Republic of the Philippines

Province of Pangasinan
MUNICIPALITY OF BINMALEY

LOCAL FEDERATION OF SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN

Excerpts from the Minutes of the Regular Session of the Sangguniang Kabataan
Federation of Binmaley, Pangasinan held on December ___, 2023 at the
Municipal Conference Room.

PRESENT:
PRESIDENT: Hon. Janiea Beyonce D. An
VICE PRESIDENT: Hon. Jeremiah V. Ferrer
SECRETARY: Hon. Christian F. Quimson
TREASURER: Hon. Jervey C. Tabora
AUDITOR: Hon. John Ray M. Raymundo
PIO: Hon. Rhomar R. Castro
SGT. at ARMS: Hon. Melanio B. Melendez
SGT. at ARMS: Hon. John Paul J. Rosario
SGT. at ARMS: Hon. Ranier Adrian F. Manaois

RESOLUTION NO. 01, SERIES OF 2023

“A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE 2023-2025

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN FEDERATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BINMALEY,
PANGASINAN, PHILIPPINES.”

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Binmaley is a government

entity mandated by law to promote and protect the physical, moral, spiritual,
intellectual and social well-being of the young people of the Municipality of Binmaley,
Pangasinan, Philippines and shall inculcate in them patriotism, nationalism and other
desirable values, and encourages their involvement in public and civic affairs;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 10742, known as the
“SK Reform Act of 2015”, Sangguniang Kabataan have the inherent rights and
obligations of adopting its own rules of procedure for the proper discharge of its
mandate and functions;
 WHEREAS, in the maintenance of good order in the Sanggunian Kabataan
Federation deliberations, it is necessary that specific rules should be adopted and
enforced in the interest of effective administration;

and WHEREAS, in order to regulate and adjust with the unexpected changes in
the local governance, the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Binmaley, Pangasinan
recognizes the need for the adoption of its existing an Internal Rules of Procedure;

RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, to adopt the Internal Rules of Procedure for

the 2023-2025 Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of the Municipality of Binmaley,
Pangasinan, Philippines.

INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE

RULE 1. ORGANIZATION OF THE LOCAL FEDERATION OF SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN

Section 1. Composition –The Local Federation of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) is

composed of the SK Federation President and 32 SK Chairpersons.

The following are the duty elected members of the Local Federation of Sangguniang
Kabataan Officers:

PRESIDENT: Hon. Janiea Beyonce D. An

VICE PRESIDENT: Hon. Jeremiah V. Ferrer
SECRETARY: Hon. Christian F. Quimson
TREASURER: Hon. Jervey C. Tabora
AUDITOR: Hon. John Ray M. Raymundo
PIO: Hon. Rhomar R. Castro
SGT. at ARMS: Hon. Melanio B. Melendez
SGT. at ARMS: Hon. John Paul J. Rosario
SGT. at ARMS: Hon. Ranier Adrian F. Manaois

Section 2. The Presiding Officer – The SK President is the presiding officer of the
Sangguniang Kabataan who shall perform the following powers and duties

a) Preside over the Sanggunian, the KK assembly and other meetings in the municipality;
b) Decide all points of order
c) Preserve order and decorum during the session,
d) Announce the business in the order in which it is to be acted open by the Sanggunian;
e) Entertain only one motion at a time and state all motions property,
f) Recognize only one member who is entitled to the floor,
g) Call a special meeting session by giving written notice of it to each member of the
Sangguniang Kabataan;
h) Appoint, with the approval of the Sanggunian the chairman and members of the
standing committees.

