Republic of the Philippines

Province of Cavite
Barangay Bucal 1
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY

SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURES

Resolution No. 2
Series of 2023

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF

THE SANGGUNIAN BARANGAY OF BUCAL 1, MARAGONDON, CAVITE.

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 390 of the Local Government Code of 1991. The
Sangguniang Barangay shall be the legislative body of the Barangay and shall be composed
of Punong Barangay as the presiding officer and seven Sangguniang Barangay members
and the Chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan as members;

WHEREAS, Section 50 of the same Code, likewise, provides that the Sanggunian, within
ninety (90) days as following the election of its members, shall adopt its Internal Rules of
Procedures in order to achieve a maximum degree of efficiency in the deliberation of issues
during their sessions.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE FOLLOWING Internal Rules of

Procedures mandated as Section 50 of the Local Government Code of 1991, are hereby
adopted.

RULE 1. ORGANIZATION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY

Section 1. Composition – The following are the duty elected members of the
Sangguniang Barangay

Punong Barangay Hon. Placida I. Loyola

Kagawads: Hon. Danilo B. Cancel, Jr.

Hon. Erlinda R. Bago
Hon. Romeo G. Alcantara
Hon. Florencio A. Diquit
Hon. Sofronio O. Bago
Hon. Donnie Ray C. Digal
Hon. Virgilio D. Piol
SK Chairperson: Hon. Patrick Neil R. Bermil

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

a) Preside over the Sanggunian, the Barangay Assembly and other meetings in the
Barangay
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 (1) motion at a time and state all motion properly
f) Recognize only one member who is entitled to the floor
g) Call as special meeting session by giving written notice of it each member of the
Sangguniang Barangay
h) Appoint, with the approval of the Sanggunian the chairman and members of the
Standing Committees.
 Section 3. The Barangay Secretary – The Barangay Secretary shall perform the
Following duties:

a) Attend all sessions of the Sangguniang Barangay

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 Barangay
e) Read all the correspondence and resolutions which are required by the Sanggunian
or by the Presiding Officer
f) Forward to the Sangguniang Bayan, a correct copy of each resolution and approved
ordinance within ten (10) days after the Sangguniang Barangay
g) Carry out or enforce orders of the Sangguniang Barangay when such duty devolves
duty upon him

Section 4. The Standing Committees

a) Committees on Appropriation to which shall referred all matters or questions

pertaining to or connected with the following:

1. Local Taxes, Fees and Charges

2. Loans and other sources of Local Revenue
3. Annual and Supplemental Budgets
4. Appropriation Ordinances
5. All other matters related to Local Taxation and Fiscal Administration

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. _________________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. _________________________
Brgy. Kag. _________________________

b) Committees on Social Welfare, Gender, Equality, Women and Family, to which

shall be reffered all matters or questioning pertaining to or connected with
following:

a) Women’s welfare, rights and priveleges

b) Women’s organizations
c) Family welfare
d) All other matters related to women and family

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. ______________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. _____________________
Brgy. Kag. _____________________

c) Committees on Peace and Order and Human Rights to which shall be referred all
matters of question pertaining to or connected with the following:

a) Maintenance of Peace and Order and Public Safety

b) Protective services
c) Traffic rules and regulations
d) Fire preventions and control measures
e) Public morals
f) Human rights
g) Prevention of human rights violation
h) All matters affecting human rights

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. _____________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. _____________________
Brgy. Kag. _____________________

d) Committee on Youth and Sports Development to which shall be referred all

matters of question pertaining to or connected with the following:
 a.) Sports development
b.) Youth welfare and development

Chairman: SK Chairperson _____________________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. _________________________
Brgy. Kag. _________________________

e) Committee on Environmental Protection to which shall be referred all matters of

question pertaining to or connected with the following:

a) Environmental protection
b) Air and water pollution
c) Wanton destruction of the environment and its natural resources
d) All matters or measures affecting the environment

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. ________________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. ________________________
Brgy. Kag. ________________________

f) Committee on Cooperatives/Livelihood to which shall be referred all matters of

question pertaining to or connected with the following:

a) Cooperatives or organization and development

b) Incentives to cooperatives
c) All matters affecting the cooperatives development program of the government

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. _______________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. _______________________
Brgy. Kag. _______________________

g) Committee on Health and Social Welfare, to which shall be referred all matters of
question pertaining to or connected with the following:

a) Health, Sanitation and Hygiene

b) Cleanliness and beautification of the community
c) Proposed measures related to health centers and health programs

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. _______________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. _______________________
Brgy. Kag. _______________________

h) Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure Development, to which shall be

referred all matters of question pertaining to or connected with the following:

a) Construction Maintenance, and repair of roads, budget and other government

infrastructure project
b) Measures that pertain to drainage and sewerage system and similar projects
c) All other matters related to public works and infrastructure project

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. ______________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. ______________________
Brgy. ____________________________

i) Committee on Agriculture, to which shall be referred all matters of question

pertaining to or connected with the following:

a) Agricultural Production
b) Agricultural Inputs
c) Agricultural facilities
d) Development of agri-business enterprises
 e) All other matters related to agriculture, including plants and animals

