EXTENDING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESENT KABATAANG BARANGAY OFFICERS

WHEREAS, the Filipino youth
have assumed a unique and distinguished seat in the affairs of
government by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 684 creating the
Kabataang Barangay throughout the country;

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 684 provides that the
said organization shall be composed of all residents within a particular
barangay who are less than 18 years of age;

WHEREAS, the
aforecited provision compels a sizeable number of the country’s youth
to relinguish their positions and/or membership in the organization upon
exceeding the maximum age limit of 18 years;

WHEREAS,
all executive officers of the Kabataang Barangay throughout the land
have undergone a nationwide training program to orient them into the
lofty spirit of national service and commitment;

WHEREAS,
the same participants of the said training program need to be granted
sufficient and ample opportunity to put into practice the knowledge and
skills acquired therein;

WHEREAS, the same participants
have proven themselves competent to impart the skills and knowledge to a
wider number of barangay youth members;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS,
President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by
the Constitution, do hereby decree as part of the law of the land the
following:

SECTION 1. The pertinent provisions of
Presidential Decree No. 684 limiting the membership of the youth
organizations to barangay residents below 18 years of age are hereby
suspended to allow the Kabataang Barangay officers to continue in
office.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Local Government and
Community Development shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may
be deemed necessary to effectively implement the provisions of this
Decree.

SEC. 3. All provisions of laws, orders and
decrees as well as rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are
hereby modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. This decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

		(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
		President of the Philippines
	By the President:
	(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
	Presidential Executive Assistant