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.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 629
• Sections: 7

Preamble

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:

Section 1 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.

Section 2 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.

Section 3 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.

Section 4 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.

Section 5

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.

Section 6 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