Sangguniang Kabataan Reviewer

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1. 1Who are the members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan under the SK Reform Act?

   ✓ All Filipino citizens residing in the barangay for at least 6 months, aged 15 to 30, and duly registered with the COMELEC and/or the SK secretary

   RA 10742 Sec. 4: the Katipunan ng Kabataan is composed of all citizens of the Philippines residing in the barangay for at least six (6) months, at least fifteen (15) but not more than thirty (30) years of age, duly registered in the COMELEC list and/or the records of the SK secretary. The old 15–21 rule in RA 7160 was repealed.

   RA 10742, Sec. 4 · Read the law

2. 2Besides electing the SK, what is the role of the Katipunan ng Kabataan?

   ✓ It is the highest policy-making body on youth matters in the barangay; the SK must consult it and secure its concurrence in formulating all programs, plans, and activities

   RA 10742 Sec. 5: the Katipunan ng Kabataan elects the SK chairperson and members, and serves as the highest policy-making body on matters affecting the youth in the barangay. The SK shall consult and secure the concurrence of the KK in the formulation of all its programs, plans, and activities.

   RA 10742, Sec. 5 · Read the law

3. 3How often must the Katipunan ng Kabataan meet?

   ✓ At least once every six (6) months

   RA 10742 Sec. 6: the Katipunan ng Kabataan meets at least once every six (6) months, or at the call of the SK chairperson, or upon written petition of at least one-twentieth (1/20) of its members.

   RA 10742, Sec. 6 · Read the law

4. 4What is the composition of the Sangguniang Kabataan?

   ✓ A chairperson and seven (7) members elected by the Katipunan ng Kabataan, plus an appointed secretary and treasurer

   RA 10742 Sec. 7: the SK is composed of a chairperson and seven (7) members elected by the registered voters of the Katipunan ng Kabataan. The SK chairperson, with the concurrence of the majority of SK members, appoints a secretary and a treasurer from among the KK members.

   RA 10742, Sec. 7 · Read the law

5. 5What plan must the SK formulate within three months of assuming office, with the concurrence of the Katipunan ng Kabataan?

   ✓ The Comprehensive Barangay Youth Development Plan (CBYDP), a three-year rolling plan

   RA 10742 Sec. 8(a): within three (3) months from assumption to office, and with the concurrence of the KK, the SK formulates a three-year rolling plan known as the Comprehensive Barangay Youth Development Plan, which is the basis of the Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program.

   RA 10742, Sec. 8(a) · Read the law

6. 6What is the Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program (ABYIP)?

   ✓ The annual slice of the CBYDP, which the SK approves as its annual budget before the start of the fiscal year

   RA 10742 Sec. 8(a)-(b): the CBYDP serves as the basis for the Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program, and the SK approves the annual budget, which is the annual slice of the ABYIP, before the start of the succeeding fiscal year.

   RA 10742, Sec. 8(a)-(b) · Read the law

7. 7What happens to the proceeds of SK fund-raising activities?

   ✓ They are tax-exempt and accrue to the general fund of the SK, with the specific purpose of the activity satisfied first

   RA 10742 Sec. 8(e): the SK may hold fund-raising activities in line with the CBYDP; the proceeds are tax-exempt and accrue to the general fund of the SK, provided the specific purpose of the activity is first satisfied and appropriation follows budget, accounting, and auditing rules.

   RA 10742, Sec. 8(e) · Read the law

8. 8To whom must the SK submit its annual and end-of-term program accomplishment and financial reports?

   ✓ To the sangguniang barangay, presented at the Katipunan ng Kabataan assembly, copy furnished the Local Government Operations Officer and the Local Youth Development Council

   RA 10742 Sec. 8(g): the SK submits annual and end-of-term program accomplishments and financial reports to the sangguniang barangay and presents them during the KK assembly, copy furnished the Office of the LGOO and the LYDC, in the form prescribed by the DILG and the NYC.

