SANGUNIANG KABATAAN FEDERATION

INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE

C.Y. 2023-2025

RULE 1. ORGANIZATION OF THE LOCAL FEDERATION OF SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN

Section 1. Composition - The Local Federation of Sangguniang Kabataan is composed of the Sk

Federation President and 31 SK Chairman.

The following are the duty elected members of the Sangguniang Kabataan Officers

PRESIDENT: Hon. Ernie J. Libona

VICE PRESIDENT: Hon. Requem Biasong
SECRETARY: Hon. Jeeza B. Castillo
TREASURER: Hon. Joshua Adams Maligid
AUDITOR: Hon. Sheila Mae Galarosa
PRO: Hon. Kyle Sison
SGT. at Arms: Hon. Van Calantigan

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 and the KK assembly and other meetings in the city
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 Kabataan 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.

RULE II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBER

Section 1 - Every member of this Sangunian 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 Sangunian unless he/she 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 sanggunain. 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 of 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 second
Saturday 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 at any time.

a.) Regular session shall be held on the second Saturday of the month, sessions shall start at 9:30 am but
in no case later than 2:00 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 Sangguniang Kabataan, 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 five (24) Sangguniang Kabataan members and it is absence, the
business of the Sanggunian 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 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 in spite 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 Kabataan shall be as follows:

a) Invocation
b) Singing of the National Anthem and Kabankalan 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 - Only persons with prior permission from the
Sangguniang Kabataan Secretary shall be allowed to appear and 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 which may be brought to the attention of Sangguniang
Kabataan, 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
sangguniang kabataan chairperson 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 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 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 Sanggunian 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 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

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 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 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 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 recognize 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 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 number shall walk out across the session hall while the presiding officer is addressing the
Sangguniang Kabataan, 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 are given the privilege to
speak.
(i) All Sangguniang Kabataan Chairpersons, when attending the session, shall be in prescribed
uniform/Official SK Uniform.
(j) Sangguniang Kabataan Chairpersons shall avoid drinking alcoholic liquor before attending and during
session or during recess of session.
 RULE VII. DISCIPLINE OF MEMBERS

Section 1: Absence and Disorderly Behavior

a.) The Sangguniang Kabataan members who fails to attend the session, either or without excuse,
1. First Offense: Written notice noted by SK Federation, DILG or LYDO
2. Second Offense: Written Notice with 200 penalty fee
3. Third Offense: Formal summon with 500 penalty fee

b.) Late commers or those who arrived late after the roll call and those who cut attendance in the
session without valid reason shall, under specific conditions, have responsibilities. If (1) one or
(2) two SK Chairpersons are late they are obliged to perform an intermission number. In the case
of (3) or more SK Chairpersons are late they will provide snacks for all the Sangguniang
Kabataan Chairpersons.

c.) Absence of the members during session due to unofficial business or personal matters shall
explain their absence during the next meeting.

d.) SK Chairpersons who are absent without justifiable cause for (4) consecutive sessions may be
censured reprimanded, or excluded from the session, suspended for not more than 60 days, or
expelled from the office due to UNPERFORMANCE OF DUTY: Provided that the penalty of the
suspension or expulsion shall require the concurrence of at least two-thirds vote of all the
sangguniang kabataan chairpersons pursuant to section 50 (b) (5) of the Local Government Code
of 1991.