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INTERNAL RULES
OF PROCEDURE
SANGGUNIANG
BARANGAY
2023-2025

BARANGAY LAMAO
BUCLOC

PRPOVINCE OF ABRA
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Republic of the Philippines

Cordillera Administrative Region
Province of Abra
MUNICIPALITY OF BUCLOC
BARANGAY LAMAO

OFFICE OF THE BARANGAY COUNCIL

ORDINANCE NO. 01
Series of 2023

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE

BARANGAY COUNCILS OF BARANGAY LAMAO MUNICIPALITY OF BUCLOC, ABRA

WHEREAS, the Barangay Councils of Barangay Lamao, Bucloc, Abra is a legislative body duly organized
in the barangay pursuant to law for the enactment of ordinance and the adoption of resolution
for the good governance of Barangay Lamao, Bucloc, Abra.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provision of R.A. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of
1991, and book 1 Chapter 3, section 50 provide that Barangay Local Sangguniang Bodies
have the inherent right and obligation of adopting its own rules of procedure for the proper
discharge of legislative functions;

WHEREAS, in the maintenance of good order in Local Barangay Sanggunian deliberation, it is necessary
that specific rules be adopted and enforced in the interest of effective legislation.

NOW THEREFORE;

BE IT RESOLVED by the Sangguniang Barangay of Lamao to adopt the following Internal Rules of
Procedure to govern its deliberations.
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RULE I- MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1. Composition:
A. The Sangguniang Barangay shall be composed of the Punong Barangay as the presiding
Officer, the Regular Sangguniang Barangay Members, the Chairman of the Sangguniang
Kabataan, the Indigenous People Mandatory Representative and the Barangay Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Officer.
B. The regular members of the Sangguniang pambarangay and the ex-officio representatives
shall be elected in the manner as maybe provided for by law.

SECTION 2. Oath or Affirmation:

 All members of the Sangguniang Pambarangay of this barangay shall, upon assumption to the
office, take oath of office or affirmation in the prescribed form, duly subscribers form and
duly subscribed before a person authorized to administer oath.

 Copies of the oath or affirmation of office shall be filed in the office of the Barangay
Councils.

RULE II- PRESIDING OFFICER

SECTION 1. The Presiding officer
 The Punong Barangay shall be the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Pambarangay of
Barangay Lamao, Bucloc, Abra. The Presiding Officer shall vote only to break a tie.

 If the Punong Barangay cannot preside a regular/special session, the Sangguniang

Barangay Members present constituting a quorum shall elect from among themselves a
temporary Presiding Officer. The acting or presiding officer shall vote in case of a tie and
but shall certify within ten (10) days from their enactment of adoption all ordinances and
resolutions passed by the kagawad in the session over he temporarily presided.
SECTION 2.
 The Punong Barangay shall be the Presiding officer of the Sangguniang Barangay and as
such, shall have the following rights and duties.

a. To preside over the sessions.

b. To exact from all the members present during the session proper deportment and decorum.
c. To enforce the internal rules and procedures.
d. To maintain order during sessions and render a ruling on questions of order, subject to appeal
by the member concerned to the body for final decision.
e. To sign all the legislative documents, papers, or checks requiring his signature.
f. To declare the session adjourned to some other date, time and place in cases of extremes
emergencies, serious and uncontrollable disorder, public disturbances and other unavoidable
circumstances.
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g. To declare a recess during sessions anytime the body deems it necessary.

h. To make brief remarks, comments or clarificatory questions on any measure pending
deliberation by the body provided that he shall not express himself either for or against the
said measure or question.
i. To vote but only to break a tie. Hence cannot vote in order to create a tie. His right to vote to
break a tie is compulsory.
j. To relinquish the chair to the Presiding Officer Pro Tempore, or in the latter’s absence to any
member of the Councils who shall act as temporary presiding officer but only if he is going
out of the session hall for whatever reasons.

RULES III- DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

SECTION 1.
 Every member of the Council shall make a full disclosure of his financial and business
interest as required of him under Art. 104, rule XVII of the rules and regulations
implementing the Local Government Code 1991.
SECTION 2.
 Every member shall attend all the session of his Council unless he is prevented from doing so
by reason of sickness or other unavoidable circumstances birth day or other special individual
occasion provided that, as a general rule, previous notice thereto shall be sent to the Council
Secretary of the Barangay. Communications maybe thru text messages or letters thru the
Secretary. Reasons for absences however, must be justified in the next regular session.
SECTION 3.
 As a good rule, every member is required to deliberate and vote on every question or
proposed measured being voted upon by the body which should be reflected in the minutes of
the session held. Abstentions maybe allowed only if it can be shown that the member
concerned has a pecuniary interest either directly or indirectly, on the matter being acted
upon by the body. The body such may be employ other methods in coming up with a
decision.
SECTION 4.
 Every member shall observe proper deportment and decorum during sessions.

RULES IV- SECRETARY TO THE BARANGAY COUNCILS

SECTION 1. Qualification and Appointment

a. There shall be a secretary to the Sangguniang Barangay who shall be appointed by the
Punong Barangay on his discretion.
b. No person shall be appointed as Barangay Secretary unless she/he is a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the Barangay concerned, of good moral character and preferably
High School Graduate, College Level or College Graduate.
SECTION 2. Powers and Duties of the Barangay Secretary
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1. Attend meetings of the Barangay Officials and keep a journal of its proceedings.
2. Keep the seal of the Barangay Local Government Unit and affix the same with her/his
signature to all ordinances, resolutions and other officials acts of the Councils and present the
same to the Presiding Officer for her/his signature.
3. Forward to the Sangguniang Bayan, copies of duty approved ordinances, in the manner
provided in section 56 & 57 under book I Republic Act No. 7160;
4. Furnish, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of the records of the public
character in her/his custody, upon payment to the barangay treasurer of such fees as maybe
prescribed by the ordinance.
5. Record in the book for purpose, all ordinances and resolutions enacted or adopted by the
Barangay Sanggunian, with the dates of passage and publication thereof;
6. Keep the office and all non-confidential records there in open to the public during the usual
business hours;
7. Translate into the dialect used by the majority of the inhabitants all ordinances and
resolutions immediately after their approval, and cause the publication of the same under
Republic Act No. 7160.
8. Exercises such other functions and performs such other duties and functions ass maybe
prescribed by law or ordinances relative to this position.