   RA 10742, Sec. 8(g) · Read the law

9. 9Within 60 days from assuming office, what three things must the SK do under RA 11768?

   ✓ Formulate and approve its internal rules; appoint its secretary and treasurer; and set the schedule of regular SK meetings and KK assemblies

   RA 11768 amended Sec. 8 of RA 10742 to add paragraph (j): within sixty (60) days from assumption to office, the SK shall formulate and approve its internal rules and procedures, appoint its secretary and treasurer, and set the schedule of regular SK meetings and KK assemblies.

   RA 10742, Sec. 8(j), as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

10. 10How often does the SK meet regularly, and who may call a special meeting?

    ✓ Once a month; special meetings may be called by the chairperson or any four (4) members with at least one day's written notice

    RA 10742 Sec. 9(a): the SK meets regularly once a month on the date, time, and place it fixes. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or any four (4) of its members by written notice received at least one (1) day in advance.

    RA 10742, Sec. 9(a) · Read the law

11. 11What constitutes a quorum in SK meetings?

    ✓ A majority of the members, including the chairperson

    RA 10742 Sec. 9(b): a majority of the members including the chairperson shall constitute a quorum.

    RA 10742, Sec. 9(b) · Read the law

12. 12What is the age requirement to run for SK chairperson or member?

    ✓ At least 18 but not more than 24 years of age on the day of the elections

    Sec. 10 of RA 10742, as amended by RA 11768: an SK official must be at least eighteen (18) but not more than twenty-four (24) years of age on the day of the elections, a KK voter, a barangay resident for at least one year, able to read and write, and not convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.

    RA 10742, Sec. 10, as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

13. 13An SK candidate is the child of the incumbent punong barangay. Is the candidate qualified?

    ✓ No. SK officials must not be related within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any incumbent elected regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay official in the locality

    Sec. 10 of RA 10742 as amended by RA 11768 requires that the SK official must not be related within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any incumbent elected regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay official in the locality where he or she seeks to be elected. A parent-child relationship is the first civil degree.

    RA 10742, Sec. 10, as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

14. 14What is the age range for the appointed SK secretary and treasurer?

    ✓ At least 18 but not more than 30 years of age on the day of appointment

    RA 11768 amended Sec. 10 to provide that the SK treasurer and secretary must be at least eighteen (18) but not more than thirty (30) years of age on the day of the appointment.

    RA 10742, Sec. 10, as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

15. 15What special requirements does RA 11768 impose on the SK treasurer?

    ✓ An educational or career background in business administration, accountancy, finance, economics, or bookkeeping, and mandatory TESDA bookkeeping training and certification before assuming office

    RA 11768: the SK chairperson shall appoint a treasurer with an educational or career background relating to business administration, accountancy, finance, economics, or bookkeeping (other nominees only if no one qualifies), and the appointed treasurer shall undergo mandatory bookkeeping training from, and be certified by, TESDA before assumption to office.

    RA 10742, Sec. 10, as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

16. 16What is the term of office of SK elective officials, and what happens if an official turns 25 during the term?

    ✓ Three (3) years; an official who passes the age of 24 during the term may serve the remaining portion

    RA 10742 Sec. 11(a): the SK chairperson and members hold office for a fixed term of three (3) years. Sec. 11(c): an SK official who, during the term, passes the age of twenty-four (24) years is allowed to serve the remaining portion of the term.

    RA 10742, Sec. 11 · Read the law

17. 17How may the SK secretary or treasurer be removed?

    ✓ Through a majority vote of all the members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan in a regular or special assembly called for the purpose, for cause

    RA 10742 Sec. 11(b): the SK secretary and treasurer are coterminous with the appointing authority unless sooner removed for cause, failure to discharge duties, or abuse of authority, through a majority vote of all the members of the Katipunan ng Kabataan in a regular or special assembly called for the purpose.

    RA 10742, Sec. 11(b) · Read the law

18. 18What position does the SK chairperson automatically hold in the sangguniang barangay?

