Presidential Decree No. 925 (PD 925) — Organizing the Pampook Na Katipunan Ng Mga Sanggunian
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
824 and 826;
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 problems 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;
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:
Organization and Membership.
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. 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 paragraphs shall also be included
as members of their respective Pampook na Katipunan ng mga Sanggunian.
Annual Conference.
SEC. 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;
Officers.
SEC. 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.
Executive Committee.
SEC. 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:
one governor or mayor;
one barangay federation president;
one kabataang barangay federation president; and
four sectoral representatives.
Regional Secretariat.
SEC. 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.
Repealing Clause.
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause.—All laws or parts of
laws, as well as all executive orders, or regulations, inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
Date of Effectivity.
SEC. 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.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
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