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RELATED LAWS
 HISTORY

By virtue of the TYDINGS-MCDUFFIE ACT or the Philippine

Independence Act of 1934, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was
established.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1935 the 1ST NATIONAL ELECTIONS in the Philippines

Former President Senate President Bishop
Emilio Aguinaldo Manuel L. Quezon Gregoria Aglipay
 Omnibus Election Code
Approved: December 3, 1985

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 2 ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT
ARTICLE 3 ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE
BATASANG PAMBANSA
ARTICLE 4 ELECTION OF LOCAL OFFICIALS
ARTICLE 5 ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGIONS
ARTICLE 6 ELECTION OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS
 Omnibus Election Code
Approved: December 3, 1985

ARTICLE 7 THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS

ARTICLE 8 POLITICAL PARTIES
ARTICLE 9 ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES AND CERTIFICATE
OF CANDIDACY
ARTICLE 10 CAMPAIGN AND ELECTION PROPAGANDA
ARTICLE 11 ELECTORAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
EXPENDITURES
 Omnibus Election Code
Approved: December 3, 1985

ARTICLE 12 REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

ARTICLE 13 PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES
ARTICLE 14 BOARD OF ELECTION INSPECTORS
ARTICLE 15 WATCHERS
ARTICLE 16 OFFICIAL BALLOTS AND ELECTION RETURNS
ARTICLE 17 CASTING OF VOTES
ARTICLE 18 COUNTING OF VOTES
 Omnibus Election Code
Approved: December 3, 1985

ARTICLE 19 CANVASS AND PROCLAMATION

ARTICLE 20 PRE-PROCLAMATION CONTROVERSIES
ARTICLE 21 ELECTION CONTESTS
ARTICLE 22 ELECTION OFFENSES
ARTICLE 23 LEGAL FEES
ARTICLE 24 TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 25 FINAL PROVISIONS
 AUTOMATED ELECTIONS
REPUBLIC ACT No. 8436

"An Act Authorizing the Commission on Elections to Use an

Automated Election System in the May 11, 1998 National or Local Elections
and in Subsequent National and Local Electoral Exercises, providing funds
therefor and other purposes”
Approved: December 22, 1997
Amended by REPUBLIC ACT NO.
9369
Date of Approval: 23 January 2007
 SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL
ELECTIONS
Republic Act No. 7166
An Act Providing for Synchronized National and Local Elections and
for Electoral Reforms, Authorizing Appropriations Therefor, and for Other
Purposes
Date of Promulgation: 26 November 1991

Amended by Republic Act No. 8045

Date of Approval: 07 June 1995
 Registration Law
Republic Act No. 10367

An Act Providing for Mandatory Biometrics Voter

Registration

Approved: 15 February 2013

 ARMM ELECTIONS
Republic Act No. 10153

An Act Providing for the Synchronization of the Elections in

the Autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with the
National and Local Elections and for other purposes

Date of Promulgation: 30 June 2011

 OVERSEAS VOTING
Republic Act No. 9189

An Act Proving for a System of Overseas Absentee Voting

by Qualified Citizens of the Philippines Abroad, Appropriating Funds
therefor and for other purposes

Date of Promulgation: 13 February 2003

Amended by Republic Act No.

10590
Date of Approval: 27 May 2013
 PWDs and SENIOR CITIZENS
Republic Act No. 10366

An Act Authorizing the Commission on Elections to Establish Precincts

Assigned to Accessible Polling Places Exclusively for Persons with
Disabilities and Senior Citizens

Date of Promulgation: 15 February 2013

 Party-List System Act
Republic Act No. 7941

An Act Providing for the Election of Party-List

Representatives through the Party-List System, and Appropriating
Funds therefor.

Approved: 3 March 1995

 “Data Privacy Act of 2012”
Republic Act No. 10173

An Act Protecting Individual Personal Information in

Information and Communications Systems in the Government and the
Private Sector, Creating for this Purpose a National Privacy Commission,
and for other Purposes

Approved: 15 August 2012

 Republic Act No. 11198
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE
PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE INTO TWO (2) LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICTS
(a) First Legislative District – City of Maasin and the municipalities of
Macrohon, Padre Burgos, Limasawa, Malitbog, Tomas Oppus and Bontoc;
and
(b) Second Legislative District -municipalities of Sogod, Libagon, Liloan, San
Francisco, Pintuyan, San Ricardo, Saint Bernard, Anahawan, San Juan,
Hinundayan, Hinunangan and Silago.
Approved: 01 February 2019
 Republic Act No. 11243

An Act Reapportioning the First Legislative District of

the Province of South Cotabato Thereby Creating the Lone
Legislative District of General Santos City

Approved: 11 March 2019