RULES V- REGULAR AND SPECIAL SESSIONS

SECTION 1.
 The regular session of the Barangay Council shall be twice a month to be held at the
Barangay Session Hall every first Monday and third Monday of every month and shall start
immediately after the flag ceremony.
SECTION 2.
 Special session maybe called by the Presiding Officer or by the Majority of the members of
the Sangguniang Barangay when public interest so demands.
SECTION 3.
 Notice of special sessions may sent through letter or text message by the Barangay Secretary
stating the date, time and purpose of the session at least twenty four (24) hours before the
special session held.
SECTION 4.
 Unless otherwise agrees upon by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present, there being a
quorum, no other matter maybe considered at a special session expect those state in the
notice.
SECTION 5.
 All session shall open to the public unless a close door session is ordered by an affirmative
vote of a majority of the members present, there being a quorum, in the public interest of for
reasons of security, decency, or morality.
SECTION 6.
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 No two (2) sessions, whether regular or special session maybe held in a single day.
SECTION 7.
 Adjourned Session: An adjourned session maybe held:
a. Through the initiative of the chair by using the “assumed motion” or by majority of the
member present in a session where there is NO QUORUM, compel the attendance of the
absent members in order to obtain the necessary quorum.
b. By the majority vote of the members present in any regular or special session, there being
a quorum, in order to finish very important business, which needs immediate action.

