Marawi City, Philippines: Some new village officials in the province of Lanao del Sur have been trying to assume office since their proclamation in the recent concluded October 29 Barangay and Sangunayang Kabataan Elections. The question has been raised: "who has the authority to receive the Barangay Internal Revenue Allocation for the month of November," invites disagreement between the outgoing and the incoming officials.

This controversy has been normalized after the disclosure of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Acting Chairman Resurreccion Z. Borra that the three-year term of office of the newly elected or reelected 671,120 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in the last Oct. 29 synchronized village polls starts on Nov. 30.

Borra highlighted this in the wake of reports that many newly elected barangay and SK officials have tried to assume their posts after they were proclaimed winners, creating misunderstanding between the outgoing and incoming village officials.

He said barangay and SK officials who might not have been reelected have the duty to continue performing their functions up to Nov. 30, while the newly elected have to wait until that date before they could perform their duties.

"Incumbent village officials who might have lost in the Oct. 29 village polls could be charged with neglect of public duties, while those newly elected could be guilty of usurpation of functions if they would insist on performing their duties before their term of office starts," Borra explained as published in the Manila Bulletin, a leading news paper in the Philippines.

He also said that except for candidates affected by pending disqualification petitions or failure to elect, all winning village and SK officials in the country's 41,995 barangays have been proclaimed.

Many people in this province have expressed their thanks to the Comelec Commissioner after his disclosure that the term of office of the new Barangay and Sangunayang Kabataan Officials  starts on November 30, 2007.

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	stop the election all of us must know that we can live by normal though we are not B. Chairman. We must think of how can we get a SAKH (Halal)income for living.     PUKHADOSA TANO BADUN SA GIYA ELECTION. MIYAKALALA DOSA PHUKHAKOWAON. MGA TUPU-TUPUNG BO AE O ALLAH RUKUTANO NA DI TANO DUN KHAPIKIR.    election officials must stop yong mga baranggay na hindi napag-eleksyonan last 29. kung hahayaan nating silang ituloy ang eleksyon, yon din ang magiging kapabayaan ng gobyerno para maraming masawi. http://www.rawatun.org

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