WHEREAS, to
provide for a more authentic grassroot participation of the citizenry
in the affairs of the government, the Sangguniang Bayan has been
organized in the municipal, city and provincial levels throughout the
country pursuant to Presidential Decree Nos. 824 and 826; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a need for the members of the said Sangguniang Bayan
to perceive and identify problems not only on a local but, more
importantly, on a national perspective and to provide the proper
solutions thereof;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the said function can be exercised and performed only through
the collective deliberations and decisions of the Sangguniang Bayan
membership convening in conference;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order:cralaw:red
Section 1. Composition and Membership. — There shall
be an organization of all the Sangguniang Bayan in the provinces and
cities including Metro Manila which shall hereinafter be known as the
Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian.
The Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian shall be composed of the following:cralaw:red
a. All the members of the Sangguniang Bayan in the
provinces and cities, who have been elected by the Association of
Barangay Captains as well those elected by their respective sectoral
groups (capitalist, professional, industrial labor and agricultural
sector) pursuant to Presidential Decree Nos. 824 and 826, provided that
in both cases, they have been duly appointed by the President as of
December 31, 1975; and
b. Former members of provincial boards and city and
municipal councils or boards, whose membership in the Sangguniang Bayan
has been extended until March 31, 1976;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. Annual Conference. — The Katipunan ng mga
Sanggunian shall meet in conference at least once a year on a date set
by its executive committee, or at the call of the President.
Section 3. Officers of the Katipunan ng mga
Sanggunian. — The Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian shall elect a temporary
chairman and such other officers as may be necessary at the start of
the conference, whose terms of office shall extend only for the
duration of such conference. The Chairman shall be an ex-officio member
of the executive committee, and shall be the presiding officer of the
meetings of the Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian for the duration of its
conference.
Section 4. Executive Committee. — There shall be an
executive committee to be elected by and among its members, which
committee shall be authorized to act for and in behalf of the Katipunan
ng mga Sanggunian when not in session.
Section 5. Secretariat. — The Katipunan ng mga
Sanggunian shall have a permanent secretariat, the staff support of
which shall be provided by the Department of Local Government and
Community Development.
Section 6. Powers of the Sangguniang Bayan in the
Provinces, Cities and Municipalities. — The Sangguniang Bayan in the
provinces, cities and municipalities shall retain their legislative
powers subject only to laws and presidential decrees, except those
situated in Metro Manila as provided for in Section 9 of Presidential
Decree No. 824.
Section 7. Term of Office of the Members of the
Sangguniang Bayan in the Provinces, Cities and Municipalities. — The
term of office of the present members of the Sangguniang Bayan in the
provinces, cities and municipalities shall be interim in character and
temporary in duration. They shall hold office until the President, upon
the recommendation of the Secretary of Local Government and Community
Development, should rescind their appointment or annul their election
because of the grounds provided for such rescission or annulment or at
the request of the Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian, or shall call an
election to be supervised by the Commission on Elections, upon which
election the terms of office of those elected shall be specified by
presidential decree.
Section 8. Repealing clause. — All laws or parts of
laws, as well as all executive orders or regulations, inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
Section 9. Effectivity. — This decree shall take
effect immediately upon approval. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Signed in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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