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By Kit Bagaipo
The Bohol Chronicle

A schedule for the election of the presidency of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) and the Federated Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in the city, municipal and provincial levels was released Wednesday by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2007-151 sets the dates and guidelines in the holding of municipal and component city chapters of the ABC on December 11.

Winners of the municipal and city level will then elect the league's president in the provincial or metropolitan level on December 29.

Election for president of the ABC national chapter will be on January 29, 2008.

Meanwhile, the DILG also issued Memorandum Circular No. 2007-150 establishing the date and guidelines for the election of the SK federation.

On December 6, SK chair in the municipal and city level will hold elections.

Winners in the municipal and city level will then elect the provincial or metropolitan federated president on December 17.

The SK national federation election is scheduled on January 17, 2008.

Federated presidents of the ABC and SK will sit as ex officio members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod or the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.