Friday, August 20, 2021

Comelec postpones 5 plebiscites

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will postpone five plebiscites, including one that will decide whether to divide Maguindanao into two provinces, until after the May 9, 2022, national and local elections.


In a resolution issued last week, the Comelec said it needed to set a cut-off date for the conduct of plebiscites in order to put all its resources into the preparation for next year’s national and local elections.


The plebiscites, which the Comelec said will be conducted “within four months from the end of the election period,” we're supposed to ratify dividing Maguindanao into two provinces; converting the municipality of Calaca in Batangas province into a component city; converting San Jose Del Monte City into a highly urbanized city; creating Barangay New Canaan in the municipality of Alabel, Sarangani; and merging Barangay District 1 with Barangay District 28 and renaming Barangay 29 in Ormoc City. —DONA Z. PAZZIBUGAN


The history of House Bill No. 6413:


ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00249

SUBMITTED ON 2020-02-27

SUBMITTED BY: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 3405 and 4840

SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB03405, HB04840

ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-03-02

DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-03-02

BUSINESS FOR THU/FRI ON: 2020-03-04

SECOND READING INFORMATION

PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP: 2020-03-10

DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-03-10

DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING: 2020-03-10

THIRD READING INFORMATION

DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-05-14

DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING: 2020-06-01

THIRD READING TITLE: AN ACT DIVIDING THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO INTO TWO (2) PROVINCES, NAMELY: NORTHERN MAGUINDANAO AND SOUTHERN MAGUINDANAO

ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE

DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2020-06-03

DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE:  2021-03-09

PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y

DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS:  2021-03-22

REMARKS: Date Message Senate Passed with Amendments received by the House: 2021-03-10, Date concurred with the Senate amendments E-transmitted and received by the Senate on 2021-03-24: Physically transmitted and received by the Senate on 2021- 04-12

DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-04-22

DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE: 2021-04-28

DATA TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT: 2021-04-29

DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT: 2021-05-27

PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)LAPSED : A

REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11550

ORIGIN: HOUSE

REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT DIVIDING THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO INTO TWO (2) PROVINCES, NAMELY: MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE AND MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR


Section 54 of R.A. No. 10360 provides: "Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general and local circulation."


Fifteen days from 27 May 2021, the date of publication is 11 June 2021. Sixty days from 11 June 2021, the date of effectivity is 10 August 2021.


After the effectiveness of R.A. No. 11550, the COMELEC suspended the conduct of all plebiscites as a matter of policy and in view of the preparations for the 9 May 2022 National and Local Elections. On 11 July 2022, the COMELEC extended the policy on suspension of the holding of plebiscites by resolving to defer action on the holding of all plebiscites until after the 5 December 2022 Barangay Elections.


On 6 November 2021, Davao Oriental Rep. Joel Mayo Almario filed House Bill No. 10425 seeking to postpone the December 2022 barangay and SK elections to May 2024.


During a meeting held on 31 January 2024, the COMELEC decided to hold the plebiscite for the division of Maguindanao simultaneously with the 6 May 2024 Barangay Elections to save on expenses. The COMELEC, in Minute Resolution No. 13-0926, approved the conduct of the Concept of Execution for the conduct of the plebiscite on 8 February 2024.


On 20 February 2024, Bartolome J. Sinocruz, Jr., the Deputy Executive Director for Operations of the COMELEC, issued a memorandum furnishing a copy of Minute Resolution No. 13-0926 to Atty. Remlane M. Tambuang, Regional Election Director of Region XI; Udtog Tago, Provincial Election Supervisor of Maguindanao; and to all election officers of Maguindanao. On 11 March 2024, the COMELEC promulgated Resolution Nos. 9771 and 9772.


Resolution No. 9772, on the other hand, provided that copies of R.A. No. 11550 be posted and that information campaigns be conducted prior to the plebiscite.


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