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Batas Pambansa Bilang 20
AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PAMPOOK IN EACH
OF
REGIONS NINE AND TWELVE, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
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BATAS
PAMBANSA BILANG 20AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PAMPOOK IN EACH
OF
REGIONS NINE AND TWELVE, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.chan
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chan
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1. Call of Election. —
The election of representatives to the Sangguniang Pampook of Regions
Nine
and Twelve shall be held on a date to be fixed by the President (Prime
Minister), taking into primary consideration the peace and order
situation
in the area to ensure free, orderly and honest elections.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
2. Election and Campaign
Period. — The election period shall be fixed by the Commission on
Elections
in accordance with Section 6, Article XII, paragraph (c) of the
Constitution.
The period of campaign shall be fixed by the President (Prime Minister)
but shall not be more than forty-five days immediately preceding the
election,
excluding the day before and the day of the election.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
3. Certificate of Candidacy.
— The provision of the 1978 Election Code on the filing of certificates
of candidacy shall be applicable to the election herein contemplated.
The
date for the filing of certificates of candidacy shall likewise be
determined
by the President (Prime Minister).chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
4. The Sangguniang Pampook.
— The Sangguniang Pampook in each region which is composed of
twenty-one
members, shall include seventeen representatives elected from the
different
provinces and component cities in each region, as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
Region
IX — The provinces of Basilan, one representative; Sulu, three
representatives;
Tawi-Tawi, one representative; Zamboanga del Norte including the Cities
of Dipolog and Dapitan, four representatives; Zamboanga del Sur
including
the cities of Pagadian and Zamboanga, eight representatives;chanrobles virtual law library
Region
XII — The provinces of Lanao del Norte including the City of Iligan,
three
representatives; Lanao del Sur including the City of Marawi, four
representatives;
Maguindanao including the City of Cotabato, four representatives; and
Sultan
Kudarat, two representatives; and a sectoral representative each from
among
the youth, agricultural workers, non-agricultural workers and
professionals
of the region.chanrobles virtual law library
The
President shall appoint an additional five representatives whenever in
his judgment any other sector is not properly represented in the
Sangguniang
Pampook as a result of the elections.chanrobles virtual law library
Candidates
for the position of the seventeen representatives to the Sangguniang
Pampook
shall be voted at large by the registered voters of their respective
regions.
The candidates from each province and its component cities
corresponding
to the number of representatives allocated under this Section,
receiving
the highest number of votes in the respective region, shall be declared
elected.
At
any time after the date of the election of the above members of the
Sangguniang
Pampook but not later than twenty days thereafter, the kagawads
representing
the youth, agricultural workers, non-agricultural workers and the
professionals
in the Sangguniang Bayan or Panlungsod of the municipalities and cities
in every province of each region shall meet at a place and on the date
designated by the Commission on Elections and subject to the
supervision
of the Commission or its authorized representatives, shall choose from
their respective sectors the representatives of their sector to the
Sangguniang
Pampook.chanrobles virtual law library
A
majority of the kagawads of each sector shall constitute a quorum for
the
election of the sectoral representatives. The candidate obtaining the
highest
number of votes in each sector shall be declared elected.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
5. Filling of Vacancy.
— Pending an election to fill a vacancy arising from any cause in the
Sangguniang
Pampook, the vacancy shall be filled by the President (Prime Minister),
upon recommendation of the Sangguniang Pampook; Provided, That the
appointee
shall come from the same province or sector of the member being
replaced.
Sec.
6. Registration of Voters.
— The provisions of the 1978 Election Code on registration of voters
shall
be applicable; Provided, however, That for the purpose of the election
herein provided, the Commission on Elections is hereby empowered to
order,
when the necessity therefor arises, registration in the voting centers;
Provided, further, That the number of days to be fixed for the purpose
shall not exceed three days, the day to be at least ten days before the
date of the election; Provided, finally, That the Commission on
Elections
motu proprio or upon verified petition of any voter or election
registrar,
or duly registered political party or group, and after due notice and
hearing,
shall annul book of voters not prepared in accordance with the
provisions
of the 1978 Election Code or the preparation of which has been effected
with fraud, bribery, forgery, impersonation, intimidation, force, or
any
similar irregularity.
Sec.
7. Manner of Election.
— The manner of election, including the preparation of the ballot,
canvass
of votes and proclamation of the winners, composition of the Citizens
Election
Committees and the Regional Boards of Canvassers, lawful and prohibited
propaganda, expenditures of candidates and registered political parties
or groups and such other matters relating to the conduct of the
elections
shall be governed by the provisions of the 1978 Election Code;
Provided,
however, That in case the number of public school teachers available to
serve in the Citizens Election Committees is insufficient, the
Commission
on Election may appoint private school teachers, members of the
Katipunan
ng mga Kabataang Kawani of the Civil Commission, ROTC cadets, or
members
of the barangay councils.
Sec.
8. Convening of the Sangguniang
Pampook. — The Sangguniang Pampook shall initially convene upon call of
the President (Prime Minister) within sixty days from the proclamation
of a majority of the members of the Sangguniang Pampook.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
9. Rules of Proceedings.
— The Sangguniang Pampook shall adopt its own rules of proceedings by a
majority vote of all its members. Pending the adoption of said rules,
the
Rules of the Batasang Pambansa shall, as far as practicable, be made
applicable
to the Sangguniang Pampook.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
10. Composition of the
Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook. — The Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook
shall
be composed of a Chairman and four Members who shall be appointed by
the
President (Prime Minister) on recommendation of the Sangguniang Pampook
and who may or may not be members thereof.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
11. Salary of Members.
— Each member of the Sangguniang Pampook shall receive an annual salary
of Twenty-four Thousand Pesos (P24,000.00), chargeable against
Sangguniang
Pampook funds.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
12. Appropriation. — To
carry out the purpose of this Act, an amount not exceeding the sum of
Five
Million Pesos (P5,000,000.00) already appropriated in Batas Pampook
Blg.
1, Activity No. 1.1.3 in the appropriation of the Commission on
Elections
may be used to cover the expenses to be incurred in connection with the
holding of the elections for representatives to the Sangguniang Pampook.
Sec.
13. Applicability of the
1978 Election Code. — The provisions of Presidential Decree Numbered
Twelve
Hundred and Ninety-Six otherwise known and cited as "The 1978 Election
Code", insofar as they are consistent herewith, shall apply to the
elections
called under this Act.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
14. Powers of the Commission
on Elections. — The commission on Elections shall, with respect to the
elections herein provided, exercise such powers and jurisdiction and
discharge
such duties as are conferred upon it by the Constitution and the law as
to the election of members of the National Assembly and elective
provincial,
municipal and city officials.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
15. Transfer of appropriations,
properties and assets of the Southern Philippines Provisional
Government.
— The Southern Philippines Provisional Government shall be deemed
abolished
upon the convening of the Sangguniang Pampook of Regions IX and XII,
and
its appropriation, properties, and assets are transferred in equal
parts
to the Sangguniang Pampook of said regions. Its records and contracts
are
likewise transferred to and shall be assumed by the region to which
they
may appropriately pertain.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
16. Separability Clause.
— The provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be separable, and
in
the event any one or more of such provisions are held unconstitutional,
such shall not affect the validity of the other provisions.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
17. Effectivity. — This
Act shall take effect upon approval.chanrobles virtual law library
Approved:
March 23, 1979
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