Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Sixteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun
and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two
thousand fifteen.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10742]
AN
ACT ESTABLISHING REFORMS IN THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN CREATING ENABLING
MECHANISMS FOR MEANINGFUL YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN NATION-BUILDING, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
SECTION
1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Sangguniang Kabataan Reform
Act of 2015”.
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2. Declaration of State Policies and Objectives. – The State recognizes
the vital role of the youth in nation-building .and thus, promotes and protects
their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being,
inculcates in them patriotism, nationalism and other desirable values, and
encourages their involvement in public and civic affairs.
Towards
this end, the State shall establish adequate, effective, responsive and
enabling mechanisms and support systems that will ensure the meaningful
participation of the youth in local governance and in nation-building.
SEC.
3. Definition of Terms. – For purposes of this Act, the following terms
are hereby defined:
(a)
Commission shall refer to the National Youth Commission created under
Republic Act No. 8044;
(b)
Local Chief Executive shall refer to the provincial governor, city and
municipal mayor;
(c)
Local Government Operations Officer shall refer to the duly designated
head of the office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) stationed in the concerned local government unit;
(d)
Local Sanggunian shall refer to the sangguniang panlalawigan, sangguniang
panlungsod and sangguniang bayan;
(e)
Youth Affairs Provincial Officer shall refer to the person duly
appointed or designated by the Commission to serve as its agent in the province
with the tasks provided for in this Act or as the Commission may deem
necessary;
(f)
Youth shall refer to those persons whose ages range from fifteen (15) to
thirty (30) years old as defined in Republic Act No. 8044;
(g)
Youth Organizations shall refer to those organizations whose membership/
composition are the youth; and
(h)
Youth-Serving Organizations shall refer to those registered
organizations whose principal programs, projects and activities are
youth-oriented and youth-related.
CHAPTER II
THE KATIPUNAN NG KABATAAN AND THE
SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN
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4. Katipunan ng Kabataan. – There shall be in every barangay a Katipunan
ng Kabataan to be composed of all citizens of the Philippines residing in the
barangay for at least six (6) months, who are at least fifteen (15) but not
more than thirty (30) years of age, and who are duly registered in the list of
the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and/or the records of the Sangguniang
Kabataan secretary.
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5. Powers and Functions of the Katipunan ng Kabataan. – The Katipunan ng
Kabatan shall:
(a)
Elect the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson and members; and
(b)
Serve as the highest policy-making body to decide on matters affecting the
youth in the barangay. As such, the Sangguniang Kabataan shall consult and
secure the concurrence of the Katipunan ng Kabataan in the formulation of all
its, programs, plans and activities.
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6. Meetings of the Katipunan ng Kabataan. – The Katipunan ng Kabataan
shall meet at least once every six (6) months, or at the call of the
chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan or upon written petition of at least
one-twentieth (1/20) of its members, to decide on important issues affecting
the youth of the barangay.
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7. Creation and Election of the Sangguniang Kabataan. – There shall be
in every barangay a Sangguniang Kabataan to be composed of a chairperson and
seven (7) members who shall be elected by the registered voters of the
Katipunan ng Kabataan. The Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson/shall, with the
concurrence of the majority of the Sangguniang Kabataan members, appoint from
among the members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, a secretary and a treasurer.