Section 3. The Secretary – The Sangguniang Kabatan secretary shall perform the
following duties:

a) Attend all sessions of the Sangguniang Kabataan ,

b) Send out proper notices of all called sessions, other meetings and public hearings
c) Transmit to the committees all matters referred to them by the Sanggunian
d) Prepare and certify the minutes of the session of the Sangguniang Kabataan,
e) Read all correspondence and resolutions which are required by the Sanggunian or by
the Presiding Officers,
f) Forward to the Sangguniang Kabataan, a correct copy of each resolution and
approved ordinance within ten (10) days after the Sangguniang Kabataan,
g) Carry out or enforce orders of the Sangguniang Kabataan when such duty devolves
upon him,

RULE II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

Section 1 Every member of this federation shall make a full disclosure of his financial
and business interests as required of him under art 104, Rule XVII of the Rules and
Regulations implementing the Local Government Code of 1991.

Section 2 Every member shall attend all the sessions of the federation unless he is
prevented from doing so by reason of sickness and other unavoidable circumstances
provided that, as a general rule, previous notice thereto shall be sent to the Sanggunian
thru the Presiding Officer or the secretary.

Section 3 As a general rule, every member as required to vote on every question or

proposed measures being voted upon by the federation abstentions may only be
allowed 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.

Section 4 Every member shall observe proper deportment and decorum during sessions.
 RULE III. SESSIONS AND QUORUM

Section 1. Session – The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation shall hold regular sessions
on the First friday of the month and also such number of special sessions as may be
called by the SK Federation President or by majority of the members of the Sangguniang
Kabataan Federation at any time.

a.) Regular session shall be held on the First Friday of the month, sessions shall start at
1:30 p.m. but in no case later than 1:45 pm.
b.) Regular sessions of this Sanggunian shall be in public and the presiding officer has the
authority to exact from those present respect and proper deportment
c.) As often as necessary when public interest so demands, special sessions may be
called by the Sk Federation President or majority of the members of the sanggunian No
two sessions shall be held in one day.
d.) Unless otherwise agreed upon by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present,
there being a quorum, no other matter may be considered at a special session except
those stated on the notice
e.) In case of special sessions, a written notice to the sanggunian kabataan federation
member, stating the day, time and purpose of the meeting shall be served personally or
left with a member of the household.

Section 2. Quorum – the majority of the Sangguniang Kabataan members shall

constitute a quorum, e., One (1) presiding officer and at least sixteen (16) sangguniang
Kabataan members and it is absence, the business of the federation shall not be
discussed

a) in the event of the SK Federation President to preside at a regular or special session

where there is quorum, a temporary presiding officer shall be elected from among the
members presents
b) When the quorum is lacking, a majority of those in actual attendance may adjourn
from time to time and may enforce immediate attendance of any member absent
c) If there is still no quorum in spite of the above, no other business shall be translated
and the presiding officer upon proper motion or an majority of the members present
shall declare the meeting adjourned for lack of quorum
d) Should a question of lack of quorum be raised, the presiding officer shall immediately
proceed to call the roll of the members and thereafter announce the results.
e) Absent members shall explain their absence during the next meeting

RULE IV. ORDER OF BUSINESS

Section 1. Order of Business The order of business of the Sangguniang Kabataan

Federation shall be as follows:
a) Invocation
b) Singing of the National Anthem and Binmaley Hymn
c) Call to Order
d) Roll Call
e) Declaration of the existence of a quorum
f) Approval of the minutes of the presiding session
g) Reading of the communications received
h) Committee Reports,if any
i) Business for the day
j) Other business
k) Adjournment

Section 2. Agenda – Matters that may be taken up in the session shall be limited only to
those items listed in the agenda

Section 3. Appearance before the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation – Only persons

with prior permission from the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation Secretariat shall be
allowed to appear and speak before the federation

Section 4. Matters referred to Committee – Any measure appearing in the agenda to

reference for the corresponding committee shall not be subject to debate or discussion,
prior to final action

Section 5. Urgent matters – urgent matters which may be brought to the attention of
Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, the delay in the consideration of which shall
prejudice activities of the government, may be discussed in the session without being
listed in the agenda.