    ✓ Ex officio member, with the same powers and privileges as regular members, and chairperson of the Committee on Youth and Sports Development

    RA 10742 Sec. 12: the SK chairperson automatically serves as an ex officio member of the sangguniang barangay, exercises the same powers and enjoys the same privileges as regular members, chairs the Committee on Youth and Sports Development, and is entitled to pro-rata honoraria for every session attended.

    RA 10742, Sec. 12 · Read the law

19. 19Who presides over a Katipunan ng Kabataan assembly when the agenda involves disciplinary action against the SK chairperson?

    ✓ The highest ranking SK member

    RA 10742 Sec. 13(a): the SK chairperson calls and presides over SK meetings and KK assemblies, and votes in case of a tie, except when the agenda involves disciplinary action against the chairperson, in which case the highest ranking SK member presides.

    RA 10742, Sec. 13(a) · Read the law

20. 20Who signs the documents and warrants drawn from SK funds for expenditures under the CBYDP and ABYIP?

    ✓ The SK chairperson

    RA 10742 Sec. 13(d): the SK chairperson signs all required documents and warrants drawn from the SK funds for all expenditures in the implementation of the CBYDP and the ABYIP. Under Sec. 15(c), the SK treasurer is the co-signatory for withdrawals.

    RA 10742, Sec. 13(d) · Read the law

21. 21Where must the SK secretary post approved resolutions, reports, the CBYDP, and the ABYIP?

    ✓ In the barangay bulletin board and in at least three conspicuous places in the barangay, and where possible through traditional and non-traditional media

    RA 10742 Sec. 14(c): the SK secretary causes the posting, in the barangay bulletin board and in at least three (3) conspicuous places within the barangay, and if possible through traditional and non-traditional media, of all approved resolutions, the annual and end-of-term reports, the CBYDP, and the ABYIP.

    RA 10742, Sec. 14(c) · Read the law

22. 22How often must the SK treasurer submit certified statements of actual income and expenditures?

    ✓ At the end of every quarter, to the SK and the sangguniang barangay, with posting in the bulletin board and three conspicuous places

    RA 10742 Sec. 15(e): the SK treasurer submits to the SK and to the sangguniang barangay certified and detailed statements of actual income and expenditures at the end of every quarter, and posts them in the barangay bulletin board and at least three conspicuous places.

    RA 10742, Sec. 15(e) · Read the law

23. 23What tuition privilege do SK officials in good standing enjoy during their incumbency?

    ✓ Exemption from tuition and matriculation fees in any public tertiary school, including state colleges and universities and locally funded public schools, within or nearest their area

    RA 10742 Sec. 16(a)(1): SK officials in good standing, whether elected or appointed, are exempt from tuition and matriculation fees while enrolled in any public tertiary school, including SUCs and locally funded public educational institutions within or nearest their area of jurisdiction; the national government reimburses the school.

    RA 10742, Sec. 16(a)(1) · Read the law

24. 24From which school requirement are SK officials exempt under RA 11768?

    ✓ Any of the components of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)

    RA 11768 amended Sec. 16(a)(2) so that SK officials in good standing are exempt from taking any of the components of the National Service Training Program (NSTP). RA 10742 originally exempted them only from NSTP-CWTS.

    RA 10742, Sec. 16(a)(2), as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

25. 25Under RA 11768, what are the limits on the monthly honorarium of SK members, secretary, and treasurer?

    ✓ It must not exceed the monthly compensation of the SK chairperson, and not more than 25% of the SK funds may go to personnel services

    RA 11768 (Sec. 16(a)(6) as amended): SK members, including the treasurer and secretary, receive a monthly honorarium chargeable against SK funds, granted at the end of every regular monthly meeting, provided it does not exceed the SK chairperson's monthly compensation and not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the SK funds is allocated for personnel services.