Chairman: N/A
Members: N/A

j) Committee on Education and Culture, to which shall be referred all matters of

question pertaining to or connected with the following:

a) Formal and non- Formal education

b) Educational facilities
c) Promotion of culture and arts
d) Operation of educational institutions, both private and public
e) All matters related to education and culture

Chairman: Brgy. Kag. _______________________

Members: Brgy. Kag. _______________________
Brgy. Kag. _______________________

RULE II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

Section 1. Every member of this Sanggunian 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 session of Sanggunian unless he is prevented
from doing so by reason of sickness and other unavoidable circumtances provided that, as
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 Sanggunian abstentions may only be allowed
if it’s an 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 Barangay shall hold regular sessions twice a month
and also such number of special sessions as may be called by the Punong Barangay or by
majority of the members of the Sangguniang Barangay at any time.

a) The first monthly regular session of his Sangunian is scheduled on the 1st week
(Saturday) of the month and the second monthly regular session is scheduled on
the 3rd week (Saturday) of the month.
b) Regular session shall be held at the Barangay Hall and shall start at exactly 9:00
o’clock in the morning.
c) Regular session of this Sanggunian shall be in public and the presiding officer has
the authority to exact from those present respect and proper deportment
d) As often as necessary when public interest so demands, special sessions may be
called by the Punong Barangay or majority of the members of the Sanggunian NO
two sessions shall be held in one day.
e) 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
f) In case of special sessions, a written notice to the Sangguniang Members, stating the
day, time and purpose of the meeting shall be served personally or left with a
member of the household.
g) The SK Chairperson will lead the invocation in monthly session.
Section 2. Quorum. The majority of the Sangguniang Barangay members shall constitute a
quorum, e., One (1) presiding officer and at least five (5) Sangguniang Barangay members
and it is absence, the business of the Sanggunian shall not be discussed.

a) In the event of the Punong Barangay to preside at a regular or special session where
there is quorum, a temporary presiding officer shall be elected from among the
members present.
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 inspite of the above, no other business shall be translated
and the presiding officer upon proper motion or a 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 Barangay shall be
as follows:

a) Invocation
b) Singing of the National Anthem
c) Call to Order
d) Roll Call
e) Declaration of the existence of a quorum
f) Approval of the minutes of the previous 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 Barangay. Only persons with prior
permission from the barangay Secretary shall be allowed to appear and to speak before the
Sanggunian.

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 to which may be brought to the attention of
Sangguniang Barangay, 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 for 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 nprivate
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 Sanggunian member present.
d) No ordinance or resolution shall be considered on second residing in ay 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 may be presented and considered by
the body at the same meeting without need of suspending the rules.
f) The Secretary to the Sanggunian shall prepare copies of the proposed ordinance or
resolutions of the form it was passed on second reading, and shall as distribute to
each Sanggunian 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 Sanggunian 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 payment or money or
creating 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 Sanggunian and recorded in a book kept for the
purpose.

RULE VI. THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS

Section 1. Motion and their precedence.

a) Privelege and Subsidiary Motions – When the question 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 – Question relating to the rights and privileges of the

Sangguniang Barangay 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 Barangay

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 ot other persons inside
the session hall.
4. Those relating to the punishment of a member for disorderly conduct or other
offense.

c) Incidental motions – following motions shall take precedence of any motion to

which they ar incidental and must be decided before any other business is taken up.
 1. Point of Order – any Sangguniang Barangay 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 hi
main motion from the consideration of the Sanggunian 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 quorum shall be entertained

during the voting. Any member may explain his vote when voting for the debatable motion.
When the motion is 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 Punong Barangay may, at his dicretion, cast the deciding
vote.

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

a) To limit, extend or close debates

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.

Section3. Dequorum 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 recognize
the one who first made the request.
c) No members 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 Sanggunian, 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 member shall walk out or across the session hall while the presiding officer is
addressing the Sangguniang Barangay, or while the Sanggunian is engaged in voting.
g) A member who has obtained the floor shall confine himself to the questions before
the Sanggunian and shall avoid personalities.
h) No member shall claim the floor the second time if there are others who such to
speak his for the first time.
i) All Sangguniang Barangay members, including the Barangay Secretary and
Barangay Treasurer, when attending the session, shall be in complete uniform (no
shorts, no slippers, no sando).
 j) Sangguniang Barangay 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 Barangay member who fails to attend any of the following
compulsory activities of the Barangay, 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
4. CIVAC

b) For the SK Chairperson

1. First monthly regular session

2. Second monthly regular session
3. SK monthly meeting
4. CIVAC

c) Members who shall be absent without justifiable for four (4) consecutive sessions
maybe censured reprimanded, or excluded in the session, suspended for 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) of all the vote Sangguniang
Barangay members pursuant to Section 50 (b) (50) of the Local Government Code of
1991.

Certified true and correct;

MENCHIE A. MANALO
Barangay Secretary

Approved by:

Hon. PLACIDA I. PUNONGBAYAN

Punong Barangay

Attested by:

Hon. DANILO B. CANCEL, JR. Hon. ERLINDA R. BAGO

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

Hon. ROMEO G. ALCANTARA Hon. FLORENCIO A. DIQUIT

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

Hon. SOFRONIO O. BAGO Hon. DONNIE RAY C. DIGAL

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad
Hon. VIRGILIO D. PIOL Hon. PATRICK NEIL R. BERMIL
Barangay Kagawad SK Chairperson