RULES VI- ORDER OF BUSINESS

SECTION 1. The order of business of the Sangguniang Barangay shall be follows:
a. Call to Order
b. Roll Call
c. Reading of minutes of the previous Meeting
d. Question hour
e. First reading and Referral to committees of proposed ordinances, resolution, communications
and petitions.
f. Special report
g. Privilege hour
h. Committee Reports
i. Calendar of Business
 Unfinished Business
 Business of the Day
 Unassigned Business
j. Proposed Resolution/Ordinances for Third Reading
k. Announcements
l. Adjournment
SECTION 2. Call to Order:
 The presiding Officer shall open the session by calling the Barangay Sanggunian to order,
followed by a prayer.
SECTION 3. ATTENDANCE IN SESSION
a. Every member of the council shall be present in all sessions, unless expressively excluded by
it or necessarily prevented, from doing so by sickness, official travel, speaking engagements
or other unavoidable circumstances duly reported in writing thru text messages to the
Sangguniang Barangay through the secretary.
b. Cutting session by a Kagawad members shall not allowed except for justifiable reasons or
other unavoidable circumstances, as maybe considered by the members present during the
session to be reasonable and/or justified. A member who cuts session will be considered
absent.
c. Tardiness during sessions shall be dealt with accordingly with sanctions as maybe determined
by the body.
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SECTION 4. QUORUM
Section 4.1- A majority of the members of the council who have been elected and qualified
shall constitute a quorum to transact official businesses.
Section 4.2- Other interpretations to the contrary notwithstanding the term elected and
qualified shall constricted to include not only the regular member but also the ex-officio of the
council.
Section 4.3- In computing the presence of a quorum, the term majority shall be based on the
actual membership of incumbents in the Council which shall excluded the following:
Presiding Officer (regular)
A deceased member
A member who has resigned
A member, who has been suspended, expelled or removes by final judgment.
Section 4.4- No quorum at the start of the session. Immediately after the flag ceremony,
presiding officer (regular or temporary as the case maybe) shall call the session to order without a
quorum.
In the absence of a quorum after calling the session to order, the presiding officer may
perform and of the following:
1. He may adjourn the session from hour to hour if he would like to wait for other members who
maybe late in coming to the session.
2. He may be adjourn the session from day to day, or
3. He may adjourn the session for lack of quorum.
Section 4.5- No quorum during the session. During the session which was started with a
quorum and a question on the lack of quorum is raised by a member, the presiding officer
shall immediately cause the reading of the roll of members and announce the result thereof
and then declare whether or not there exist a quorum.
Section 4.6- in the absence of a quorum, the presiding officer may declare a recess of not
more than one (1) hour and wait for other members to come, or majority of the member present may
adjourn from hour to hour, or day and may compel the immediate attendance of any member absent
without justifiable cause by designating a member of the council to be assisted by a member or
members of the Police Force to arrest the absent and present him at the session hall.
 If there is still no quorum despite the enforcement of the above remedial measure, the
Presiding Officer may, motu propio or upon proper motion from the floor duly adopted by the
body, then declare the session adjourned for lack of quorum.
SECTION 5.
 Reading & Approval of Minutes of the previous Meeting. The minutes of each session must
be reviewed. Should there be corrections, it must be entered immediately. After it has been
reviewed, approval may follow.
SECTION 6.
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 All resolutions, Petitions, Communications are read and are referred to the appropriate
committees.
SECTION 7.
 Privilege Hour:
SECTION 8.
 Question Hour:
SECTION 9.
 Standing Committee Reports. The chairman of the committee will present the written report
of the committee.
Section 9.1- In rendering committee reports, priority shall be given to regular committees (or
standing committees) to be followed by special (or Ad Hoc) committees.
Section 9.2- As a good general rule, committee shall be rendered by its chairman, unless the
dissents with the majority decision. In his absence, the vice chairman shall take his place. If
neither of them is present, any committee member concurring with the report and duly
designated by the said committee shall render the report.
Section 9.3- As a good general rule, no member of a committee shall oppose or object to the
report of his committee unless he submits his dissenting opinion to the majority decision in
writing or orally in open session before the said committee renders its reports. Otherwise he
shall be precluded to oppose it on the floor.
SECTION 10. Calendar of Business
 The calendar of business shall be prepared by the committee on the rule and a copy thereof
shall be furnished every member of his Council not less than one (1) day before the date of
the regular session. The presiding officer shall cause the Office of the Secretary to provide
the necessary administrative support or secretarial services to the Committee on Rule and
other standing or special committees.
Section 10.1- The calendar of business shall contain the following:
a. Unfinished Business- refers to proposals or measure that have been left not
acted upon, postponed, or left unfinished during the previous meeting or
session. This also includes items of business left unfinished or not acted upon
at the end of the term of previous administration.
b. Business for the Day- refers to a list of items that have been reported out by
committee on Rules this also include those items for the body’s session on
Third and Final Reading.
c. Unassigned Business- refers to pending matters or measures including new
ones that arises during the deliberation but not yet assigned or referred to any
committee for appropriation action.
Section 10.2- The Calendar of Business shall contain brief description of the item of business
to be taken up during the regular session including but not limited to the following:
1. The title of the propose ordinance or resolution;
2. The name of the sponsor or authors and the committee sponsoring it;
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3. In the case of petitions, letters, endorsements and other communications, the source or
the name of senders;
RULES VII- LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
SECTION 1.
 Rules in the enactment of the ordinance and adoption of resolutions. In the enactment of
ordinances and adoption of resolutions including other matters requiring legislative actions,
the following rules shall be observed.
a. Legislative actions of a general and permanent character shall be enacted in the form
of ordinances, while those which are temporary character shall be passed in the form
of resolutions. Matters relating to proprietary functions and to private concerns shall
be acted upon resolution.
b. Proposed ordinances and resolutions shall be in writing and shall contain an assigned
number, a title or caption, an enacting or ordaining clause, and the date of its proposed
affectivity. In addition, every proposed ordinance shall be accompanied by a brief
explanatory note containing the justification for its approval. It shall be signed by the
author and co-authors and submitted to the secretary before the start of the regular
session.
c. Any resolution shall be enacted in the same manner prescribed for an ordinance,
except that it need not go through the third reading principle for its consideration
unless decided otherwise by a majority of the Council member present.
d. No ordinance or resolution shall be considered on second reading in any regular
meeting unless it has been reported out by the proper committee to which it was
referred or certified as urgent by the local chief executive.
e. Any legislative matter duly certified by the Local Chief Executive as urgent whether
or not it is included in the calendar of business may be presented and considered by
the body at the same meeting without need of suspending the rules.
f. The Secretary shall prepare copies of the proposed ordinance or resolutions in the
form it was passed on second reading and shall distribute to each Council member a
copy thereof except that a measure certified by the local chief executive as urgent
maybe submitted for the final voting immediately after it has undergone the periods of
debate and amendment during the second reading.
g. No ordinance or resolution passed by the council in a regular, or special session dully
called for the purposed, shall be valid unless approved by a majority of the member
present, there being a quorum.
h. Upon the passage of all ordinances and resolutions directing the payment of money or
creating a liability and at the request of any member, the council. Secretary shall
record the eyes and the nays. Each approved ordinance or resolution shall be stamped
with the seal of the Barangay and recorded in a book kept for the purpose.
SECTION 2. Methods of Voting
 Unless a different method is prescribed by the Council for a particular measure, voting shall
be either one of the following methods:
a. By voices (vive-voce)
b. By raising of hand (or show of hand)
c. By ballot or
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d. By nominal voting (or roll call)