    RA 10742, Sec. 16(a)(6), as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

26. 26For purposes of the Revised Penal Code, are SK officials persons in authority?

    ✓ Yes, the SK chairperson and members are deemed persons in authority in their jurisdictions

    RA 10742 Sec. 17: for purposes of the Revised Penal Code, the SK chairperson and members in each barangay are deemed persons in authority in their jurisdictions.

    RA 10742, Sec. 17 · Read the law

27. 27Who may suspend or remove an elected SK official, and what is the maximum suspension?

    ✓ The sangguniang bayan or sangguniang panlungsod with jurisdiction over the barangay, by majority vote of all its members, after due process; suspension of not more than six months

    RA 10742 Sec. 18: any elected SK official may, after due process, be suspended for not more than six (6) months or removed from office by majority vote of all members of the sangguniang bayan or sangguniang panlungsod with jurisdiction over the barangay; the decision is final and executory.

    RA 10742, Sec. 18 · Read the law

28. 28How many unexcused absences from regular SK meetings are a ground for suspension or removal?

    ✓ Two (2) consecutive absences, or four (4) accumulated absences within twelve (12) months

    RA 10742 Sec. 18(a): absence from the regular meeting of the SK without valid cause for two (2) consecutive times, or accumulated absences of four (4) within a period of twelve (12) months, is a ground for suspension or removal.

    RA 10742, Sec. 18(a) · Read the law

29. 29How many consecutive unexcused absences from sangguniang barangay sessions expose the SK chairperson to suspension or removal?

    ✓ Four (4) consecutive absences without valid cause

    RA 10742 Sec. 18(f): four (4) consecutive absences during the regular sangguniang barangay sessions without valid cause, in the case of the SK chairperson, is a ground for suspension or removal.

    RA 10742, Sec. 18(f) · Read the law

30. 30If the SK chairperson resigns, who assumes the office?

    ✓ The SK member who obtained the highest number of votes in the preceding election, for the unexpired portion of the term

    Sec. 19(a) as amended by RA 11768: if the SK chairperson refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, resigns, dies, is permanently incapacitated, or is removed, the SK member with the highest number of votes assumes the chairmanship for the unexpired term. If the vacancy arises for a reason not listed, the mayor appoints an OIC from at least three nominees of the SK members.

    RA 10742, Sec. 19(a), as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

31. 31After a chairperson vacancy is filled, how is the resulting vacancy among SK members filled?

    ✓ The SK chairperson calls, within 30 days, a special Katipunan ng Kabataan assembly to elect a member, coordinated with the LGOO and the COMELEC

    RA 10742 Sec. 19(b): after the vacancy is filled, the SK chairperson shall, within thirty (30) days, call a special KK assembly to elect an SK member to complete the membership, coordinated with the Office of the LGOO and the COMELEC. The member serves the unexpired portion of the term.

    RA 10742, Sec. 19(b) · Read the law

32. 32What share of the barangay general fund is set aside for the Sangguniang Kabataan?

    ✓ Ten percent (10%), appropriated in lump sum and disbursed solely for youth development and empowerment

    RA 10742 Sec. 20(a): ten percent (10%) of the general fund of the barangay shall be set aside for the SK. The sangguniang barangay appropriates the SK funds in lump sum, to be disbursed solely for youth development and empowerment purposes.

    RA 10742, Sec. 20(a) · Read the law

33. 33Where are SK funds deposited, and who are the official signatories?

    ✓ In the name of the SK of the barangay, in a government-owned bank in or nearest the barangay, with the SK chairperson and SK treasurer as signatories

    RA 10742 Sec. 20(b): the SK has financial independence in its operations; SK funds are deposited in the name of the SK of the concerned barangay in a government-owned bank situated in or nearest its area of jurisdiction, with the SK chairperson and the SK treasurer as the official signatories.

    RA 10742, Sec. 20(b) · Read the law

34. 34Who reviews the SK's annual budget, within what period, and what if the review is not completed?

