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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1191
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1191 -
(REPEALED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160)
CONSTITUTING THE PAMBANSANG KATIPUNAN NG KABATAANG BARANGAY NG
PILIPINAS, VESTING IT WITH POWERS AND ATTRIBUTES OF A CORPORATION,
DEFINING ITS ROLES AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
under Presidential Decree No. 684, the Pambansang Katipunan ng
Kabataang Barangay ng Pilipinas was created in order to clearly define
the role of the youth in the task of young people ample opportunity to
express their views, aspirations and hopes;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Filipino youth, mobilized and directed by the Kabataang
Barangay, have demonstrated their awareness of the country's problems
and development programs and their effectiveness in helping solve these
problems and implement these development programs;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a need to streamline and strengthen the
organizational structure of the Kabataang Barangay, making it more
autonomous, and vesting it with attributes and powers of a corporation,
to ensure the enthusiastic continuing participation of the Filipino
youth in the affairs of the nation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the leaders and members of the Kabataang Barangay have
demonstrated their capability to administer the affairs, activities and
projects;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
promulgate the following Charter of the Pambansang Katipunan ng
Kabataang Barangay ng Pilipinas.
Section 1. This Decree shall be known as the Charter
of the Pambansang Katipunan ng Kabataang Barangay ng Pilipinas.
Section 2. Name and Location. — In pursuance of the
Constitutional principle that the state recognizes the role of the
physical, intellectual, social, and economic well-being, there is
hereby created a body corporate to be known as the Pambansang Katipunan
ng Kabataang Barangay ng Pilipinas, hereinafter referred to as the KB
Pambansang Katipunan and directly under the Office of the President of
the Philippines. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The main executive office of the KB Pambansa Katipunan shall be in
Metro-Manila.
Section 3. Purposes and Objectives. — The Kabataang
Barangay shall have the following purposes and objectives:cralaw:red
1) To promote total development of the youth, in a
manner consistent with the guiding philosophies of the New Society;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2) To instill in the youth social commitment and good
citizenship, and to assist them in creating a united front concerted
action in helping the government in achieving the country's development
goals;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
3) To supplement the efforts of the government in
preparing and training both the in-school and out-of-school youth for
citizenship and community life and for gainful employment opportunities
so that they can participate in the fruits of development and
progress; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
4) To promote, carry out and conduct scientific
inter-disciplinary, and policy-oriented research, studies, training,
scholarships, consultancy for the youth and help in the printing and
publication of worthy youth endeavors;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
5) To encourage and assist the youth in promoting
sports, social and cultural activities and in the organization of youth
groups, associations and societies designed to promote the objectives
of the Kabataang Barangay;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
6) To undertake any other projects or activities that
contribute to the attainment of its general objectives.
Section 4. Nature, Powers, Functions, and Duties. —
The Kabataang Barangay as a body corporate shall have the powers and
attributes of a corporation, including the following:cralaw:red
1) To enter into contracts;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2) To sue and to be sued;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
3) To acquire, purchase, hold, transfer and dispose
of property and to encumber the same;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
4) To adopt a constitution and by-laws for its
internal organization and government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
5) To raise funds by donations, benefits, and other
means for their purposes;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
6) To adopt training programs for the development of
the youth and to defray the expense for the same; and
7) To exercise and perform such other powers and
functions as are necessary to carry out its purposes. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Except as otherwise provided in this Decree, the KB Pambansang
Katipunan shall enjoy autonomy in the management and expenditures of
its funds derived from its projects or operations, donations, and from
any other source. The KB Pambansang Katipunan shall likewise enjoy
autonomy in the formulation of its policies, plans, projects and
programs, but the different offices and agencies of the government
shall provide it with expert, technical and any other assistance upon
request.