SECTION 3. Putting the question to a vote. The Presiding Officer shall rise whenever he is putting a
question to a vote. The Presiding Officer shall take first the affirmative votes and then he negative
votes.
While still in standing the Presiding Officer shall announce the results thereof.
RULES VIII- VOTES AND VOTING
SECTION 1. Voting on the Question
 Whenever a nominal voting (or roll call voting) is being applied, the secretary shall call the
roll of members either in alphabetical order, by rank, or by barangay they are assigned. As
each name member may explain his vote but not exceeded three (3) minutes.
As a second roll call maybe requested by any member from the chair but this time only the
names of those who filed to vote shall be called. This is to give another opportunity to those
who might have violated the rule on abstention. After this second roll call, no other request of
the same kind shall be entertained by the chair.
SECTION 2. Voting Restriction
 No member can vote, or be allowed to vote, on any measure in which his/her relatives with in
the third degree of consanguinity or affinity has direct or personal elective positions in the
council where a member, as a matter of right, can vote for himself.
SECTION 3. Change to Vote
 A member may change his vote but only when the result of the voting has yet been announce
by the chair. Otherwise, he can only change his vote by unanimous consent of the members
present. Provided, that this rule shall not be applied if voting is by ballot.
SECTION 4. Vote by Late-Comer
 As member who came in late during the session but who happens to arrive while voting is in
progress shall be allowed to vote, provided that the result of the voting has not been
announced by the chair.
SECTION 5. Allowable Motion during Voting
 Except for a motion pertaining to a question of quorum, no other motion shall be entertained
by the chair while voting is in progress.
SECTION 6. Tie Vote
 A tie vote resulting from a vote taken on any motion, measure or proposal shall be construed
to mean that the particular motion, measure or proposal is defeated, unless the chair decided
to break it. Exception to this rule is when a motion to appeal from the decision of the chair is
put to a vote and it resulted in a tie. In this case, the vote is considered to sustain the decision
of the chair.
SECTION 7. Breaking a Tie
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 In case of tie, the Presiding Officer is allowed to cast his vote to break a tie. He is, however,
precluded under existing laws to cast his vote in order to create a tie.
SECTION 8. Majority Vote of all Members
 As provided for under R.A. 7160 and its implementing rules and regulations, a majority vote
of all the members of the council required in the following circumstances:
a. Enactment of ordinance levying taxes, fees or charges prescribing the rates there of
for general and specific purposes, and granting tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs.
(Sec. 447, R.A. 7160 pr. 2-ii)
b. Enactment of ordinance authorizing the floating of bonds or other instruments of
indebtedness for the purpose of raising funds to finance development projects.
c. Enactment of ordinance granting to any person, partnership, cooperative to establish,
construct, operate and maintain ferries, wharves, markets or slaughter house, or other
similar activities within the Barangay as may be allowed by applicable laws. Provided
that cooperatives shall be given preference in the grant of such franchise.
SECTION 9. Majority Vote of the member Present (there by constituting a quorum)
 Except as provided in Section 8 here of, all other legislative matters or measure shall be
require only a majority vote of the members present there in having a quorum for its passage,
adoption or enactment, as the case maybe.
SECTION 10. Abstentions
 Indubitably, a member of this council is representing the people and not necessarily his own
self and as such he should be required to take a stand one way or the other, on every issue or
measure submitted for decision of this August Body. Hence, it is hereby made as a general
rule that no member of this council shall abstain from voting except as provided under
Section 2, Rule X of this Internal Rules of Procedure.
 Abstention if ever allowed to a member shall not be considered in computing the majority
vote. Since abstention is not a vote, it does not count either way. Mere silence and abstention
are not equivalent of affirmative votes nor of negative votes.
 This rule does not apply in voting for elective positions, if a member is qualified.
SECTION 13. Simple Majority
 Except as otherwise provided in the Internal Rules of Procedure and existing laws, rules and
regulations, a vote by a simple majority shall prevail on other measures, motions or
proposition provided, there is a quorum. On parliamentary parlance, the term “simple
majority” means one half plus one of the total votes cost by the members present there being
a quorum. It might be less than the majority of the entire membership.

RULES IX- RULES ON DEBATE & AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1.
 As a general rule, no member shall speak before the Council without first “obtaining the
floor”. A member who has obtained the floor shall address all his remarks to the chair. She/he
shall conduct herself/himself with proper decorum by saying “Mr Presiding Officer”.
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SECTION 2.
 No member rendering a committee report or delivering the sponsorship speech shall speak for
more than ten (10) minutes unless allowed by a majority of member present.
SECTION 3.
 No member shall speak for more than ten (10) minutes on a particular issue or question
being debated upon unless he is allowed to do so by a majority of the members present.
SECTION 4.
 During the period of amendments, every member shall observe the so called five (5) minutes
rule, i.e. remarks or argumentation by any member on each proposed amendment shall not
exceed five (5) minutes.
SECTION 5.
 The member rendering a committee report or delivering the sponsorship speech of a proposed
measure may move to open or close the debate within the twenty (20) minutes period allowed
to him. If he fails to exercise his option, the chair may use the assumed motion to open or
close the debate, or any member may formally move for it, in any case, after a member has
rendered a committee report or has finished his sponsorship speech of a proposed measure. It
shall be considered open to debate.
SECTION 6.
 While having the floor, a member maybe interrupted in his speech or talk by the Presiding
Officer to state a point of order to respond to questions from the floor, to clarify something
related to the issue being discussed or to make certain remarks within his privilege.
SECTION 7.
 The speaker may also be interrupted by another member if the latter desires to ask questions
his privilege to interpolate by proposing the following motions.
 Point to order
 Point of Information
 Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
 Call for Orders of the Day
 Divide the Assembly
 Raise a question of Privilege
 Reconsider
 Appeal from the Decision of the Chair
SECTIOB 8.
 All questions addressed to the speaker or the member having the floor must always be
coursed through the Presiding Officer.
SECTION 9.
 The speaker being interpolated may decline to answer questions, if he so desires.
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SECTION 10.
 No member shall speak against his own motion or proposition. He may however, be
permitted to withdraw his motion or proposition and if his request to withdraw is denied he
may vote against it.
SECTION 11.
 While the period of debate is in progress, no member shall roam around the session hall or
leave the premises without the permission of the chair.
SECTION 12.
 A motion to close the debate is in order if three (3) members have already spoken in favour
but none against it.
SECTION 13.
 Subject to the requirement of the preceding section, if no member moves to close the period
of the debate, the chair, motu propio, may use the assumed motion in order to close the period
debate.
SECTION 14.
 When a motion “to call for the previous question” is proposed by a member which would
result in the closing of debate on a debate on a presiding question, a two-thirds (2/3)
affirmative vote I hereby required.
SECTION 15.
 Whenever the Presiding Officer is addressing the council, no member shall leave his seat nor
interrupt the former in his talk.
SECTION 16.
 After the period of debate has been closed, the period of amendments shall immediately
follow.
SECTION 17.
 Unless a different method is adopted by the member present in a particular session,
amendments to any proposed measure, or parts thereof, shall be in verbatim. Under the
verbatim method, the proposed measure is read paragraph by paragraph or section by section
and after each one is read, amendments can be proposed and debated upon. Thereafter, a vote
is taken on the proposed amendments. Eventually, this process will reach its conclusion and
the original measure or proposition is said to have passed the “second reading”.

