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 Office of the President of the Philippines

NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

The Voice and Advocate of the Youth

ADVISORY

TO : ALL SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN OFFICIALS AND LOCAL YOUTH

DEVELOPMENT OFFICES

SUBJECT : APPOINTMENT, MANDATORY TRAININGS, AND ASSUMPTION TO OFFICE OF SK

SECRETARIES AND SK TREASURERS

DATE : 27 DECEMBER 2023

This advisory is being issued to provide guidance, clarifications and updates on the appointment,
compliance with mandatory trainings and assumption to the office of appointed Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) Officials which include the SK Secretaries and SK Treasurers.

Pursuant to Section 7 of Republic Act (RA) No. 10742, as amended, and as emphasized under
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular No. 2023-167 1 the
SK Chairperson shall appoint the SK Secretary and SK Treasurer from among the members of the
KK, with the concurrence of the majority of the SK Members.

a. The SK Chairperson and SK Members shall ensure that the SK Secretary and SK Treasurer
meet all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications as provided under Section 10
of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA No. 10742, as amended by RA
No. 11768.

b. The SK Chairperson shall issue an appointment to the SK Secretary and SK Treasurer:

1. The SK Chairperson shall appoint an SK Treasurer with an educational or career

background relating to business administration, accountancy, finance,
economics, or bookkeeping.
2. Only if no person meets the requirements can the SK Chairperson consider other
suitable nominees.
3. No similar restriction applies in the appointment of the SK Secretary.

c. The SK Chairperson shall convene the SK Members in a meeting and present the
appointment for concurrence.

d. The SK Chairperson shall designate an SK Member who shall document the proceeding/
deliberations.

e. The SK Officials shall deliberate on the qualifications of the nominated SK Secretary and SK
Treasurer.

f. Once the qualifications of the nominees are ascertained, the appointments shall be
concurred by at least the majority of all the SK Members through an SK Resolution

After such appointment, the appointed SK Secretaries and SK Treasurers shall only be allowed to
assume office after they have completed mandatory trainings required by law:

a. The appointed SK Secretary must undergo the Mandatory Training for SK Officials and
LYDC Members required under Sections 28 and 29 of RA No. 10742, as amended;

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“Amending Certain Provisions of DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2018-131 dated August 15, 2018 Relative to the Guidelines on the Appointment of
Sangguniang Kabataan 9SK) Secretary and Treasurer”

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 Office of the President of the Philippines

NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

The Voice and Advocate of the Youth

b. The appointed SK Treasurer must undergo two (2) different trainings: (1) Mandatory Training
for SK Officials and LYDC Members required under Sections 28 and 29 of RA No. 10742, as
amended, and (2) Mandatory Bookkeeping Training for SK Treasurers required under
Section 10 of RA No. 10742, as amended.

Mandatory Trainings SK Secretary SK Treasurer

Mandatory Training for SK Officials and LYDC
Members required under Sections 28 and 29 of RA
No. 10742, as amended, to be administered by the
Required Required
City/ Municipal Training Management Team of the
LGU where they belong

Mandatory Bookkeeping Training for SK Treasurers

required under Section 10 of RA No. 10742, as Not Required Required
amended, to be administered by TESDA

c. Only appointees who successfully completed the mandatory training specified above
may lawfully assume office.

In connection with the Mandatory Bookkeeping Training, the Commission is currently working with
the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the finalization of the
guidelines for the implementation of said training. It must be noted that under the amendments
introduced by RA No. 11768, specifically under the amended Section 10, TESDA is the sole agency
empowered to train and certify appointed SK Treasurers before they can assume office.

In previous coordinative meetings, the following are likely policy directions for the following
scenarios:
a. If the appointee for SK Treasurer already holds a National Certification III (NC III) in
Bookkeeping, they will be considered to already have completed the Mandatory
Bookkeeping Training;

b. If the appointee for SK Treasurer graduated from similar courses in Bookkeeping, such as
Accountancy or Financial Management, or any formal, non-formal and informal including
enterprise-based training programs, the appointee need only to undergo assessment and
certification for Bookkeeping NC III;

c. If the appointee for SK Treasurer does not yet hold Bookkeeping NC III or does not have
related academic or training credentials, the appointee must attend and complete the
Bookkeeping NC III training in a TESDA-accredited Technical Vocational Institution and
pass the assessment.

In light of these developments, it is important to highlight that the SK Chairperson shall appoint an
SK treasurer with an educational or career background relating to business administration,
accountancy, finance, economics, or bookkeeping. Only if no person meets the requirements
can the SK Chairperson consider other suitable nominees.

For the guidance and compliance of all concerned.

USEC. RONALD GIAN CARLO L. CARDEMA

Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer

3rd Flr. West Insula Building, #135 West Avenue cor. EDSA,
Brgy. Bungad, Quezon City, Philippines
Direct lines: (02) 8426-8899 / (02) 8426-8884 / (02) 8426-8475 /
(02) 8426-8676 / (02) 8426-8760 / (02) 8426-8733
Trunk lines: (02) 8371-4603
Email: info@nyc.gov.ph Website: www.nyc.gov.ph