EXTENDING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESENT KABATAANG BARANGAY OFFICERS

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 935
• Sections: 5

Preamble

WHEREAS, the Filipino youth

have assumed a unique and distinguished seat in the affairs of

government by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 684 creating the

Kabataang Barangay throughout the country;

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 684 provides that the

said organization shall be composed of all residents within a particular

barangay who are less than 18 years of age;

WHEREAS, the

aforecited provision compels a sizeable number of the country's youth

to relinguish their positions and/or membership in the organization upon

exceeding the maximum age limit of 18 years;

WHEREAS,

all executive officers of the Kabataang Barangay throughout the land

have undergone a nationwide training program to orient them into the

lofty spirit of national service and commitment;

WHEREAS,

the same participants of the said training program need to be granted

sufficient and ample opportunity to put into practice the knowledge and

skills acquired therein;

WHEREAS, the same participants

have proven themselves competent to impart the skills and knowledge to a

wider number of barangay youth members;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS,

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by

the Constitution, do hereby decree as part of the law of the land the

following:

Section 1

SECTION 1. The pertinent provisions of

Presidential Decree No. 684 limiting the membership of the youth

organizations to barangay residents below 18 years of age are hereby

suspended to allow the Kabataang Barangay officers to continue in

office.

Section 2

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Local Government and

Community Development shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may

be deemed necessary to effectively implement the provisions of this

Decree.

Section 3

SEC. 3. All provisions of laws, orders and

decrees as well as rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are

hereby modified accordingly.

Section 4

SEC. 4. This decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE

Presidential Executive Assistant