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8. Powers and Functions of the Sangguniang Kabataan. – The Sangguniang
Kabataan shall:
(a)
In consultation and with the concurrence of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, and
within three (3) months from assumption to office, formulate a three (3)-year
rolling plan, which shall be known as the Comprehensive Barangay Youth
Development Plan, which shall serve as basis in the preparation of the Annual
Barangay Youth Investment Program. This plan shall be aligned with the
Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) and other Local Youth Development
Plans in every level, municipal, city and provincial as is relevant;
(b)
Approve the annual budget which is the annual slice of the Annual Barangay
Youth Investment Program before the start of the succeeding fiscal year and, if
the Sangguniang Kabataan funds allow, a supplemental budget. Any changes in the
annual budget shall be in accordance with existing applicable budget rules and
procedures;
(c)
Promulgate resolutions necessary to carry out the objectives of the youth in
the barangay in accordance with the Comprehensive Barangay Youth Development
Plan and the applicable provisions of this Act;
(d)
Initiate and implement, in coordination with any national government agency
and/or any private or nongovernment institution, programs and projects designed
to promote general welfare, development and empowerment of the youth;
(e)
Hold fund-raising activities which are in line with the Comprehensive Barangay
Youth Development Plan, the proceeds of which shall be tax-exempt and shall
accrue to the general fund of the Sangguniang Kabataan: Provided, however,
That in the appropriation thereof, the specific purpose for which such activity
has been held shall be first satisfied: Provided, further, That
any appropriation thereof shall be in accordance with existing applicable
budget, accounting and auditing rules and regulations;
(f)
Create regular and special committees and such other bodies whose chairpersons
and members of which shall come from among the members of the Sangguniang
Kabataan or from among the members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, as it may deem
necessary to effectively carry out its programs and activities;
(g)
Submit the annual and end-of-term program accomplishments and financial reports
to the Sangguniang Barangay and present the same during the Katipunan ng
Kabataan assembly, copy furnished the Office of the Local Government Operations
Officer and Local Youth Development Council (LYDC), all in accordance with the
prescribed form by the DILG and the Commission;
(h)
Partner with the LYDC in planning and executing projects and programs of
specific advocacies like good governance, climate change adaptation, disaster
risk reduction and resiliency, youth employment and livelihood, health and
anti-drug abuse, gender sensitivity, and sports development;
(i)
Adopt and implement a policy on full public disclosure of all its transactions
and documents involving public interest; and
(j)
Exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by law or ordinance, or delegated by the Sangguniang Barangay or the
Commission.
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9. Meetings of the Sangguniang Kabataan. – (a) The Sangguniang Kabataan
shall meet regularly once a month on the date, time and place to be fixed by
the said sanggunian. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or any
four (4) of its members by giving written notice of the date, time, place and
agenda of the meeting, which can be sent either through personal delivery,
registered mail, fax or email, to all members, and must be received at least
one (1) day in advance. The Sangguniang Barangay and the Municipal or City
Youth Development Council shall be furnished with notices of regular and
special meetings and the minutes of the meetings thereafter.
(b)
A majority of the members including the chairperson shall constitute a quorum.
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10. Qualifications. – An official of the Sangguniang Kabataan, either
elective or appointee, must be a citizen of the Philippines, a qualified voter
of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, a resident of the barangay for not less than one
(1) year immediately preceding the day of the elections, at least eighteen (18)
years but not more than twenty-four (24) years of age on the day of the
elections, able to read and write Filipino, English, or the local dialect, must
not be related within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to
any incumbent elected national official or to any incumbent elected regional,
provincial, city, municipal, or barangay official, in the locality where he or
she seeks to be elected, and must not have been convicted by final judgment of
any crime involving moral turpitude.
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11. Term of Office. – (a) The chairperson and members of the Sangguniang
Kabataan shall hold office for a fixed term of three (3) years unless sooner
removed for cause, permanently incapacitated, have died or resigned from
office.
(b)
The Sangguniang Kabataan secretary and treasurer shall be co-terminus with the
appointing authority unless sooner removed for cause, found to have failed from
the discharge of his or her duties, or has committed abuse of authority as
stipulated in existing laws pertaining to the conduct of public officials,
through a majority vote of all the members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan in a
regular or special assembly called for the purpose.
(c)
A Sangguniang Kabataan official who, during his or her term of office, shall
have passed the age of twenty-four (24) years shall be allowed to serve the
remaining portion of the term for which he or she was elected.
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12. Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson. – The chairperson of the
Sangguniang Kabataan shall automatically serve as an ex officio member
of the Sangguniang Barangay upon assumption to office. As such, he or she shall
exercise the same powers, discharge the same duties and functions, and enjoy
the same privileges as the regular Sangguniang Barangay members; and shall be
the chairperson of the Committee on Youth and Sports Development. He or she
shall be entitled to a pro-rata honoraria for every session of the Sangguniang
Barangay he or she has attended.
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13. Powers and Functions of the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson. – The
Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson shall exercise such powers and discharge such
duties as follows:
(a)
Call and preside over all meetings of the Sangguniang Kabataan, and vote in
case of a tie, and assemblies of the Katipunan ng Kabataan except when one. (1)
of the agenda to be discussed in such assembly involves the disciplinary action
against the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson, in which case, the highest
ranking Sangguniang Kabataan member shall preside;
(b)
Take the lead in the formulation of the Comprehensive Barangay Youth
Development Plan and in the preparation and implementation of the Annual
Barangay Youth Investment Program;
(c)
Ensure the implementation of policies, programs and projects as contained in
the Annual Barangay Youth Investment Programs, in coordination with the
Sangguniang Barangay and the Municipal or City Youth Development Council;
(d)
Sign all required documents and warrants drawn from the Sangguniang Kabataan
funds for all expenditures in the implementation of the Comprehensive Barangay
Youth Development Plan and Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program;
(e)
Exercise general supervision over the affairs and activities of the Sangguniang
Kabataan and the Katipunan ng Kabataan as well as the official conduct of its
members;
(f)
With the concurrence of the Sangguniang Kabataan, appoint from among the
members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan a secretary and a treasurer;
(g)
Coordinate with the Sangguniang Barangay and other youth organizations within
his or her barangay on youth-related programs and projects that they wish to
initiate and implement; and
(h)
Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance.
