AN ACT REDUCING THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE DIFFERENT ELECTIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS BY AMENDING SECTION FORTY-TWO OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. TATLONG DAAN TATLUMPU'T PITO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
Year:
1987
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
December 28, 1987
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This Act amends the qualifications for elective local officials by reducing the minimum age requirements for various positions. It aims to allow younger candidates to participate in local governance, thereby increasing youth representation in local government.Full Text
Eighth Congress
Republic Act No. 6644 December 28, 1987
AN ACT REDUCING THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE DIFFERENT ELECTIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS BY AMENDING SECTION FORTY-TWO OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. TATLONG DAAN TATLUMPU'T PITO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Section forty-two of is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon the completion of its publication in at least two national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: December 28, 1987.
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