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Lente urges authorities not to sync barangay elections with national
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Lente urges authorities not to sync Brgy Elections
August 13, 2010 – The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) today pointed out that under Section 38 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 881 or the Omnibus Election Code, barangay elections are non-partisan and thus, cannot be synchronized with partisan national elections.
“Under the law, Barangay Elections are non-partisan. To synchronize it with the other elections will render the basic unit of our government vulnerable to the dangers that go with partisan politics,” Lente official Atty. Rose Reyes said in a statement released today.
“By non-partisan, the law means that a candidate for barangay official cannot represent or allow himself or herself to be represented as candidate of any political party or organization or group of whatever nature. The law intends barangay elections to be conducted in a simple, inexpensive and expeditious manner. This must be upheld, despite past experiences to the contrary,” Reyes said.
“There’s more to a barangay and its functions and role in our political life than saving election costs. We select barangay officials to be the frontliners when it comes to upholding the public interest and keeping peace and order. The barangay as the basic government unit is rooted in our history. Issues ranging from family disputes and juvenile delinquency to law enforcement and environmental concerns are first addressed to the barangay officials. The barangay is a unique political unit in as much as under the Local Government Code, it is the barangay which is vested with all three powers of government – executive, legislative (Sangguniang Barangay) and judiciary (Lupong Tagapamayapa),” Reyes said.
"The barangay is the basic building block of Philippine government. On its shoulders stand our success as a nation," Reyes said. "Its electoral process should remain true to its legal mandate."
Lente is a Comelec-accredited watchgroup. It has a nationwide entwork of nearly 3,000 volunteers composed largely of lawyers and paralegal workers who were deployed in 95 per cent of all provinces in the last presidential elections. #
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Lente urges authorities not to sync Brgy Elections with national elections
August 13, 2010 – The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) today pointed out that under Section 38 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 881 or the Omnibus Election Code, barangay elections are non-partisan and thus, cannot be synchronized with partisan national elections.
“Under the law, Barangay Elections are non-partisan. To synchronize it with the other elections will render the basic unit of our government vulnerable to the dangers that go with partisan politics,” Lente said in a statement released today.
“By non-partisan, the law means that a candidate for barangay official cannot represent or allow himself or herself to be represented as candidate of any political party or organization or group of whatever nature. The law intends barangay elections to be conducted in a simple, inexpensive and expeditious manner. This must be upheld, despite past experiences to the contrary,” Lente said.
“There’s more to a barangay and its functions and role in our political life than saving election costs. We select barangay officials to be the frontliners when it comes to upholding the public interest and keeping peace and order. The barangay as the basic government unit is rooted in our history. Issues ranging from family disputes and juvenile delinquency to law enforcement and environmental concerns are first addressed to the barangay officials. The barangay is a unique political unit in as much as under the Local Government Code, it is the barangay which is vested with all three powers of government – executive, legislative (Sangguniang Barangay) and judiciary (Lupong Tagapamayapa),” Lente said.
“The barangay is the basic building block of Philippine government. On its shoulders stand our success as a nation,” Lente said. “Its electoral process should remain true to its legal mandate.
Lente is a Comelec-accredited watchgroup. It has a nationwide network of nearly 3,000 volunteers composed largely of lawyers and paralegal workers, who were deployed in 95 percent of all provinces in the last presidential elections. #