Certificate of candidacy.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Certificate of candidacy.—No person shall be elected Punong Barangay or Kagawad ng Sangguniang Barangay unless he files a sworn certificate of candidacy in triplicate not later than May 1, 1982, in a form to be prescribed by the Commission on Elections. The candidate shall state the barangay office for which he is a candidate. The certificate of candidacy shall be filed with the Secretary of the Sangguniang Barangay (Barangay Council) who shall have the ministerial duty to receive said certificate of candidacy and to acknowledge immediately receipt thereof. In case the Secretary refuses to receive the same, or in case of his absence or non-availability, a candidate may file his certificate of candidacy with the Election Registrar of the city or municipality concerned. The Secretary of the Sangguniang Barangay (Barangay Council) or the Election Registrar, as the case maybe, shall prepare a consolidated list of all the candidates and shall post paid list in the barangay hall and other conspicuous places in the barangay at least ten days before the election. Any elective or appointive municipal, city or provincial official or employee, or those in the civil service or military, including those in government-owned or controlled corporations, shall be considered automatically resigned upon the filing of certificate of candidacy.