RULES X- CONDUCT DURING SESSION

SECTION 1.
 During the session the members must be in proper attire/prescribed uniforms and observe
proper decorum.
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 While the Presiding Officer is addressing the council or putting a question, no member shall
walk out or cross the session hall.
SECTION 2.
 Smoking, chewing of bitternut, eating, sleeping in session or under the influence of liquor
shall not be permitted within the session hall while session is going on.
SECTION 3.
 Cell phones must be in silent mode. For phone calls the member concerned should answer the
call outside the session hall.
SECTION 4.
 In getting the attention of the Presiding Officer, the member may do the following:
a. By raising of hands
b. Merely saying “Mr Presiding Officer”
c. Always stand while talking.
SECTION 5. Discipline of Members
 The council may punish its members for disorderly behaviour under rule 19 of the Local
Government Code and with the Concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of all members, suspend or
excluded from the session a member, but if the penalty is suspension, this shall not exceed
sixty (60) days without pay.
RULES XI- COMMITTEES
SECTION 1. Creation of Committees
 The following rules shall be observed in the creation of committees.
a. A regular or standing committee maybe created or organized by a majority vote of all
members of the council.
b. The Presiding Officer may recommend the creation or reorganization of any regular
or standing committees. The Council shall act on his recommendation without debate
and vote on it immediately Special or Ad Hoc committees may be created upon the
initiative of the chair or any member subject to the affirmative votes of a majority of
the members present, there being a quorum.
SECTION 2. Composition
 Every regular committee to be created and shall be composed of not more than five (5)
members including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
SECTION 3. Restrictions
a. The Presiding Officer shall not be a member of any regular committee. However, he
may be designated by the body as a chairman of Ad Hoc or Special Committee
provided that the purpose or task for which the committee is created does not involve
legislative matters of policy making.
b. No person other than members of the Council shall be made a member of any regular
committee.
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c. No member of the Council shall be a chairman or vice chairman of more than two (2)
regular committees.
d. No member of the council shall be made a member of more than three (3) regular
committees.
e. No members shall participate in the committee’s deliberations if he has a direct
personal or pecuniary interest on the matter bring handled by that committee.
SECTION 4. Committee Hearings or Public Hearings
 No tax ordinance or revenue measure shall be enacted by this body in the absence of a public
hearing duly conducted by the committee concerned.
SECTION 5. Committees Meetings
 As a general rules, a committee meeting shall be attended only by committee members unless
a majority members thereof decided to allow other persons to be present especially invited
resource persons or consultants.
SECTION 6. Committee Hearings Distinguished from the Committee Meetings
 For purposes of this Internal Rules, a committee hearing is an activity of the council through
its committees, where in the general public particularly those representing different sectors
that maybe interested or affected by proposed measure are invited to attend to hear and be on
that matter. This is synonymous to be the term “public hearing”. On the other hand, a
committee meeting, as the term implies, is a meeting of the members of the committee for the
primary purpose of decision-making. Since decision making is difficult task, the committee is
not precluded from with and seeking advice from technical persons.
SECTION 7. Calling a Committee Meeting
 A committee meeting may be called by the following;
a. Chairman
b. Vice Chairman, if is in the capacity as Acting Chairman
c. Majority of the committee Members Provided: that due notice is served upon each
and every committee member
SECTION 8. Vacancy
 Vacancy in a committee shall be filled:
a. By a majority vote of all the members of the or
b. By the Presiding Officer, by general consent (unanimous assent) of the members
present, there being a quorum.
SECTION 10. Standing Committees
 The Barangay Sanggunian shall, though a resolution, relate the following standing
committees.
a. Committees on Finance and Appropriation
b. Committee on Rules/Peace & Order and Security
c. Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and Customary Laws
d. Committee on Education, Sports & Youth Development
e. Committee on Health/Sanitation/Nutrition & Social Services
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f. Committee on Employment and Employees Welfare

g. Committee on Ways and Means
h. Committee on Agriculture/Food and Cooperatives
i. Committee on Public Works and High Ways and Infrastructure
j. Committee on Rules and Human Rights

(Reshuffling of standing committees shall be done when deemed necessary)

a. Committee on Budget/Finance and Appropriation

 This committee refers to all matters or question pertaining to the annual and
supplemental budget of the BLGU, Appropriation Ordinance and resolution to any
budget realignment and all other matters related to Fiscal Administration.
b. Committee on Ways and Means
 This Committee shall be referred to all matters/question pertaining to:
 Local taxes, fees and charges
 Loans and other sources of revenue for the BLGU
c. Committee on Public Works and High Ways and Infrastructure
 This committee shall be referred to all matters/questions connected with the
following:
 Planning construction, maintenance & repair of roads bridges and other infrastructure
projects.
 Measure that pertain to drainage and sewerage system.
d. Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

 This committee refers to all matters or questions pertaining to:

 Environment Protection
 Air and Water pollution
 Meaningless destruction of the environment and its natural resources
 Development, utilization and consecration of natural resources
 Establishment, maintenance, protection & preservation of communal forest,
watershed, tree parks & all other.
 Similar projects by way of the LAPAT SYSTEM as a CUSTOMARY LAW for the
protection, maintenance and development of the natural resources of the municipality.
All other matters related to Environment & Natural Resources.
e. Committee on Customary Law

This committee refers to all matters or questions pertaining to:

 Preservation and promotion of the TINGGUIAN CULTURE, CUSTOMS &
TRADITIONS.
 All other matters related to Tingguian Customs & Traditions
f. Committee on Agriculture/Food & Cooperative

All matters and questions related to:

