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Alex L. David vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

ALEX L. DAVID, in his own behalf as Barangay Chairman of Barangay 77, Zone 7, Kalookan City and as President of the LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY SA PILIPINAS, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Department of Interior and Local Government, and THE HONORABLE SECRETARY, Department of Budget and Management, respondents.

G.R. No. 127116 | 1997-04-08

R E S O L U T I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

The two petitions before us raise a common question: How long is the term of office of barangay chairmen and other barangay officials who were elected to their respective offices on the second Monday of May 1994? Is it three years, as provided by RA 7160 (the Local Government Code) or five years, as contained in RA 6679? Contending that their term is five years, petitioners ask this Court to order the cancellation of the scheduled barangay election this coming May 12, 1997 and to reset it to the second Monday of May, 1999.

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G.R. No. 127116

In his capacity as barangay chairman of...