RULE V. THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

Section 1. Rules in the enhancement of ordinance and adoption of resolutions in the

enhancement 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 of temporary character shall be passed in the form
of resolutions. Matters relating to proprietary functions and to private concerns shall
also be acted upon by resolutions.
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
effectively.

c) A resolution shall be enacted in the same manner prescribed for an ordinance, except
that it need not go through a third residing for its final consideration unless decided
otherwise by the majority of the federation members present.

d) No ordinance or resolution shall be considered on second residing 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 maybe presented and considered by the
body at the same meeting without need of suspending the rules.

f) The secretariat to the Sanggunian Kabataan Federation shall prepare copies of the
proposed ordinance or resolutions of the form it was passed on second reading, and
shall as distribute to each federation 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 Federation in the regular, or special session

duly called for the purpose, shall be valid unless approved by a majority of the members
present, there being a quorum.

h) Upon the passage of all ordinances and resolutions directing the payment or money
or creating a liability, and at the request of any member, the Sanggunian secretary shall
record the ayes and the nays. Each approved ordinance or resolution shall be stamped
with the seal of the Sangguninan Kabataan Federation and recorded in a book kept for
the purpose.

RULE VI. THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS

Section 1. Motions and their precedence

a) Privilege and Subsidiary Motions – When the questions is under debate, no motion
shall be entertained except the following and in the order in which they appear below.

1. Motion to adjourn
2. Motion to declare a recess
3. Motion to postpone temporarily
4. Motion to postpone on a certain day
5. Motion to refer to the corresponding committee
6. Motion to amend the main motion
7. Motion to postpone indefinitely the consideration of any business

b) Question of privilege – Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the

Sangguniang Kabataan Federation or to any to its members, shall take precedence over
all motions except motions relating to adjournment and recess. This may involved the
following:

1. Those relating to the organization of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation

2. Those relating to the comfort of the members of the sanggunian, like seating, lighting,
ventilation and other inconveniences of the session hall
3. Those relating to the freedom from noise and conduct of other persons inside the
session hall
4. Those relating to the punishment of a member for disorderly conduct or other
offense.

c) Incidental motions – The following motions shall take precedence of any motion, to
which they are incidental and must be decided before any other business is taken up.

1. Point of Order – Any Sanggunian Kabataan Federation member may interrupt a

speaker to bring to the attention of the presiding officer any matter involving an error in
procedure or violation of the rules
2. Parliamentary Inquiry – Any request for information as in order if they are pertinent
to a pending question
3. Withdraw a motion – A motion by the sponsor requesting of the removal of his main
motion from the consideration of the federation shall be in order before its amendment
and before the decision is made thereon
4. Suspend the rules – the rules shall be suspended when a motion presented to that
effect is approved by two-thirds of the members present

All foregoing motions are not debatable.

Section 2. Voting – no motion except in the presence of a quorum shall be entertained

during the voting. Any member may explain his vote when voting for the debatable
motion. When the motion is not debatable, no other remarks will be entertained by the
chair when a member cast his vote.
On a vote where affirmative and negative are equal in number, the motion shall be
declared lost. If a tie has taken place, the SK Federation President may, at his discretion,
cast the deciding vote.

A two-thirds vote is required to pass any of the following motions

(a) to limit, extend or close a debate

(b) To amend any part of the adopted rules
(c) To suspend the rules
(d) To suspend or recommend the expulsion of any member for cause.

No member could be compelled to vote, he may no to sustain. The motion to reconsider

can be made only the member who voted on the prevailing side. Any member who
abstained from voting shall no right to ask the reconsideration

No member can vote on a question in which he has direct or personal pecuniary interest

