Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8524)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 8524 is to change the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan from three (3) years to five (5) years by amending Section 43 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991.
Section 43 of Republic Act No. 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991, is amended by Republic Act No. 8524.
The new term length for barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan is five (5) years.
The five-year term for barangay officials and Sangguniang Kabataan members began after the regular election of barangay officials on the second Monday of May 1997.
Yes, under subsection (b), no local elective official shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position, and voluntary renunciation of the office does not interrupt the continuity of service for term limit purposes.
A local elective official can serve a maximum of three (3) consecutive terms in the same position.
Yes, Section 2 of the Act states that its provisions apply to incumbent barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan.
All laws, decrees, executive orders, and other regulations inconsistent with RA 8524 are repealed, modified, or amended accordingly as provided in Section 3 of the Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Republic Act No. 8524 was approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 14, 1998.
Before the amendment by RA 8524, the term of office of local elective officials was three (3) years according to Section 43(a) of the Local Government Code.
Sangguniang Kabataan members elected in the May 1996 elections were to serve until the next regular election of barangay officials, after which the five-year term provision would apply.