 Agriculture production and or agriculture inputs and facilities
 Development of Agribusiness enterprise
 Cooperatives, organization and development
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 Incentives to cooperative
 All other matters affecting the cooperative and other agricultural development
g. Committee on Education and Sports & Youth Development
All matters or questions pertaining to the following:
 Formal and Non-formal Education
 Educational facilities and operation of educational institutions
 Sports and Youth Welfare
 Promotion of the Youth’s moral, physical, intellectual & social well-being
 All other matters related to Education and Sports & Youth Development.
h. Committee on Health and Social Services

All matters or questions pertaining to:

 Health, Sanitation or hygiene and Nutrition
 Cleanliness and beautification of the community
 Proposed measures related to hospitals, health centre, nutrition & health program
 Women’s welfare, rights, privileges and organizations
 Family welfare and senior citizens
 Strengthening & development of family life, social welfare programs for the disabled,
elderly, needy victims of drug addiction, rehear of prisoners, prevention of juvenile
delinquency & other matters that would maximize ill effect of poverty.
i. Committee on Transportation and Communication

All matters or questions affecting the following:

 Land and air transportation
 Telecommunication services
 Propose local measures to regulate transportation fare and effective
telecommunication services.
j. Committee on Peace & Order and Security

All matters or questions pertaining to:

 Police matters
 Maintenance of Peace and Order
 Fire prevention and control measures
 Protective service and public moral
k. Committee on Employment, Employees Welfare and Discipline

This committee shall be referred to all matters or questions affecting the following:
 Relationship of Municipal Officials and employees
 Development and Welfare of the Municipal Employees
 Merit and fitness of its employee and any applicant to any vacant position
 All other matters related to employees, benefits, conducts and development
l. Committee on Rules and Human Rights

All matters or questions pertaining to:

Sangguniang Internal Rules & Violation thereof:
 Order of business and calendar of business
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 Disorderly conduct of members and investigation thereof

 Privilege of members
 Enactment, revision or amendments of all kinds of ordinances except appropriation
ordinance
 Exercise of legislative powers
 Legally proposed powers to be acted by the Sanggunian
 Review of ordinances and certain resolutions
 Review of Barangay ordinances & executive order issued by the Punong Barangay
 Naming and renaming of barangays and barangay roads.
 All matters about human rights.

CHAIRMAN and MEMBERS of the STANDING COMMITTEES voted and approved by the
SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY:
1) Committee on BUDGET/FINANCE AND APPROPRIATION
 Chairman: Hon. Billy Boy D. Trinidad
Members: Hon. Sherwin S. Dakiwas
Hon. Chrisaña C. Dalunag
2) Committee on WAYS & MEANS
 Chairman: Hon. Jaymar T. Bisquera
Members: Hon. Marycris P. Peralta
Hon. Jaime C. Aglanang
3) Committee on INFRASTRUCTURE/PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
 Chairman: Hon. Sherwin S. Dakiwas
Members: Hon. Sagmayao A. Lomioan
Hon. Billy Boy D. Trinidad
4) Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES
 Chairman: Hon. Sagmayao A. Lomioan
Members: Hon. Johny C. Colet
Hon. Jaymar T. Bisquera
5) Committee on CUSTOMAR LAW
 Chairman: Hon. Johny C. Colet
Members: Hon. Jaime C. Aglanang
Hon. Jaymar T. Bisquera
6) Committee on AGRICULTURE/FOOD AND COOPERATIVE
 Chairman: Hon. Chrisaña C. Dalunag
Members: Hon. Marycris P. Peralta
Hon. Sagmayao A. Lomioan
7) Committee on EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
 Chairman: Hon. Lidner D. Banatao
Members: Hon. Sherwin S. Dakiwas
Hon. Chrisaña C. Dalunag
8) Committee on HEALTH/SANITATION/NUTRITION AND SOCIAL
SERVICES
 Chairman: Hon. Marycris P. Peralta
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Members: Hayne L. Lingbaoan

Hon. Chrisaña C. Dalunag
9) Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
 Chairman: Hayne L. Lingbaoan
Members: Hon. Jaime C. Aglanang
Hon. Sagmayao A. Lomioan
10) Committee on PEACE AND ORDER AND SECURITY
 Chairman: Hon. Jaime C. Aglanang
Members: Hon. Johny C. Colet
Hon. Sherwin S. Dakiwas
11) Committee on EMPLOYMENT/APPOINTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES
WELFARE
 Chairman: Hon. Marycris P. Peralta
Members: Hon. Chrisaña C. Dalunag
Hon. Sherwin S. Dakiwas
12) Committee on RULES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
 Chairman: Hon. Johny C. Colet
Members: Hon. Jaime C. Aglanang
Hon. Sherwin S. Dakiwas

RULES XII- COMMITTEE ON REPORTS

SECTION 1. Submission of Committee Report
 Every committee to which a particular measure is referred by the Presiding Officer shall
submit its report in writing to the Sangguniang, though the secretary, after finishing its task.
Unless reglamentary period are required by laws, the committee shall make report within 15
days after referral.
SECTION 2. Joint Committee or Multiple committee Report
 When a measure is referred to two or more committees concerned may submits a joint
committee report or multi-committee report as the case may be or separate thereon.
SECTION 3. Content of Committee Report
 The committee report shall contain the following information:
a. Name of the reporting committee/s
b. Brief statement of the subject matter referred to it and the action taken thereon
including information gathered during the conduct of committee hearings or meetings
and other relevant information.
c. Finding or conclusions
d. Recommendations (either to file a way of to calendar it for second reading)
e. Names and Signature of concurring members
f. Appendices (minutes of the committee hearings or committee meetings, as the cause
maybe)
SECTION 4. Discharge of committee
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 A committee which failed to submit a committee report within the time required may be
discharge by the Barangay Sanggunian from further consideration of the measure can be re-
assigned to another committee or submit to the body for proper disposition.
SECTION 5. Recommendation a Measure
 When the Barangay Sanggunian is not satisfied with the report of a particular committee on a
measure referred to it, the same may be recommitted to that committee for further study.
SECTION 6. Calendaring a Measure for second Reading
 After the committee has rendered its report and is recommending favourably the enactment of
a proposed ordinance it has “reported out” a copy of the proposed ordinace shall be furnished
the Committee on Rules which shall calendar it for “second reading”. Before the said
proposed ordinance is sponsored on the floor, a copy thereof shall be furnished to every
Council member by the committee chairman concerned.