Section 3. Decorum and Debates

(a) Whenever a member wishes to speak he shall rise and request the presiding officer
to allow him to have the floor which consent shall be necessary before he may proceed.
(b) When several members wish to have the floor, the presiding officer shall recognized
the one who first made the request
(c) No member shall interrupt another without the letter’s, which may not be obtained
except through the chair
(d) The presiding officer can volunteer information only when necessary. Before
participating in the deliberation of any question before the Federation, he should first
surrender the chair temporarily to some other member
(e) If at any time, the presiding officer states a point of order, or give information
otherwise speak, with his privilege, the member speaking must take his seat until the
presiding officer has been first heard
(f) No number shall walk out or across the session hall while the presiding officer is
addressing the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, or while the federation is engaged in
voting.
(g) A member who has obtained the floor shall confine himself to the questions before
the federation and shall avoid personalities.
(h) No member shall claim the floor the second time if there are others who such to
speak his the first time
(i) All Sangguniang Kabataan Federation members, including the SK Secretary and SK
treasurer, when attending the session, shall be in complete uniform.
(j) Sangguniang Kabataan Federation members shall avoid drinking alcoholic liquor
before attending and during session or during recess of session
 RULE VII. DISCIPLINE OF MEMBERS

Section 1. Absences and Disorderly Behavior

a) Any Sangguniang Kabataan Federation member who fails to attend any of following
compulsory activities of the municipality, either or without excuse, shall pay a fine
equivalent to one fourth (1/4) of his honorarium, viz:

(1) First monthly regular session

(2) Second monthly regular session
(3) Office duty

b) For the SK Federation President

(4) First monthly regular session

(5) Second monthly regular session

c) Late comers or those who arrive after the roll call and those who cut attendance
in a session without valid reason shall be fined Three hundred pesos only (P300.00).

d) Absence of the Members during sessions due to unofficial business or personal

matters shall be fined Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) per session while Sangguniang
Kabataan Federation who are on official business shall not be fined . members who
shall be absent without justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions may be
censured reprimanded, or excluded from the session, suspended for not more than sixty
(60) days, or expelled: Provided that the penalty of suspension or expulsion shall require
the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the Sangguniang Kabataan
Federation members pursuant to section 50 (b) (5) of the Local government Code of
1991

RULE VIII – AMMENDMENTS

Section 1. Ammendments - Any portion of these Rules may be amended by a majority

of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation members.

“UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE.”

Enacted on December , 2023 in Binmaley, Pangasinan.

 I hereby certify the correctness of the foregoing.

MR. ALEXSON C. RAMIREZ

Local Youth Development Officer

HON. JANEIA BEYONCE D. AN

SK Federation President &
Naguilayan SK Chairperson

HON. JEREMIAH V. FERRER

SK Federation Vice-President &
Amancoro SK Chairperson

HON. ROMIE F. VALLEJOS

Balogo SK Chairperson

HON. LOUIS GABRIEL C. DELOS ANGELES

Basing SK Chairperson

HON. KIM M. SORIANO

Baybay Lopez SK Chairperson

HON. LEANNE LEVITT Y. MAMENTA

Baybay Polong SK Chairperson

HON. DAN CARLO O. MACARAEG

Biec SK Chairperson

HON. CHESKA ANGELIQUE F. BAUTISTA

Buenlag SK Chairperson

HON. RALPH KEVIN R. BANIQUED

Calit SK Chairperson

HON. JOMAR DE GUZMAN

Caloocan Dupo SK Chairperson

HON. JOHN RAY M. RAYMUNDO

EDDIE JULIO SARAOS JR.
SK Chairman

TANCY ROSE OBRA

Sk Chairman

ARVIN ORPILLA
Sk Chairman

MELVIN DIEGO
Sk Chairman

DHODDIE LIWAG
Sk Chairman

Caloocan Norte SK Chairperson

HON. MELANIO B. MELENDEZ

Caloocan Sur SK Chairperson

HON. RAINIER ADRIAN F. MANAOIS

Camaley SK Chairperson

HON. CHRISTIAN QUIMSON

Canaoalan SK Chairperson

HON. RHOMAR R. CASTRO

Dulag SK Chairperson

HON. RONN ANGELUKE N. BAUTISTA

Gayaman SK Chairperson

HON. ELENA C. DE GUZMAN

Linoc SK Chairperson