara

ng

ay

shal

l n

ot

use

the

sa

ng

gu

nia

ng

ka

ba

taa

n fu

nd

exce

pt

for

yo

uth

d

evel

op

men

t an

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mp

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en

t p

rog

ram

s a

s p

rov

ide

d i

n R

ep

ub

lic

Ac

t No

. 10

742,

o

the

rwis

e k

no

wn

as

"Th

e S

an

gg

un

ian

g K

ab

ata

an

Re

form

A

ct o

f 20

15".

SE

C.

8.

Implementing

Rules

and

Regulations.

-

Th

e C

OM

EL

EC

shal

l, w

ith

in

nin

ety

(90

) d

ays

afte

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fect

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y of

th

is

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, p

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ulg

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les

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gu

lati

on

s n

eces

sary

to

im

ple

me

nt

this

A

ct.

SE

C.

9.

Separability

Clause.

— .

If

an

y p

rov

isio

n o

r p

art

h

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of

is d

ecla

red

un

co

ns

titu

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rem

ain

de

r o

f th

is

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t or

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pro

vis

ion

s n

ot

affe

cted

sh

all

rem

ain

in

full

forc

e a

nd

effe

ct.

S E C . 1 0 . Repealing Clause. - A l l l a w s , p r e s i d e n t i a l d e c r e e s , e x e c u t i v e o r d e r s , r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s o r p a r t s t h e r e o f i n c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s A c t a r e h e r e b y r e p e a l e d , a m e n d e d o r m o d i f i e d a c c o r d i n g l y .

S E C . 1 1 . Effectivity. - T h i s A c t s h a l l t a k e e f f e c t 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 t w o ( 2 ) n e w s p a p e r s o f g e n e r a l c i r c u l a t i o n .

A p p r o v e d ,

P A N T A L E O N D . A L V ^

Speaker of the Hi

of Representati

A 0 U I L I N O " ' K O K O " P I M E N T E L I I I

President of the Senate

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 o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n S e p t e m b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 6 .

5 A R S'. P A ! l E J A Secretary General

House of Representatives

L U T G A R D O B . B A R B O

Secretary of the Senate

A p p r o v e d : O C T i 5

R O D R I O ^ C U ; R G A T ) U T E R T E President of the Philippines

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