WHEREAS, to
provided 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, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 877, a national
federation referred to therein as the Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian was
established to enable the members of the Sangguniang Bayan to perceive
and identify problem not only on a local but, more importantly, on a
national perspective and to provide the proper solutions thereof; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Sangguniang Bayan should likewise be
organized on a regional basis in order to strengthen and thereby
institutionalize the Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian;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. Organization and Membership. — There shall
be an organization of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
and Sangguniang Panlungsod to be established in each of the twelve (12)
regions of the country, which shall hereinafter be known as the Pampook
na Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
In addition thereto, Metropolitan Manila shall be treated as one
region, and all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
Sangguniang Pambayan therein shall comprise the Pampook na Katipunan ng
mga Sanggunian in such region notwithstanding the provisions of Section
1 of Presidential Decree No. 877.
The presiding officers (governors and mayors) of the Sangguniang Bayans
mentioned in the two preceding paragraph shall also be included as
members of their respective Pampook na Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian.
Section 2. Annual Conference. — The Pampook na
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 of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. Officers. — The Pampook na 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 the presiding officer of the meetings of the Pampook
na Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian for the duration of its
conference. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. Executive Committee. — There shall be an
Executive Committee to be elected by and among the members of the
Pampook na Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian, which shall be authorized to
act for and in behalf of the Pampook na Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian
when not in session.
The Executive Committee shall be composed of seven (7) members, to wit:cralaw:red
a. one governor or mayor;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b. one barangay federation president;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c. one kabataang barangay federation president; and
d. four sectoral representatives.
Section 5. Regional Secretariat. — The Pampook na
Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian in each of the regions stated in Section 1
hereof shall have a permanent secretariat, the staff support of which
shall be provided by the Department of Local Government and Community
Development.
Section 6. Repealing Clause. — All laws or parts of
law, as well as all executive orders, or regulations, inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
Section 7. Date of Effectivity. — This Decree shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 24th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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