    ✓ The sangguniang bayan or panlungsod, within 60 days of receipt; if not completed in time, the budget is deemed approved

    RA 10742 Sec. 20(d): the sangguniang bayan or sangguniang panlungsod shall, within sixty (60) days upon receipt, review the SK's annual and supplemental budgets for compliance; non-compliance renders the budget inoperative in whole or in part, and failure to complete the review within the period renders the annual budget deemed approved.

    RA 10742, Sec. 20(d) · Read the law

35. 35Under RA 11768, what is the maximum share of the SK fund that may be appropriated for the mandatory and continuing training of SK officials?

    ✓ Not more than fifteen percent (15%)

    RA 11768 added Sec. 20(e): the SK may set aside an amount for the mandatory and continuing training of SK officials, but the total appropriated for training shall not be more than fifteen percent (15%) of the SK fund.

    RA 10742, Sec. 20(e), as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

36. 36Within how many days from the SK elections must the pederasyon elections be held at the municipal/city level?

    ✓ Within fifteen (15) days; within thirty (30) days for the provincial pederasyon

    RA 10742 Sec. 21(b): the LGOO, in coordination with the election officer, facilitates the pederasyon elections, which are held within fifteen (15) days from the SK elections for the pambayan and panlungsod pederasyon, and within thirty (30) days for the panlalawigang pederasyon.

    RA 10742, Sec. 21(b) · Read the law

37. 37What seat does the president of the pederasyon ng mga SK hold?

    ✓ Ex officio member of the sangguniang bayan, panlungsod, or panlalawigan, chairing the Committee on Youth and Sports Development and sitting in several local special bodies

    Sec. 22 as amended by RA 11768: the elected president of the pederasyon at each level serves as ex officio member of the corresponding sanggunian, chairs the Committee on Youth and Sports Development, sits as a regular member of several committees, serves ex officio in bodies like the Local School Board and Local Development Council, and convenes the LYDC every three months.

    RA 10742, Sec. 22, as amended by RA 11768 · Read the law

38. 38When must an SK official undergo the mandatory training program, and what is the effect of deliberately skipping it?

    ✓ Before assuming office; deliberate failure to attend is a ground for disqualification or disciplinary action

    RA 10742 Sec. 27: any SK official, whether elected or appointed, must undergo the mandatory training programs before he or she can assume office, and attend continuing training during incumbency. Deliberate failure to attend is sufficient ground for disqualification or disciplinary action.

    RA 10742, Sec. 27 · Read the law

39. 39When is the Linggo ng Kabataan observed?

    ✓ On the week where the 12th of August falls, to coincide with International Youth Day

    RA 10742 Sec. 30(a): every barangay, municipality, city, and province conducts the annual Linggo ng Kabataan on the week where the 12th of August falls, to coincide with International Youth Day, with the SK taking the lead at the barangay level.

    RA 10742, Sec. 30(a) · Read the law

40. 40What is the age range of the in-school and community youth who are elected as counterpart officials during Linggo ng Kabataan?

    ✓ Thirteen (13) to seventeen (17) years old

    RA 10742 Sec. 30(b): the observance includes the election of counterparts of local elective and appointive officials among in-school and community youth aged thirteen (13) to seventeen (17), who hold office as boy and girl officials during the week.

    RA 10742, Sec. 30(b) · Read the law

41. 41When are SK elections held?

    ✓ Synchronized with the barangay elections, and every three (3) years thereafter

    RA 10742 Sec. 32: the SK elections are synchronized with the barangay elections and held every three (3) years thereafter.

    RA 10742, Sec. 32 · Read the law

42. 42Who are the 'youth' under the SK Reform Act and RA 8044?

    ✓ Persons aged fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years old

    RA 10742 Sec. 3(f), citing RA 8044 (Youth in Nation-Building Act): 'youth' refers to persons whose ages range from fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years old.

    RA 10742, Sec. 3(f) · Read the law