QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 7808)
RA 7808 resets the elections of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to the first Monday of May 1996, and provides that they shall be held every three (3) years thereafter, amending Section 532(a) of RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991).
RA 7808 amends Section 532(a) of RA 7160.
They are to be held on the first Monday of May 1996, and then every three (3) years thereafter.
It provides that the first elections for SK to be conducted under the Code shall be held thirty (30) days after the next local elections.
The first SK elections under the Code shall be held thirty (30) days after the next local elections.
Every three (3) years thereafter.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
The Omnibus Election Code governs the elections of the Sangguniang Kabataan.
They conduct the election of their respective officers thirty (30) days after the May 1996 SK elections on dates to be scheduled by COMELEC.
They establish conditional timing rules and exceptions, specifying (1) the first election timing relative to local elections, (2) the fixed regular schedule starting May 1996, and (3) the schedule for federation-officer elections after May 1996.
Yes. It explicitly states that the conduct of SK elections shall be under supervision of COMELEC.
All laws, decrees, orders, administrative rules and regulations, or any part thereof that are inconsistent with RA 7808 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
It takes effect immediately after its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
It creates a general repeal/modify rule: any inconsistent provision in prior laws or issuances is deemed repealed, amended, or modified to the extent of the inconsistency with RA 7808.
May 1996 serves as the anchor for the regular election cycle; subsequent regular elections follow the three-year interval from that schedule.
They are to be held thirty (30) days after the May 1996 SK elections, with the exact dates scheduled by COMELEC.
It indicates RA 7808 only changes the subsection dealing with the timing and governance of SK elections, leaving other provisions of Section 532 or RA 7160 unchanged.