SEC.
14. Sangguniang Kabataan Secretary. – The Sangguniang Kabataan secretary
shall:
(a)
Keep all the records of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, including the list of its
qualified members, youth policies, studies, research and registry of youth and
youth-serving organizations in the barangay, if any;
(b)
Prepare and keep all the minutes of all assemblies of the Katipunan ng Kabataan
and of all the meetings of the Sangguniang Kabataan;
(c)
Cause the posting, in the barangay bulletin board and in at least three (3)
conspicuous places within the jurisdiction of the barangay, and if possible
including the use of traditional and nontraditional media, and make available
for any person with legal purpose, all resolutions approved by the Sangguniang
Kabataan, the annual and end-of-term reports of the programs and projects
implemented by the Sangguniang Kabataan, the Comprehensive Barangay Youth
Development Plan and Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program and the
dissemination of the same to concerned offices, institutions and individuals;
and
(d)
Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as the Sangguniang
Kabataan chairperson may prescribe or direct.
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15. Sangguniang Kabataan Treasurer. – The Sangguniang Kabataan treasurer
shall:
(a)
Take custody of all Sangguniang Kabataan property and funds;
(b)
Collect and receive contributions, monies, materials, and all other resources
intended for the Sangguniang Kabataan and the Katipunan ng Kabataan;
(c)
Serve as cosignatory in all withdrawals from the Sangguniang Kabataan funds and
disburse funds in accordance with the approved annual budget and supplemental
budget, as the case may be, of the Sangguniang Kabataan,
(d)
Certify to the availability of the Sangguniang Kabataan funds whenever
necessary;
(e)
Submit to the Sangguniang Kabataan and to the Sangguniang Barangay certified
and detailed statements of actual income and expenditures at the end of every
quarter and the posting of the same in the barangay bulletin board and in at
least three (3) conspicuous places within the jurisdiction of the barangay, and
if possible including the use of traditional and nontraditional media;
(f)
Render report during the regular Katipunan ng Kabataan assembly on the
financial status of the Sangguniang Kabataan; and
(g)
Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as the Sangguniang
Kabataan chairperson may prescribe or direct.
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16. Privileges of Sangguniang Kabataan Officials. – (a) All Sangguniang
Kabataan officials in good standing, whether elected or appointed, shall,
during their incumbency:
(1)
Be exempt from payment of tuition and matriculation fees while enrolled in any
public tertiary school including state colleges and universities and those
locally funded public educational institutions within or nearest their area of
jurisdiction. The National Government, through the DILG, shall reimburse said
college or university the amount of the tuition and matriculation fees;
(2)
Be exempt from taking the National Service Training Program-Civic Welfare
Training Service (NSTP-CWTS) subjects. In lieu thereof, concerned Sangguniang
Kabataan officials shall submit written reports, preferably with photographs,
or other documentations of their participation in the implementation of
programs, projects and activities as outlined in the Comprehensive Barangay
Investment Program. Absence of such reports and documentations or a finding to
the contrary upon verification of submitted reports, will disqualify the
concerned Sangguniang Kabataan officials from this privilege. The Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) and the Commission shall jointly promulgate the
guidelines for the implementation of this provision;
(3)
Be excused from attending their regular classes, if they are currently enrolled
in any school, while attending then- regular or special Sangguniang Kabataan
meetings, and the Sangguniang Barangay sessions, in case of the Sangguniang
Kabataan chairperson. A certification of attendance shall be issued by the
Sangguniang Kabataan secretary, attested by the Sangguniang Kabataan
chairperson and duly noted by the Punong Barangay and shall be submitted to the
concerned faculty member and the dean of the educational institution as proof
of attendance. In the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan secretary, the
Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson shall issue the certification duly noted by
the Punong Barangay. In the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson, the
barangay secretary shall issue the certification of attendance duly noted by
the Punong Barangay. Any person who shall falsely certify as to the attendance
of any Sangguniang Kabataan official shall be criminally and administratively
liable;
(4)
Be provided by the National Government with Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation (Philhealth) coverage; and
(5)
Be entitled to receive actual travelling reimbursements as may be authorized by
law, and subject to the availability of funds: Provided, That, such
travel is directly related to the performance of their functions as Sangguniang
Kabataan officials and is supported by duly approved travel order by the Punong
Barangay in the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson, or by the
Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson in the case of the other Sangguniang Kabataan
officials.