Schedule of Duty of the Council Member

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Capt. Solomon M. Domel-ac Kgwd. Sherwin S. Dakiwas Kgwd. Sagmayao A. Lomioan Kgwd. Marycis P. Peralta Kgwd. Chrisaña C. Dalunag
Kgwd. Billy Boy D. Trinidad Kgwd. Jaymar T. Bisquera Kgwd. Jaime C. Aglanang BDRRMO Hayne L. Lingbaoan Tanod:
IP Johny C. Colet Tanod: Tanod: Tanod:
Tanod :

RULES XIV- JOURNAL & RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SECTION 1. Record of proceedings
- The council shall keep a journal and record of its proceedings which may be published upon
resolution of the majority members thereof.
SECTION 2. Minutes
- In addition to the journal or a proceeding which is required by the law (R.A. 7160) to be kept,
the Council, through its secretary shall also record its proceedings in the form of minutes
which shall be submitted by the secretary for appropriate action.
SECTION 3. Reading and Consideration of Minutes
- The minutes of the previous session shall be submitted by the Secretary during its succeeding
regular session. The council shall first determine if there are corrections to be made on the
minutes and act on it accordingly before the same is adopted and becomes its property.
Consideration of the minutes shall not be dispensed with. Reading of the Minutes verbatim
may be dispensed with if the members were already furnished a copy beforehand. Being all
responsible men and women, the members are presumed to have read the minutes already
before they came to the session. In any case, the minutes submitted by the secretary shall be
acted upon by the members present.
SECTION 5. Contents of Minutes
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- The minutes shall contain the following information.

a. Place, date & time of the session
b. Whether it is special or regular
c. Name of the members present there in and those who were absent.
d. Action taken on the minutes of the previous session including the correction, if any
name of those who did not, if any.
e. Text of every measure (resolution or ordinances, etc.) adopted or enacted
f. Brief resume of the minority opinion, if any.
g. The eyes and nays or yes or no vote or every question (measure) and if voting is done
through nominal or roll call vote. The names of those who voted on either side.
h. All motions presented or proposed, whether lost or carried, except those withdrawn.
i. Full text of the vote message of the local chief executive, if any.
j. Time of Adjournment.
SECTION 6. Signing of Minutes
- The original copy of the minutes shall be signed by the members who adopted it at or the
appropriate space therein. The Presiding Officer at that particular session and the secretary
shall also sign or affix their signatures on the said minutes.

RULES XV- RULES ON MOTION

SECTION 1.
- All motions relating to a committee report, if presented or proposed by the reporting
committee chairman, or the reporting committee member shall need NO second.
SECTION 2.
- If someone has the floor, whether or not he is speaking, a motion to adjourn shall be ruled out
of order.
SECTION 3.
- All privilege motions may be proposed even if it is a pending motion or question before the
body.
SECTION 4.
- The following motions can be presented or proposed even if someone has the floor viz:
a. Appeal from the decision of the chair
b. Call for orders of the day
c. Divide the assembly, body(or house, if any)
d. Divide the question object to the consideration of a question
e. Point of Order
f. Point of Information
g. Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
h. Reconsider
i. Raise a question of privilege
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SECTION 5.
- When there is no quorum present, a motion to adjourn or to take a recess is in order provided,
that nobody else has the floor.
a. Reconsider and have entered on the minutes
SECTION 6.
- Motions or questions which were laid on the table maybe taken up through a motion to that
effect during that particular session or during the next regular session but not beyond.
SECTION 7.
- The following motion required a SECOND, viz
a.Adjourn
b. Adopt a report or resolution, except when proposed by the reporting committee
chairman or member.
c. Amend
d. Appeal from the decision of the chair
e. Commit or refer to a committee
f. Expunge
g. Extend or limit the time for debate
h. Fix the time to which to adjourn
i. Lay on the table
j. Postpone definitely
k. Postpone indefinitely
l. Call for the Previous Question
m. Recess
n. Reconsider
o. Reconsider and have entered on the minutes
p. Rescind or repeal
q. Suspend the rules
r. Take from the table
s. All main motions
SECTION 8.
- A motion to amend (amendment of the first degree) and motion to amend an amendment
(amendment of the 2nd degree) maybe withdrawn but only before a decision is made thereon).
SECTION 9.
- A motion to amend is in order only up to the second degree. Thus a motion to amend an
amendment is out of order.
SECTION 10.
- A motion can be withdrawn only when it is not yet being discussed or debated upon by the
body. Otherwise any request to withdraw shall require a vote but general consent and if there
is an objection raised for its withdrawal, majority vote of the members present is required.
RULES XVI- SUSPENSION OF RULES
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SECTION 1.
- Only the Chairman or the Vice Chairman of the committee on Rules can move for the
suspension of rules.
SECTION 2.
- No rule shall be suspended except by a vote of two-thirds of the members, a quorum being
present.
SECTION 3.
- When a motion to suspend the rules is pending, one motion to adjourn maybe entertained. If
it is lost, no similar motion shall be entertained until the vote is taken on the motion to
suspend.
SECTION 4.
- If the Barangay Sanggunian votes to suspend the rule, it shall forthwith proceed to consider
the measure. A 2/3 of the SSS members present shall be necessary for the passage of said
measure, a quorum being present.
RULES XVII-RULES IN THE HANDLING OF ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS
A POLICY.
1. Only verified complaints against elective barangay officials which may require disciplinary
action shall be entertained.
2. In the absence of a Disciplinary investigation committee, the Barangay Sangguniang Bayan
given the Quasi-judicial power shall convene and act as a committee of the whole.
3. After receipt of the verified complaint and the verified answer the committee of the whole
shall perform its task of letting the two involved parties meet for a possible amicable settlement.
4. Should there be no amicable settlement; maybe the council after due notice and hearing of
the case ought to make its decision. Their decision shall be final and executory.
5. Any action or decision of any individual member/s of the Council not authorized by the
August Body or not covered under this rules shall be his/their personal acts and thus the Council
shall not be hold responsible.
6. Deadly Weapons are not allowed while the hearing/investigation is going on
7. Person under the influence of liquor shall not be allowed inside the session hall.
8. Council members should observe the proper decorum as provided in the approved internal
rules of procedure of the Barangay Council.
B. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION:
1. Disloyalty to the Republic of the Philippines
2. Culpable violation of the constitution
3. Disloyalty, oppression, misconduct in office, gross negligence or declaration of duty
4. Commission of an offence involving moral turpitude, or an offences punishable by at least
prison Mayor which is from six (6) years and one (1) day twelve (12) years imprisonment
5. Abuse of authority
6. Unauthorized absence for four (4) Consecutive sessions
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7. Application for, or acquisition of foreign citizenship or residence or the status of an

