Increasing the Term of Office of Brgy. Officials and Sangguniang Kabataan Members
Republic Act No. 8524, enacted on February 14, 1998, amends Section 43 of the Local Government Code of 1991, extending the term of office for barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan from three years to five years. This change applies to all elective officials elected after the law's effectivity and includes incumbent officials. The act also stipulates that no local elective official may serve more than three consecutive terms in the same position. The law took effect 15 days after its publication in two newspapers of general circulation.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 8524
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 14, 1998
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8524
AN ACT CHANGING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN FROM THREE (3) YEARS TO FIVE (5) YEARS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 43 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Section 43 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 43. Term of Office. — (a) The term of office of all elective officials elected after the effectivity of this Code shall be three (3) years, starting from noon of June 30, 1992 or such date as may be provided for by law, except that of elective barangay officials and members of the sangguniang kabataan: Provided, That all local officials first elected during the local elections immediately following the ratification of the 1987 Constitution shall serve until noon of June 30, 1992.
"(b) No local elective official shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of service for the full term for which the elective official concerned was elected.
"(c) The term of barangay officials and members of the sangguniang kabataan shall be for five (5) years, which shall begin after the regular election of barangay officials on the second Monday of May 1997: Provided, That the sangguniang kabataan members who were elected in the May 1996 elections shall serve until the next regular election of barangay officials."
SECTION 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply to the incumbent barangay officials and members of the sangguniang kabataan.
SECTION 3. All laws, decrees, executive orders, letters of instructions, letters of implementations, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: February 14, 1998
Published in Malaya and Manila Times on February 23, 1998.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Term of Office of Brgy. Officials and Sangguniang Kabataan Members, Republic Act No. 8524, Feb 14, 1998 (Philippines)
Increasing the Term of Office of Brgy. Officials and Sangguniang Kabataan Members, Republic Act No. 8524 (Phil. 1998)
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