Section 5. Administration of the Pambansang Katipunan
Ng Mga Kabataang Barangay. — The Pambansang Katipunan ng Mga Kabataang
Barangay Ng Pilipinas shall be administered by an Executive Committee
composed of the Presidents of the thirteen (13) regional Kabataang
Barangay organizations. The Members of the Executive Committee shall
choose a Chairman, who shall preside over its meetings. The
chairmanship shall be rotated among the members in accordance with
rules and regulations that it may promulgate but the rotation shall not
be more often than once every quarter. The Committee may likewise
appoint other officers, including an executive director, who shall
exercise the administrative powers and duties of the Committee in
consultation with the Chairman. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The Committee shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the
Kabataang Barangay, providing for, among others, its detailed
organization, the officers of the Executive Committee and their
respective powers, duties and functions, meetings of the organization,
rules and regulations governing its officers and employees, and such
other matters necessary for the proper operation of the KB Pambansang
Katipunan.
Section 6. Staff Support and Staffing Pattern. — The
Executive Committee shall determine, prepare and approve the necessary
staff support and staffing pattern and other related details of the
Kabataang Barangay as may be necessary for the attainment of its
purposes and objectives.
Section 7. Authority to Raise Funds. — The KB
Pambansang Katipunan is hereby authorized to receive; 1) donations, 2)
bequeaths 3) the net receipts from one draw of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office for which purpose the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
is hereby authorized to hold one draw every year; and 4) funds from
other sources.
Section 8. Budget. — The committee shall approve an
annual budget for the KB Pambansang Katipunan and such other operating
budgets as may be submitted to it by the Committee Chairman. Approval
of the same by the Committee shall be final, and shall not be subject
to any other approval by any Government Office, excepts as provided in
the succeeding Sections. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 9. Appropriations for the Pambansang
Katipunan Ng Mga Kabataang Barangay Ng Pilipinas. — There is hereby not
appropriated from any funds of the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated the sum of Eleven Million Pesos in the national budget for
Calendar Year 1977 and the same amount every calendar year thereafter,
and until otherwise provided by law.
Section 10. Administration of Government Funds. — The
appropriations herein provided in the preceding section shall be
released to, and administered by, the Board of Trustees of the
Kabataang Barangay Foundation, Inc., which is hereby authorized to
administer government funds for the Kabataang Barangay: Provided,
however, That the KB Pambansang Katipunan shall be given sufficient
discretion in the programming of its expenditures, that twenty-five
percent of the annual appropriations of Eleven Million pesos shall be
immediately released to the Kabataang Barangay, and that the remaining
seventy-five percent and incomes arising therefrom shall be released to
the KB Pambansang Katipunan on a feasibility basis. Other funds of the
KB Pambansang Katipunan from sources specified in this Decree and any
other sources shall be under the executive control of the
Committee. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 11. Autonomy of Operations. — The KB
Pambansang Katipunan shall be independent of all government offices and
agencies in its operations. Even as it is encourage to develop active
lines of coordination and communication with government offices and
agencies, it shall be solely responsible for all its policies and
operations. At the end of each calendar year, it shall submit an annual
report of its activities, receipts and disbursements for the year, to
the President of the Philippines.
Section 12. Autonomy of Financial Operations. —
Except as otherwise provided in this Decree the KB Pambansang Katipunan
shall have control over the disbursements of its funds. In the same
manner, the Executive Committee shall insure that financial autonomy
shall similarly be exercised by all levels of organization in the
Kabataang Barangay, whether local, regional or national. The funds of
the KB Pambansang Katipunan Are declared a public trust, to be used for
the benefit of the Filipino youth. These funds, therefore, shall be
subject to the visitorial powers given by the Constitution to the
Commission on Audit.
Section 13. Tax Exemption. — The KB Pambansang
Katipunan shall be exempted from all forms of taxation or other
impositions, whether local or national, and shall be free from all
duties and all other imposts on any equipment, articles, or goods which
it may import, when reasonably necessary for use in its operations.
Section 14. Inconsistent Laws and Provisions. — All
provisions of decrees, orders, and other rules and regulations
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
However, all budgetary appropriations made by the different government
agencies involved in Kabataang Barangay activities shall continue to be
funded.
Section 15. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of September in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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