VACANCIES AND SUCCESSION

REPORTED BY:HANNAH GRACE INOJALES-BELARDO

•SECTION 44. Permanent Vacancies in the Offices of the Governor, Vice−Governor, Mayor, and

Vice−Mayor.•SECTION 45. Permanent Vacancies in the Sanggunian•SECTION 46. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the

Local Chief Executive•SECTION 47. Approval of Leaves of Absence

CHAPTER 2 VACANCIES AND

SUCCESSION

SECTION 45. Permanent Vacancies in the Sanggunian

(a) Permanent vacancies in the Sanggunian where automatic successions provided above do not apply shall be filled by appointment in the following manner:

(1) The President, through the Executive Secretary, in the case of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and the Sangguniang Panlungsod of highly urbanized cities and independent component cities;

(2) The governor, in the case of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of component cities and the Sangguniangbayan;

(3) The city or municipal Mayor, in the case of Sangguniang Barangay, upon recommendation of the

Sangguniang Barangay concerned.

(b) Except for the Sangguniang Barangay, only the nominee of the political party under which the Sanggunian member concerned had been elected and whose elevation to the position next higher in rank created the last vacancy in the Sanggunian shall be appointed in the manner hereinabove provided. The appointee shall come from the same political party as that of the Sanggunian member who caused the vacancy and shall serve the unexpired term of the vacant office. In the appointment herein mentioned, a nomination and a certificate of membership of the appointee from the highest official of the political party concerned are conditions sine qua non, and any appointment without such nomination and certification shall be null and void ab initio and shall be a ground for administrative action against the official responsible therefore.

(c) In case the permanent vacancy is caused by a Sanggunian member who does not belong to any

political party, the local chief executive shall, upon recommendation of the Sanggunian concerned, appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy.

(d) In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the Barangay in the Sanggunian, said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the official next in rank of the organization concerned.

SECTION 46. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the Local Chief Executive

(a) When the governor, city or municipal Mayor, or Punong Barangay is temporarily incapacitated to perform his duties for physical or legal reasons such as, but not limited to, leave of absence, travel abroad, and suspension from office, the vice−governor, city or municipal vice−mayor, or the highest ranking Sangguniang Barangay member shall automatically exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the local chief executive concerned,except the power to appoint, suspend, or dismiss employees which can only be exercised if the period oftemporary incapacity exceeds thirty (30) working days.

(b) Said temporary incapacity shall terminate upon submission to the appropriate Sanggunian of a written

declaration by the local chief executive concerned that he has reported back to office. In cases where the

temporary incapacity is due to legal causes, the local chief executive concerned shall also submit necessary

documents showing that said legal causes no longer exist.

(c) When the incumbent local chief executive is traveling within the country but outside his territorial

jurisdiction for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days, he may designate in writing the

officer−in−charge of the said office. Such authorization shall specify the powers and functions that the local

official concerned shall exercise in the absence of the local chief executive except the power to appoint,

suspend, or dismiss employees

(d) In the event, however, that the local chief executive concerned fails or refuses to issue such authorization, the vice−governor, the city or municipal vice−mayor, or the highest ranking Sangguniang Barangay member, as the case may be, shall have the right to assume the powers, duties, and functions of the said office on the fourth (4th) day of absence of the said local chief executive, subject to the limitations provided in subsection (c) hereof.

(e) Except as provided above, the local chief executive shall in no case authorize any local official to

assume the powers, duties, and functions of the office, other than the vice−governor, the city or municipal

vice− Mayor, or the highest ranking Sangguniang Barangay member, as the case may be.

SECTION 47. Approval of Leaves of Absence.

(a) Leaves of absence of local elective officials shall be approved as follows:

(1) Leaves of absence of the governor and the Mayor of a highly urbanized city or an independent

component city shall be approved by the President or his duly authorized representative;

(2) Leaves of absence of a vice−governor or a city or municipal vice−mayor shall be approved by the local

chief executive concerned: Provided, That the leaves of absence of the members of the Sanggunian and its

employees shall be approved by the vice−governor or city or municipal vice− mayor concerned;

(3) Leaves of absence of the component city or municipal Mayor shall be approved by the governor; and

(4) Leaves of absence of a Punong Barangay shall be approved by the city or municipal mayor: Provided,

That leaves of absence of Sangguniang Barangay members shall be approved by the Punong Barangay.

(b) Whenever the application for leave of absence hereinabove specified is not acted upon within five (5)

working days after receipt thereof, the application for leave of absence shall be deemed approved

Elective Officials Common to all Provinces

• Governor• Vice Governor• Sangguniang Panlalawigan:

– Presiding officer– Regular members determined by class of unit– President of the Liga ng mga Barangay– President of Sangguniang Kabataan

Federation– President of the Federation of Sangggunian

Members– 3 Sectoral representatives: women,

agricultural or industrial workers, and 1 from other sectors(urban poor, indigent cultural communities, or disabled)

Elective Officials Common to all Cities & Municipalities

• Mayor• Vice Mayor• Sangguniang Panlungsod/Bayan:

– Presiding officer– Regular members of the Sanggunian– President of the Liga ng mga Barangay– President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation– 3 Sectoral representatives: women, agricultural or

industrial workers, and one from other sectors(urban poor, indigenous cultural communities or disabled)

Officials Common to all Barangays

Punong Barangay 7 Sanggunian Members Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman Barangay Secretary Barangay Treasurer

Local government hierarchy. The dashed lines emanating from the president means that the President only exercises general supervision on local government.