2013 Philippine barangay elections

none January 2019 2013 Philippine barangay elections Philippines legislative 2010 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections 2010 2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections 2018 All 42,028 Barangay Captains with Sangguniang Barangay seats October 28, 2013 Barangay Chairmen Sangguniang Barangay Barangay elections were held on Monday, October 28, 2013. The election shall elect the Punong Barangay, more commonly known as barangay captains, and members of the Sangguniang Barangay, or barangay council, in 42,028 barangays throughout the Philippines whose terms start on November 30, 2013. Barangays are the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. Elections for Sangguniang Kabataan, known as the SK Chairman, and members of the Katipunan ng mga Kabataan were originally scheduled to be held at the same time but on September 24, 2013 the Philippine Congress voted to postpone the elections for at least a year. These elections shall conclude the 2013 election cycle that started in May for the members of the Philippine Congress and provincial, city and municipal officials. Upon their election, barangay captains shall hold indirect elections for their cities and municipalities representations in the local councils and provincial boards. Background Republic Act No. 9340 mandates that synchronized elections for the Barangay and SK elections to be held every three years on the last Monday of October.http://www.senate.gov.ph/republic_acts/RA%209340.pdf Republic Act No. 9340 Senate of the Philippines October 20, 2010 Presently (as of October 2013), there are 42,028 barangays across the Philippines.Data on the Total Number of Provinces, Cities/Municipalities, and Barangays (Regional/Provincial Summary) http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=Elections/2013BarangaySK/Statistics/ProvincialSummary Official Website COMELEC )Commission on Elections) September 27, 2013 Several proposals were made to postpone the elections. Fourteen bills were proposed in the 15th Philippine Congress to postpone the election to a variety of dates.Estabillo Allen V. SouthCot Rep. Fuentes favors postponing barangay polls http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/05/21/southcot-rep-fuentes-favors-postponing-barangay-polls/ May 26, 2013 MindaNews May 21, 2013 COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes proposed postponing the elections to either 2014 or early 2015. Postponement would require amending Republic Act No. 9340 by an act of Congress, signed by the president. President Benigno Aquino III was opposed to postponing the elections.Napallacan Jhunnex P-Noy thumbs down delay in barangay polls http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/413431/p-noy-thumbs-down-delay-in-barangay-polls May 26, 2013 Cebu Daily News May 22, 2013 Preparations Postponement of the Sangguniang Kabataan elections Because of allegations that the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) was a "breeding ground for political dynasty and exposes the youth to corruption and the practice of traditional politicians" known colloquially as trapos, on September 24, 2013, the Congress of the Philippines passed a bill to (a) postpone the scheduled October 2013 SK elections until sometime between October 28, 2014 and February 23, 2015 and (b) leave vacant all the SK positions until new officers are elected.Mendez Christina SK polls postponed; Congress says no holdovers http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/09/25/1237828/sk-polls-postponed-congress-says-no-holdovers September 25, 2013 Philippine Star September 25, 2013 The bill explicitly prohibits the appointing of officials to fill the vacant positions. Sen. Francis Escudero said the no-holder of officials would technically abolish the SK. The 10% funds from the Internal Revenue Allotment designated for SK activities would be used by the barangays for youth development programs. Special elections in Zamboanga City and Bohol The Commission on Elections decided to postpone the elections in Zamboanga City in October 8 as the city was still reeling from the effects of the Zamboanga City crisis and of massive floodshttp://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/10/09/1243128/comelec-suspends-barangay-elections-zamboanga-city Comelec suspends barangay elections in Zamboanga City Sheila Crisostomo The Philippine Star October 9, 2013 On the aftermath of the 2013 Bohol earthquake, Chairman Sixto Brillantes announced on October 21 that the commission also postponed the elections in the entire province of Bohol.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/511247/comelec-suspends-bohol-village-polls Barangay polls in Bohol postponed for a month by Comelec Jerry E. Esplanada Philippine Daily Inquirer October 21, 2013 October 22, 2013 The next day, commission voted to hold the elections in both places to be held on November 25, or five days before the terms of incumbents expire.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/512163/barangay-polls-in-bohol-zamboanga-city-to-be-held-nov-25 Barangay polls in Bohol, Zamboanga City to be held Nov. 25 Tina G. Santos October 22, 2013 Philippine Daily Inquirer October 22, 2013 Gun ban and official campaign period A gun ban went into effect on September 28, 2013.Bacarisas Anjo Comelec 'saves' P100M on SK polls cancellation http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2013/09/27/comelec-saves-p100m-sk-polls-cancellation-305524 September 27, 2013 Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro September 27, 2013 The official campaign period was one week, from October 18 to 26, 2013.Official Website http://www.comelec.gov.ph COMELEC (Commission of Elections) September 27, 2013December 2018 For the special elections in Zamboanga City and Bohol, the election period and gun ban went into effect from October 26 to December 10, 2013, filing of COCs was November 7–13, 2013, and the campaign period was one week, November 15–23, 2013.Resolution No. 9805 http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=Elections/2013BarangaySK/res/res9805 COMELEC (Commission of Elections) December 7, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131211230921/http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=Elections%2F2013BarangaySK%2Fres%2Fres9805 December 11, 2013 mdy-all Election The election was a manual one and not automated as the May 2013 national elections were.Ellera Teresa Comelec braces for barangay polls http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2013/05/25/comelec-braces-barangay-polls-284100 May 26, 2013 Sun Star Bacalod May 25, 2013 The ballots were blank and voters were required to write in the name of the candidates that they wanted to vote for. In August 2013, there were 54,051,626 registered to vote in the elections.Data on the Total Number of Barangays, Established and Clustered/Grouped Precincts, Registered Voters, and Voting Centers http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=Elections/2013BarangaySK/Statistics/MunicipalSummary Official Website COMELEC (Commission on Elections) September 27, 2013 Statistics Barangays 42,028Barangay chairmen seats 42,028Barangay councilor seats 294,196Registered voters 54,051,626 Results Barangay captains Nonpartisan 38721421 42028 38721421 53698002 Barangay councilors Nonpartisan 38721421 294196 38721421 53698002 See also 2013 Davao Occidental creation plebiscite; done on the same day References External links Official Website of the Commission on Elections Republic Act No. 9340 2013 Category:2013 elections in the Philippines