Presidential Decree No. 629 (PD 629) — Setting January 7 to 21, 1975 as the Period for Registration of Barangay Members for Purposes of the January 30, 1975, Referendum Prescribing the Method for Such Registration, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.
WHEREAS, a National Referendum will be held on January 30,
1975, as provided under Presidential Proclamation No. 1366 dated
December 31, 1974;
WHEREAS, in said referendum it is the duty and obligation of
all citizens fifteen years of age or over, literate or illiterate to
register and cast their votes; and
WHEREAS, those who have since become qualified after the
last National Referendum on July 27-28, 1973, should be registered as
barangay members to enable them to cast their votes in the National
Referendum of January 30, 1975;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution,
do hereby order and decree the following as part of the law of the land:
Period of Registration.
SECTION 1. Period of Registration. — January 7 to 21,
1975, is hereby declared as a period for the registration of members of
barangays who were not registered in the July 27-28 (1973) National
Referendum.
Method of Registration.
SEC. 2. Method of Registration. — The provisions of
Presidential Decree No. 210 dated June 8, 1973, entitled "Providing For a
System of Registration For Members of the Barangays (Citizens
Assemblies)" as amended, shall govern the registration of barangay
members herein provided, including its provisions on prohibited acts,
imposition penalties, prosecution of offenses, and jurisdiction of
courts.
List of Baramgay Members.
SEC. 3. List of Baramgay Members. — The list of
barangay members used in connection with the July 27-28, 1973 referendum
.shall be adopted for purposes of the January 30, 1975 National
Referendum, with such additions, corrections or cancellations as may be
proper in accordance with the pertinent provisions of existing laws or
decrees.
Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
SEC. 4. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. — The
Commission on Elections shall promulgate such rules and regulations and
prescribe and/or furnish such forms and reglementary periods for certain
acts required herein to be performed.
The Commission is also authorized to provide for the updating of
lists and to promulgate rules concerning disputes over registration and
other matters related to barangay affairs.
The Commission on
Elections may order the printing equipment or service needed for the
implementation of this Decree either by negotiation or through sealed
quotation if it finds the requirements of public bidding impracticable
to serve.
The Commission may hire under contractual basis the
services of personnel if this methods found to be more expedient and
economical.
Any provisions of existing laws to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Commission on Elections may require its officials
and employees, and those assigned thereto, to work overtime in
connection with the registration and the holding of the referendum after
the required office hours on regular working days and on Saturdays,
Sundays, holidays, and on scheduled rest days, and pay compensation
therefor, including overtime services rendered in connection with this
Decree, at the rate to be fixed by the Commission.
SEC. 5.
Appropriations. — To implement the provisions of this Decree the
amount of Two Million Six Hundred Thousand Pesos (P2,600,000.00) is
hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Effectivity.
SEC. 6. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of January, in the year
of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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