(6)
The Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson shall have the same privileges enjoyed by
other Sangguniang Barangay officials under this Act subject to such
requirements and limitations provided herein.
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17. Persons in Authority – For purposes of the Revised Penal Code, the
Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson and members in each barangay shall be deemed
as persons in authority in their jurisdictions.
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18. Suspension and Removal from Office. – Any elected official of
the Sangguniang Kabataan may, after due process, be suspended for not more than
six (6) months or removed from office by majority vote of all members of the
Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod which has jurisdiction in the
barangay of the concerned Sangguniang Kabataan official which shall be final
and executory, on any of the following grounds:
(a)
Absence from the regular meeting of the Sangguniang Kabataan without valid
cause for two (2) consecutive times or accumulated absences of four (4) within
a period of twelve (12) months;
(b)
Failure to convene the regular assembly of the Katipunan ng Kabataan for two
(2) consecutive times;
(c) Failure to convene the regular Sangguniang Kabataan meetings for three (3) consecutive months in the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson;
(c) Failure to convene the regular Sangguniang Kabataan meetings for three (3) consecutive months in the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson;
(d)
Failure to formulate the Comprehensive Barangay Youth Development Plan and the
Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program, or approve the annual budget within
the prescribed period of time without justifiable reason;
(e)
Failure to implement programs and projects outlined in the Annual Barangay
Youth Investment Program without justifiable reason;
(f)
Four (4) consecutive absences during the regular Sangguniang Barangay sessions
without valid cause in the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson;
(g)
Conviction by final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude; and
violation of existing laws against graft and corruption and other civil service
laws, rules and regulations; and
(h)
Failure in the discharge of his or her duty or has committed abuse of
authority.
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19. Succession and Filling up of Vacancies. – (a) In case a Sangguniang
Kabataan chairperson refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, voluntarily
resigns, dies, is permanently incapacitated, is removed from office, the
Sangguniang Kabataan member who obtained the highest number of votes in the
election immediately preceding shall assume the office of the chairperson for
the unexpired portion of his or her term. In case said member refuses to assume
the position or fails to qualify, the Sangguniang Kabataan member obtaining the
next highest number of votes shall assume the position of the chairperson for
the unexpired portion of the term.
(b)
After the vacancy shall have been filled, the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson
shall, within thirty (30) days, call for a special Katipunan ng Kabataan
assembly to elect a Sangguniang Kabataan member to complete the membership of
said sanggunian: Provided, That, such special assembly is coordinated
with the Office of the Local Government Operations Officer and the COMELEC of
the municipality or city where the concerned barangay belongs Such Sangguniang
Kabataan member shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the
vacant seat. For this purpose, any citizen of the Philippines residing in the
said barangay for at least six (6) months who attains the age of fifteen (15)
years old at the time of the special election and who registers as member of
the Katipunan ng Kabataan before the Sangguniang Kabataan secretary shall be
entitled to vote in the said special election.
(c)
All other vacancies in the office of the Sangguniang Kabataan shall be filled
in accordance with the immediately preceding provision.
(d)
In case of suspension of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson, the successor,
as determined in subsection (a) of this section, shall assume the position
during the period of such suspension.
