WHEREAS, the Revised Barrio Charter,
Republic Act No. 3590, provides for the Barrio Assembly consisting of
all persons who are residents of the barrio for at least six months,
eighteen years of age or over, citizens of the Republic of the
Philippines and who are duly registered in the list of Barrio Assembly
members kept by the barrio secretary;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is necessary to broaden the base of citizen participation
in the democratic process and to afford ample opportunities for the
citizenry to express their views on important national issues;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, do
hereby decree as part of the law of the land the following:cralaw:red
1. There is hereby created in each Barrio in
municipalities and in each district in chartered cities a Citizens
Assembly; provided that in the case of the City of Manila and other
cities where there are no barrios, there shall be a Citizens Assembly
for every ward. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. The Citizens Assembly shall consist of all persons
who are residents of the barrio, district or ward for at least six
months, fifteen years of age or over, citizens of the Philippines and
who are registered in the list of Citizens Assembly members kept by the
barrio, district or ward secretary.
3. The Citizens Assembly shall meet at the call of
the barrio captain, the district or ward leader or at the request of at
least one-tenth of the members to consider matters of local or national
concern.
4. For the purpose of conducting business and taking
any official action in the Citizens Assembly, at least one-fifth of the
members should be present to constitute a quorum. The proceedings shall
be recorded by the barrio, district or ward secretary or in his
absence, any member designated as acting secretary by the barrio
captain or district or ward leader.
5. This Decree shall take effect
immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 31st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-two.
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