SECTION 1. The Secretary of Interior and Local Government is hereby authorized to exercise the power of appointment, for and in behalf of the President of the Philippines, for purposes of filling up the vacancies in the Sangguniang Kabataan; Provided, however, that the appointment shall be exercised only in the following instances: 1.1 In cases where no set of SK officials were elected in the October 29, 2007 Synchronized Barangay and SK elections, due to the fact that nobody filed a certificate of candidacy; 1.2 In cases where despite the call for a special election to complete the set of SK officials pursuant to Section 435 (c) of the Local Government Code and DILG Memorandum Circular 2002-205 dated December 23, 2002, still nobody filed a certificate of candidacy; 1.3 In cases where SK elections were held but the number of candidates for the positions in the Sangguniang Kabataan is insufficient to complete a new set of SK officers.
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Administrative Order No. 224
Administrative Order No. 224
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 224 AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO EXERCISE THE POWER OF APPOINTMENT TO FILL-UP EXISTING VACANCIES IN THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN AT THE BARANGAY LEVEL
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SECTION 2. In the appointment herein mentioned, the following shall be the requisites: a. A recommendation of the majority of the members of Katipunan ng Kabataan embodied in a resolution of the duly constituted Katipunan. The duly constituted Katipunan ng Kabataan, per Section 424 of the Local Government Code) as amended, shall refer to the citizens of the Philippines actually residing in the barangay for at least six (6) months, who are fifteen (15) but less than eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the election, and who are duly registered in the list of the sangguniang kabataan or in the official barangay list in the custody of the barangay secretary. b. A formal application signifying his interest to be appointed and showing therein that the applicant possesses all the qualifications and none of the disqualification provided in the Local Government Code, as amended.
SECTION 3. The appointee shall serve only the unexpired portion of the term of office of the vacant seat;
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately
SECTION 4. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately. Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight. (Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO By the President: (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary