Kabataang Barangay elections (KB) were held on May 26, 1980, in which about 3 million Filipino youths aged 15 to 18 years old participated. Each ''
Barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
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Philippines
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is mandated by law to have its own chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan in which the members elect their officers called as the Kabataang Barangay.
Resources
G.R. No. 108399 - ''Alunan III, et al. vs. Mirasol, et al.''
See also
*Commission on Elections
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
*Politics of the Philippines
The politics of the Philippines take place within a three-branch governmental system. The country is a democracy, led by a directly elected president who serves as both the head of state and the head of government. The president heads the execu ...
*Philippine elections
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{{Philippine local, barangay and Sangguiniang Kabataan elections
1980
Kabataang Barangay election