RA 10742

SK REFORM LAW
• SEC. 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
SangguniangKabataan secretary.
• SEC. 5. Powers and Functions of the Katipunan ng
Kabataan. – The Katipunan ng Kabatan shall:
• (a) Elect the SangguniangKabataan 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 SangguniangKabataan shall consult and
secure the concurrence of the Katipunan ng
Kabataan in the formulation of all its, programs,
plans and activities.
• SEC. 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
SangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 7. Creation and Election of the
SangguniangKabataan. – There shall be in every
barangay a SangguniangKabataan to be composed
of a chairperson and seven (7) members who shall
be elected by the registered voters of the Katipunan
ng Kabataan. The SangguniangKabataan
chairperson/shall, with the concurrence of the
majority of the SangguniangKabataan members,
appoint from among the members of the Katipunan
ng Kabataan, a secretary and a treasurer.
• SEC. 8. Powers and Functions of the SangguniangKabataan. –
The SangguniangKabataan 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
SangguniangKabataan 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 SangguniangKabataan: 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 SangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 9. Meetings of the SangguniangKabataan. – (a) The
SangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 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.
• SEC. 11. Term of Office. – (a) The chairperson and members of the
SangguniangKabataan 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 coterminus
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 SangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 12. Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson. – The
chairperson of the SangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 13. Powers and Functions of the SangguniangKabataan
Chairperson. – The SangguniangKabataan chairperson shall
exercise such powers and discharge such duties as follows:
• (a) Call and preside over all meetings of the
SangguniangKabataan, 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 SangguniangKabataan
chairperson, in which case, the highest ranking
SangguniangKabataan 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
SangguniangKabataan 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 SangguniangKabataan;
• (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 SangguniangKabataan,
the annual and end-of-term reports of the programs and projects
implemented by the SangguniangKabataan, 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 SangguniangKabataan chairperson may prescribe or direct.
• SEC. 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.
• SEC. 16. Privileges of Sangguniang Kabataan Officials. – (a)
All SangguniangKabataan 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 SangguniangKabataan 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 SangguniangKabataan 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 SangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 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.
• SEC. 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 SangguniangKabataan 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;
• (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.
• SEC. 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
SangguniangKabataan 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 SangguniangKabataan
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 SangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 20. Sangguniang Kabataan Funds. – The
SangguniangKabataan 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 in bank preferably
government-owned, 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 SangguniangPanlungsod
shall, within sixty (60) days upon receipt hereof, review
the annual budget and supplements 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.
• SEC. 21. Pederasyon ng SangguniangKabataan. – (a) There shall
be an organization of the Pederasyon ng
mgaSangguniangKabataan 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.
• SEC. 22. Membership in the Sanggunian and
Local Special Bodies. – (a) The duly elected
president of the Pederasyon ng
SangguniangKabataan, at all levels, shall serve
as ex officio member of the Sangguniang
Bayan, SangguniangPanlungsod and
SangguniangPanlalawigan, 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.
 THE LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (LYDC)

• SEC. 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.
• SEC. 24. Local Youth Development Council Funds. – The LYDC shall be
funded by their respective Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang
Panlungsod and Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
 THE LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

• SEC. 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.
• SEC. 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.
 CAPABILITY-BUILDING AND ORIENTATION
TOWARDS NATION-BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT

• SEC. 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
SangguniangKabataan 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 Sanggunian gKabataan
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.
 LINGGO NG KABATAAN
• SEC. 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 SangguniangKabataan, in the case of
barangay, and the respective LYDC in cooperation
with the Pederasyon ng mgaSangguniangKabataan,
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
 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 SangguniangKabataan
elections shall be synchronized with the barangay elections
and subsequently every three (3) years thereafter.
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