SK Functions and Responsibilities

 Katipunan ng Kabataan
- ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE-
Every barangay shall have a Katipunan
ng Kabataan, the primary objective of
which is to enhance the physical, social,
political, economic, culture, intellectual,
moral and spiritual development of the
youth of the country. The Katipunan ng
Kabataan, shall assembly of youth in the
barangay
 Power and Functions of the
Sangguniang Kabataan
The SK shall:
b. Promulgate resolutions necessary to
carry out the objectives of the youth
in the barangay in accordance with
applicable provisions of the code.
c. Initiate programs of designed to
enhance the social, political, economic,
cultural, intellectual, moral, spiritual
and physical development of the
members
 Hold fund-raising activities the
proceeds of which shall be tax-exempt
and shall accrue to the general fund of
the SK; provided however, that in the
appropriation thereof, the specific
purpose for which such activity has
been held shall be first satisfied;
c. Create such bodies or committees as it
may be deemed necessary to
effectively carry-out its programs and
activities;
b. Submit annual and end-of-term
reports to the Sangguniang Barangay
on their projects and activities for the
survival and development of the youth
of the barangay;
c. Consult and coordinate with all youth
organizations in the barangay for
policy formulation and program
implementation;
b. Coordinate with the National Youth
Commission and other development
projects and programs at the national
level; and
c. Exercise such other powers and
perform such other duties and
functions as the Sangguniang Barangay
may delegate or as may be prescribed
by law or by ordinance.
 Meeting of the SK
 The Sangguniang Kabataan shall meet
regularly once a month on the day, time,
and place to be fixed by the said
sanggunian. Special meetings may be called
by the SK chairman or any three(3) of its
members by giving a written notice to all
members of the date, time, place, and
agenda of the meeting at least one(1) day
in advance. Notices of regular or special
meeting shall be furnished the punong
barangay and the Sangguniang barangay. A
majority of the members of the SK shall
constitute a quorom.
Privileges of the SK Officials
 The SK chairman shall have the same
privileges enjoyed by other Sangguniang
Barangay officials under herein. During
their incumbency, SK officials shall be
exempt from payment of tuition and
matriculation fees, while enrolled in public
tertiary schools, including state colleges
and universities. The national government
shall reimburse said college or universituy
the amount of the tuition or matriculation
fees; provided, that, to qualify for the
privilege, the said officials shall enroll in a
state college or university within or
nearest their area of jurisdiction.
 Linggo ng Kabataan
 Every province, city, municipality, and
barangay in coordination with the
pederasyon ng mga SK at all levels, shall
conduct an annual activity to be known
as the Linggo ng kabataan or youth week
on the second week of December of
every year pursuant to Proclamation No.
99 dated November 23, 1992 which
amended Proclamation No. 56.
The pederasyon SK chall conduct
the following activities during the
Linggo ng Kabataan
1. Commemoration of Young Filipino
heroes who made significant
contributions to the development of
the country or the locality;
2. Recognition and awarding of
outstanding youth organization for
their achievements and contributions
to the development of the country or
the locality; and
 Awareness campaign on environmental
issues, sport festivals and
competitions, cultural festivals, arts
and skills exhibition, volunteer work,
tour of historic cities, and other such
youth-oriented activities as may be
deemed relevant.
Leadership and
Accountability of
the SK
 Based on R.A. 6713

 The Sangguniang Kabataan comprise a

government entity. They are usually
legitimate government young officials in
the barangay, who-in one way or another
is also entitled to a good conduct and
ethical standards, to uphold the time-
honred principle of public office.
 • How can we measure the
ethical standards and conduct
of our government officials
including SK?
R.A. 6713 0r otherwise known as the
“CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL
STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES,”
provides a code to easily measure the
ethical standards and conduct
government officials.
1. Is ethical standard and good
conduct part of state policy?
According to sec.2 of RA 6713, it is the policy
of the state to promote a high standard of
ethics in public service. Public officials
(including the SKs) and employees are
accountable at all times to the people and
discharge their duties with outmost
responsibility, integrity, competence, and
loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead
modest lives, and uphold public interest over
personal interest.
 The Effective Leader

An effective leader is a prerequisite to an

effective organization. Leadership is a
quality that defines who a person is and
a skill that projects what he/she can do.
It is a lifelong challenge. It is both a
journey and a destination.
 A leader must be ethical. His/her
leadership must be principled-centered
characterized by love of God, selfless
and noble servitude, moral integrity in
personal and public dealings,
competence and discipline. A principle-
centered lifestyle enhances personal;
and interpersonal effectiveness which is
needed for a leader to perform his/her
duty with professionalism through
dedication and practice of excellence.
 An effective leader is:
 Fair, just and sincere- objective in
dealing with people, promotes equal
opportunity for everybody and is
sincere in dealing with his/her
constituency.
 Flexible rather than rigid- “A bad
leader reacts to change, a good leader
responds.” Flexibility means the
readiness to respond and to adapt to
changes that may occur.
 Visionary and results-oriented
creates a vision and has the capability
to attain the best result-to effort,
outcome-to task and output-to-input
ratios.
 Strong commitment to the ideals of
the organization-uphold and protect
the principles that the group stands
for.
 Honest and responsible- sacrifices
personal agenda for the common good.
 Motivates and unites- promotes
cooperation, volunteerism and team-
work among members.
 Transparent and accountable
discloses all transactions and activities
of the organization and is answerable
to the organization.
 Creative- resourceful and innovative in
managing the organization and not
bounded by traditional means,
exploring other responsibilities in
pursuit of the group’s objectives.
Organizational
Management
 I. Financial Management
 Where shall the SK draw its funds?
 From the general fund of the barangay
which 10 percent is set aside for the
SK (Sec. 329)
 From the conduct of fund-raising
activities (Sec. 426c)
 From contributions (Sec. 433b)
 A. Is the SK allowed appropriate and
spend its own funds?
 Yes. Although the power is not provided
in the code, the phrase “10 percent of
the general funds of the barangay shall
be set aside for the Kabataan Barangay”
in Sec. 329 means that the fund shall be
included in the budget of the barangay
as a lump sum amount and transferred
to the account of the Sannguniang
Kabataan as a trust fund which may be
deposited with the city or municipal
treasury or with the authorized
depository bank.
The fact that section 532 of the Code is
reappropriating the accumulated
balances of the 10 percent allocation
for the kabataang barangay ( now the
sangguniang Kabataan). Besides, there
are funds not coming from the barangay
that are either solicited for or
contributed to the Sangguniang
Kabataan which their treasures may
disburse in accordance with an approved
budget of the Sangguniang Kabataan.
( Sec. 433c)
a. May the 10 percent mandatory
appropriations for the Sangguniang
Kabataan be spent for salaries, wages
and allowances for its officials

 No. such fund may not be spent for the

personal services of Sangguniang
Kabataan officials. [Art. 423(a), IRR]
a. How about funds from other sources,
are there limitations on expenditures
imposed by the Code or IRR?

 None. The Sangguniang Kabataan may

spend such funds on any item of
expenditure so long as these are for the
youth development and contained in
their approved budget.
 a. Is it still necessary for the SK to submit
its approved budget to the Sangguniang
barangay for review and approval?
 The Sangguniang Barangay is not authorized
to review the budget of the SK or approve
any of its resolutions. Only the punong
barangay is given power of general supervision
over the activities of the SK.[Sec. 389b (11)].
But this does not imply any authority to
review SK budgets and other resolutions.
What is called for is mere submission of such
official acts of the SK to the Punong Barangay
and monthly financial statements to the
Sangguniang Barangay for information and
guidance [sec. 426 (e)]
II. FUND DISBURSEMENT (Excerpts from
the Local Government Code)

A. What are the Principles governing the

disbursement of barangay funds?
 No money shall be paid out of any
barangay funds except in pursuance of
the barangay budget.
 Barangay funds shall be spent solely
for public purposes.
 Disposition of barangay funds shall
invariably bear the approval of the
punong barangay.
A. What are the restrictions to the
disbursement of barangay funds?

2. Disbursement in accordance with the

approved budget shall not exceed the
50 percent of the uncollected
estimated revenue accruing to the
barangay funds in addition to the
actual collections (se. 337)
 No obligation can be incurred or
payments made against barangay funds
without the approval of the puning
barangay except those involving
regularly recurring administrative
expenses such as payrolls, light, water,
electricity, telephone, telegraph,
services and remittances to the
government creditor agencies (sec.
344).
 No barangay fund shall be
appropriated or disbursed for religious
or private purposes (sec 335)
 Expenditures for reception and
entertainment shall not be charged
against barangay funds (sec 343)
 No disbursement or advance payment
shall be made for services or goods
not yet received (sec 338).
• Who are the officials
authorized to disburse
barangay funds?
 The barangay treasurers are authorized
to disburse funds [sec. 395 (e)(3)]. The
city or municipal treasurer may also
disburse barangay funds in his custody
when authorized by the sanggguniang
bayan (sec. 305).
A. Is a Sangguniang Resolution required
for every disbursement of barangay
funds?
 Specific expenditures contained in an
approved budget no longer require
authority from the sangguniang
barangay. However, cash withdrawals
and expenditures charged against lump
sum appropriations require a resolution
before said fund can be obligated and
disbursed (sec. 346).
 A. How are barangay expenses and
obligations paid?
A valid claim may be paid in the ff.
manner;
2. Fom the petty cash fund in the
custody of the barangay treasurer,
which amount is limited by his fidelity
bond [sec 334 (b)]
3. From cash advances of the barangay
treasures and authorized disbursing
officer (sec. 339).
 By direct withdrawal or charges
against barangay deposits in the city
or municipal treasury or from the
authorized depository bank, which
procedure is yet to be defined by the
Department of Finance and the
Commission on Audit (Article 456,
Implememting Rules and Regulations).
The Importance
of Planning
 Sound planning has many
benefits:
1) It eliminates unnecessary waste of the
organization’s resources including time,
money and effort.
2) Crisis is less likely to occur as most
eventualities will have been thought
out in advance.
3) It provides the map which serves as a
guide for you and for other members
of the organization in the pursuit of
your objective.
 Rationale for Community Participation in
the Planning Process
1. Moral Reasons
Human beings should be treated not as
objects, but as subjects of development.
As human beings, they have intrinsic
rights to determine for themselves what
is good.
3. Political Reasons
Democracy implies an empowered people.
Participation of the people in the
development is an expression of
empowerment.
1. Practical Reasons
When people are made to participate
in the planning process, the resulting
plan:
 Becomes sensitive to the people’s real
needs;
 Planned implementation is most likely
to get people’s support;
 Cost of project is minimized due to
people’s contribution of their
resources.
 What is planning all about?
 Planning is deciding in advance what is to be
done, by whom, and in what sequence they
should be done to attain the organization’s
objective.
 Thus a plan is a statement containing a series
of things to be done called activities; a
certain time frame or target date of
accomplishing these activities and an
identification of person/s who shall be
responsible for handling each activity
arranged in order of priority. It identifies
what is seen as the best route toward
achieving the organization’s objective.
 Formulating a barangay
Development Plan

 A barangay development plan contains

the basic description of the barangay as
to its general profile, natural resources,
socio-economic and other issues related
to problems, opportunities, and
constraints as translated to planning
goals, developing strategies, sectoral
plans and programs.
A. Barangay Developmental Goals
 Goals provide the over-all direction and
planning and development efforts of the
barangay. The goals unify diverse and
sometimes conflicting interests, desires
and aspirations, making them meaningful
for decision-making,
 In the formulation of planning goals, the
barangay development council must have
an adequate knowledge of the current
situation in the barangay, its probles
and needs, resources and potentials.
Goals should be

1. Broad enough to cover resources and

charges and changes over a period of
time;
2. Specific to be able to serve as
guidelines for decision-making; and
3. Shared commonly by all group[s in the
barangay to assure implementation and
support.
 Barangay Development Strategy

 Strategy may be defined as a guide

towards the achievement of stated
development goals. It should answer the
question: “How will the goal attained”?
 A strategy also serves as the chesk to
undesired development trends and
problems and as an avenue to realize the
barangay’s potential and problems.
 Based on the barangay situation analysis,
determine what is development potential of
the barangay:
1. Identify the leading and the lagging
development sector;
2. Analyze pressing development problems,
constraints and major issues;
3. Determine the relevant policies with
respect to the sector; and
4. Evaluate the possible bio-physical, socio-
economic and instructional impact of the
strategy.
 PLANS AND PROGRAMS
 Sectoral plans and programs could be
formulated depending on the stated
development, goals and strategies. Plans
and programs should be developed for
the various sectors such as economics,
education, health, nutrition,
infrastructure and others. After the
preparation of sectoral plans and
programs, plans are analyzed and cross-
checked to eliminate possible conflicts,
duplications and inconsistencies.
 Plan Evaluation and Adoption
 After integrating the plan, this should
be submitted by the Barangay
Development Council to the Municipal
Development Council for review and
evaluation. After such evaluation, a
revision may be necessary, then the
finalized Barangay Development plan is
thereafter submitted to the
Sangguniang Bayan for action.
 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

 After the authorization of the

implementation of the development plan,
efforts should be done towards translatingh
it to actual accomplishments. Barangay
development plans could be implemented with
the assistance of respective line agencies.
 The implementation of the plan shoild also be
subjected to periodic monitoring and
evaluation. Substantive changes may occur
during the process of implementation and may
result to deviations from original targets.
Basic Skills and
Processes
Basics of Parliamentary Procedure
1. What is Parliamentary Procedure?

 It is a set of rules and precedents

governing formal proceedings of a
deliberative body or assembly, as in
the case of the provincial, city or
municipal council.
 1. What is the objective of the
Parliamentary procedure?

 It aims to ensure an orderly and smooth

conduct of deliberations which depends
to a large measure on the skills of the
presiding officer, (also referred to as
“The Chair” who controls all the
discussion).
1. What are the sessions of the
council?
 “Regular Sessions” which are
convened at scheduled times and deal
w/ both the general and usual business
of the Council and
 “Special Sessions” which are called as
the need arises to tackle specific
item(s) or issue(s): when no other
business is in order.
1. How to address the Presiding
Officer?
 During the sessions of the council,
members address the presiding officer
as Mr. or madam Chairman/chairperson;
the chairperson refers to himself or
herself in the third person.
 Ex.(1)The chair rules that…
(2)The chair disagrees
 1. How to address the members?
 Individual members of the body in
session are referred to in the third
person.
 Ex. (1) The Gentleman/Lady from the
district of
(2) Will The Gentleman/ Lady yield
to a few questions?
 Note: A member “talks” to a fellow
member through the chairperson. “I
would like to explain to the gentleman
from the First District….”
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