immigrant of other country
8. Graft and Corruption
9. Such other grounds as may be provided by laws.
RULES XVIII- DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
SECTION 1. Penalty
- Penalty of any member who commits an act is transgression of the foregoing rules of
procedure shall be punished with the corresponding penalties hereunder prescribed, to with.
PENALTY
1. For disorderly conduct of behaviour during a session, committee hearing or committee
meeting, such as:
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- Roaming around the session hall  1st Offense- reprimand

- Smoking during session  2nd Offense- Application of
- Eating, chewing bitternut, sleeping. Customary Laws depending
on the gravity of the offense.

2. For any unjustified absence without prior notice, except in extreme emergencies:
a. During regular session P300.00
b. During special session P200.00
c. During committee meetings P200.00
d. During duty P200.00
For unjustified absence in four (4) Consecutive sessions:
- Provision in the local code & the application of a customary law or Tingguian way of settling
cases be applied.
3. For coming late:
a. To any kind of session for 30 minutes Php 100.00
b. In the flag ceremony Php 100.00
4. For cutting attendance Php 200.00
5. Not wearing appropriate attire/appropriate
Uniform during sessions and special occasion Php 100.00
SECTION 2. Requisites
- The penalties for suspension or expulsion to be imposed shall require the concurrence of at least
two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members of this council. For the other kinds of penalty only a
majority vote of all the members of the council shall suffice.
SECTION 3. Initiation of Action and conduct of Investigation
- The Committee on rules shall take cognizance of all the offenses enumerated in the preceding
section committed by any member of this council, both composite member and constituent
member, i.e., including the regular Presiding Officer and shall initiate the necessary disciplinary
action. It shall forthwith conduct necessary fact-finding investigation and thereafter shall submit
it committee report together with the corresponding recommendation for consideration and NOT
an “administrative investigation” shall be conducted, and thus, the technical rules of court
practice, procedure and evidence shall not be applied. However, the substantive due process
requirement of fairness and reasonableness should be observed.
- Should any member of the Committee on Rules be the respondent, the Presiding Officer
(regular/Temporary Presiding Officer, as the case maybe) shall designate a replacement to
complete the membership thereof but only in so far as the conduct of the fact-finding
investigation is concerned. In performing the other function of the said committee, the
respondent is still a member of that committee.
SECTON 4. Collection of Fines and its disposition
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- The Barangay Treasurer shall collect the fines as maybe imposed by the council and shall take
the custody thereof as a private trust fund and the disposition or disbursement of the said fund,
the Council shall convert itself into a “Committee of the Whole” and then decide upon a majority
vote of all its members on how and for what purpose the said fund would be spent.
SECTION 5.
- In cases of loss of confidence to the barangay treasurer in collecting and keeping of fines or
penalties imposed by the body, the Barangay Secretary or the Chairman on finance committee
shall be authorized to collect and keep.

RULES XIX- AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1
- Any portion of these rules may be amended by a majority of all the Council member.

RULES XX- EFFECTIVITY

This Rules of Procedures shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the

above-quoted INTERNAL RULES of
PROCEDURES (IRP) of the
Barangay Councils of this barangay,
Municipality of Bucloc, Abra
Enacted on this 6th day of December 2023.

HEARTY H. SIANEN
Secretary of the Barangay
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Concurred by the
BARANGAY KAGAWAD

HON. MARYCRIS P. PERALTA HON. SHERWIN S. DAKIWAS

Brgy. Kagawad Brgy. Kagawad

HON. BILLY BOY D. TRINIDAD HON. JAIME C. AGLANANG

Brgy. Kagawad Brgy. Kagawad

HON. CHRISAÑA C. DALUNAG HON. JAYMAR T. BISQUERA

Brgy. Kagawad Brgy. Kagawad

HON. SAGMAYAO A. LOMIOAN HON. JOHNY C. COLET

Brgy. Kagawad Brgy. IP

APPROVED BY:

HON. SOLOMON M. DOMEL-AC JR.

Punong Barangay
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