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20. Sangguniang Kabataan Funds. – The Sangguniang Kabataan funds shall
be governed by the following provisions:
(a)
All the income of the barangay derived from whatever source shall accrue to its
general fund and shall, at the option of the barangay concerned, be kept as
trust fund in the custody of the city or municipal treasurer or be deposited preferably in government-owned bank, situated in or nearest to its area of
jurisdiction. Such funds shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions
of this Act. Ten percent (10%) of the general fund of the barangay shall be set
aside for the Sangguniang Kabataan. The Sangguniang Barangay shall appropriate
the Sangguniang Kabataan funds in lump-sum which shall be disbursed solely for
youth development and empowerment purposes;
(b)
The Sangguniang Kabataan shall have financial independence in its operations,
disbursements and encashment of their fund, income and expenditures. As such,
the Sangguniang Kabataan funds shall be deposited in the name of the
Sangguniang Kabataan of the concerned barangay in a government-owned bank
situated in or nearest to its area of jurisdiction with the Sangguniang
Kabataan chairperson and the Sangguniang Kabataan treasurer as the official
signatories;
(c)
All Sangguniang Kabataan funds shall be allocated in an annual budget, and if
the funds allow, in a supplemental budget in accordance with the adopted Annual
Barangay Investment Program. Both the Comprehensive Barangay Youth Development
Plan and Annual Barangay Investment Program shall give priority to programs,
projects and activities that will promote and ensure the equitable access to
quality education, environmental protection, climate change adaptation,
disaster risk reduction and resiliency, youth employment and livelihood, health
and anti-drug abuse, gender sensitivity, sports development, and capability
building which emphasizes leadership training; and
(d)
The Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, within sixty (60) days
upon receipt hereof, review the annual budget and supplements1
budget of the Sangguniang Kabataan on their compliance in the immediately
preceding provision and other existing laws, rules and regulations.
Noncompliance shall render said budgets inoperative either in whole or in part.
Failure on the part of the sanggunian to complete the review within the
prescribed period shall render the said annual budget deemed approved.
All
Sangguniang Kabataan funds derived from any source shall be stated in its
financial records which shall be kept by the Sangguniang Kabataan treasurer,
copy furnished the sangguniang barangay, in simplified manner as may be
prescribed by the Commission on Audit (COA). All Sangguniang Kabataan funds
shall be subject to all existing accounting and auditing laws, rules and
regulations.
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21. Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan. – (a) There shall be an
organization of the Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan to be known as
follows:
(1)
In municipalities, Pambayang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan which shall
be composed of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairpersons of barangays in the
municipality;
(2)
In cities, the Panlungsod na Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan which shall
be composed of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairpersons of barangays in the city;
and
(3)
In provinces, Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan which shall
be composed of the convenors of the Pambayan and Panlungsod na Pederasyon ng
mga Sangguniang Kabataan.
(b)
The Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan shall, at all levels, elect from
among themselves a president, a vice president, a1 treasurer, a
secretary and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The concerned
Local Government Operations Officer, in coordination with the election officer,
shall facilitate the conduct of the elections which shall be held within
fifteen (15) days from the Sangguniang Kabataan elections in case of the
Pambayan and Panlungsod na Pederasyon, and within thirty (30) days in case of
the Panlalawigang Pederasyon.
(c)
The manner of election, suspension and removal of the officers of the
Pederasyon at all levels and the term of office of the other officers of the
Pederasyon shall be governed by the guidelines to be jointly issued by the
DILG, the COMELEC and the Commission within sixty (60) days upon the
effectivity of this Act.
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22. Membership in the Sanggunian and Local Special Bodies. – (a) The
duly elected president of the Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan, at all levels,
shall serve as ex officio member of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang
Panlungsod and Sangguniang Panlalawigan, respectively;
(b)
He or she shall be the chairperson of the Committee on Youth and Sports
Development in the said Sanggunian, and a regular member of the Committees on
Education, Environment, Employment and Livelihood, Health and Anti-Drug Abuse,
and Gender and Development,
(c)
He or she shall serve as ex officio member of Local School Board, Local
Council for the Protection of Children Local Development Council, Local Health
Board Local Tourism Council and Local Peace and Order Council, and
(d)
He or she shall convene the LYDC every three (3) months to conduct
consultations with youth organizations.
CHAPTER III
THE LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
(LYDC)
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23. Creation. – To ensure wide and multi-sectoral youth participation in
local governance, there shall be in every province, city and municipality a
Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) which shall be called, Provincial Youth
Development Council, City Youth Development Council and Municipal Youth
Development Council, respectively. The LYDC shall be composed of
representatives of youth and youth-serving organizations in the provincial,
city, and municipal level. The LYDC shall assist the planning and execution of
projects and programs of the Sangguniang Kabataan, and the Pederasyons in all
levels.
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24. Local Youth Development Council Funds. – The LYDC shall be funded by
their respective Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang
Panlalawigan.
CHAPTER IV
THE LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
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25. Creation. – There shall be in every province, city and municipality
a Youth Development Office which shall be headed by a youth development officer
with the rank of at least division chief. Such may be put under the Office of
the Local Chief Executive, the Office of the Planning and Development, the
Office of the Social Welfare, or in any other office deemed appropriate by the
local government unit. If the funds of the local government unit are
sufficient, it can be a separate department with divisions and units for policy
and planning, administration and finance, and programs and operations. In the
event when the local government unit has exceeded the prescribed personal services
limitations, the local chief executive may designate existing personnel whom he
or she deems fit to serve this purpose until such time that the local
government unit can already create this office.
