AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING BY QUALIFIED CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES ABROAD, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Fifteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10590

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING BY QUALIFIED CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES ABROAD, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9189 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 2. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 9189 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 3. Section 4 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 4. Section 5 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 5. Section 6 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 6. A new Section 7 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 7. A new Section 8 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 8. A new Section 9 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 9. A new Section 10 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 10. Section 7 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 11 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 11. Section 8 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 12 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 12. Section 9 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 13 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 13. A new Section 14 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 14. Section 10 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 15.

Section 15. Sections 11 and 12 of the same Act are hereby deleted.

Section 16. A new Section 16 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 17. A new Section 17 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 18. A new Section 18 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 19. A new Section 19 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 20. Section 13 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 20 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 21. Section 14 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 21 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 22. Section 15 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 22 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 23. A new Section 23 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 24. Section 16 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 24 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 25. Section 17 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 25 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 26. A new Section 26 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 27. Section 18 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 27 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 28. A new Section 28 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 29. A new Section 29 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 30. A new Section 30 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 31. A new Section 31 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as follows:

Section 32. Section 19 of the same Act is hereby deleted.

Section 33. Section 20 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 32 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 34. Section 21 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 33.

Section 35. Section 22 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 34 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 36. Section 23 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 35 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 37. Section 24 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 36 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 38. Section 25 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 37 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 39. Sections 26, 27 and 28 of the same Act are hereby renumbered as Sections 38, 39 and 40, respectively.

Section 40. Section 29 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 41 and is amended to read as follows:

Section 41. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this Act within sixty (60) days from the effectivity thereof.

In the formulation of the rules and regulations, the Commission shall coordinate with the DFA, the DOLE, the POEA, the OWWA and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. Nongovernment organizations and accredited Filipino organizations or associations abroad shall be consulted.

Section 42. Amending Clause. - Consistent with the amendments introduced by this Act, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9189, on the declaration of policy, is, hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 43. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Section 44. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, other issuances and parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 45. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3312 and House Bill No. 6542 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on February 5, 2013 and February 6, 2013, respectively.

Approved: MAY 27 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines