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Sangguniang Kabataan | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Preceded by | Kabataang Barangay |
| Seats | 41,995 SK Chairmen 293,965 Councilors |
| Elections | |
| Direct election | |
Last election | October 30, 2023 |
Next election | December 2025 |
A Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; lit. 'youth council') is a community council that represents youth in a barangay in the Philippines. They were put "on hold", but not abolished, prior to the 2013 barangay elections.[1] In January 2016, the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act was signed into law, which made changes to the SK and initially scheduled new elections for October 2016.[2] In March 2017, the elections were postponed to May 2018.[3]
The SK chairman leads the Sangguniang Kabataan. A Local Youth Development Council composed of representatives of different local youth groups supports the SK and its programs.[4]
The Sangguniang Kabataan is the successor of the Kabataang Barangay (KB; lit. 'village youth') which was abolished by the Local Government Code of 1991. The author, Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. abolished it because of allegations that the organization faced.[5]
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- ^ "Duterte resets barangay, SK elections to 2018". GMA News. October 4, 2017.
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- ^ Madarang, Catalina Ricci S. (August 31, 2018). "History and controversy of 'Kabataang Barangay' goes back to Martial Law era". Interaksyon. Retrieved December 7, 2022.