QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 249)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 249 is to amend Presidential Decree No. 229 by authorizing government officials and employees, including military personnel, to vote in their place of assignment during barangay referendums and consultations.
Any officer or employee of the government, including those in government-owned or controlled corporations and military personnel, can vote in their place of assignment if they meet the conditions specified in the decree.
The officer or employee must present a certification from the chief of office or agency stating that they are an employee of the office or agency and a registered barangay member in their province.
Yes, military personnel registered as barangay members elsewhere are allowed to vote at the barangay referendum center nearest their camp, barracks, or detachment.
Whenever possible, the election registrar may authorize a barangay referendum center in the military camp, barracks, or detachment, allowing the family members of military personnel assigned there to also cast their votes there.
The Commission on Elections can postpone a referendum for serious causes such as calamities, floods, violence, terrorism, loss or destruction of referendum paraphernalia or records, and other similar causes making the holding of a referendum impossible.
Barangay members in such areas are authorized by the Commission on Elections to cast their votes in the nearest barangay referendum center where peace and order are maintained.
The decree took effect immediately upon its signing on July 20, 1973.
The election registrar of any city, municipality, or municipal district may authorize such establishment considering the number of voters and accessibility.
They must present certification from the chief of the office or agency confirming their employment and barangay membership in the designated location.