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26. Funding. – The local government unit shall incorporate in its annual
budget such amount as may be necessary for the operation and effective
functioning of the Local Youth Development Office.
CHAPTER V
CAPABILITY-BUILDING AND ORIENTATION
TOWARDS NATION-BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT
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27. Mandatory and Continuing Training Programs. – For the purpose
of emphasizing the role of the youth in nation-building and molding them to
become better citizens with the values of patriotism, nationalism and honor as
a Filipino, any Sangguniang Kabataan official, whether elected or appointed, or
any member of the LYDC must undergo the mandatory training programs before he
or she can assume office. During their incumbency, they must attend the
continuing training programs to be undertaken by the Commission in coordination
with the DILG. Deliberate failure to attend the said training programs shall
constitute sufficient ground to disqualify said Sangguniang Kabataan official
or LYDC member or subject them to disciplinary actions.
SEC.
28. Components of the Mandatory Training Programs. – The Commission and
the DILG with the assistance of the Development Academy of the Philippines
(DAP), the Local Government Academy (LGA), the University of the’
Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance
(UP-NCPAG), and in consultation with youth stakeholders shall jointly design
and implement the mandatory and continuing training programs. The mandatory
training programs must include among others, the following
components: (a)(1) The Philippine .cultural history, political systems ethics
and ideologies; (2) The Filipino as a nation builder (3) The Filipino youth and
its role in nation-building; and (b) capability building on leadership, program
and project development and sustainability, financial management, and accountability
and transparency.
SEC.
29. Training Fund – A training fund with an initial amount of fifty
million pesos (P50,000,000.00) is hereby established and appropriated from any
available source to be managed by the Commission. Thereafter, such amount needed
for this purpose shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.
CHAPTER VI
LINGGO NG KABATAAN
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30. Observance of Linggo ng Kabataan. –
(a)
Every barangay, municipality, city and province shall conduct an annual
activity to be known as the Linggo ng Kabataan on the week where the 12th
of August falls to coincide with the International Youth Day. The Sangguniang
Kabataan, in the case of barangay, and the respective LYDC in cooperation with
the Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, in the case of municipality, city
and province, shall take the lead in this observance.
(b)
The observance of the Linggo ng Kabataan shall include the election of the
counterparts of all local elective and appointive officials, as well as heads
of national offices or agencies stationed or assigned in the territorial
jurisdiction of the local government unit, among in-school and community youth
residing in the local government concerned from ages thirteen (13) to seventeen
(17). During said week, they shall hold office as boy and girl officials and
shall perform such duties *and conduct such activities as may be provided in
the ordinance enacted pursuant to this Chapter.
CHAPTER VII
REGISTRATION, ELECTION AND ASSUMPTION
OF OFFICE
SEC.
31. Registration. – For purposes of the next regular Sangguniang
Kabataan election under this Act, the COMELEC shall set a special registration
of the Katipunan ng Kabataan which shall in no case be less than one (1) month
and shall include Saturdays and Sundays. Subsequent registration of the
Katipunan ng Kabataan shall be governed by Republic Act No. 8189 including the
system of continuing registration.
SEC.
32. Date of Election. – The Sangguniang Kabataan elections shall be
synchronized with the barangay elections and subsequently every three (3) years
thereafter.
CHAPTER VIII
FINAL PROVISIONS
SEC.
33. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to implement the provisions
of this Act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC.
34. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – The Commission, the
DILG, the COMELEC, the Department of Budget and Management, the CHED, the
Department of Education, and the COA, in consultation with the local government
leagues, and various youth organizations and youth-serving organizations shall
be tasked to come up, within sixty (60) days upon approval of this Act, with
the IRR needed for the implementation of this Act.
SEC.
35. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason or reasons, any part or
provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, other
parts or provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and
effect.
SEC.
36. Repealing Clause. – Sections 329, 423-439 of Republic Act No. 7160,
also known as “The Local Government Code of 1991”; Section 10(O) of Republic
Act No. 8044, otherwise known as “Youth In Nation-Building Act”; Sections 1 and
2 of Republic Act No. 9340, entitled “An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9164,
Resetting the Baranagay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, and for Other
Purposed”; all other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders letters of
instruction, rules and regulations or portions thereof which are inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC.
37. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in
any two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: JAN 15 2016
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