BSKE will be manual; Filipinos 'want to write down their votes' – Garcia

Preparations in full swing for BSKE polls

COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said on Friday that preparations were underway for the Dec. 1 barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) polls. Garcia added equal importance should be given to the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections in October and the upcoming grassroots-level polls. "Until Congress passes a law postponing these elections, they will push through as scheduled," he said. Under Comelec Resol…

BSKE will be manual; Filipinos 'want to write down their votes' – Garcia

CROWDING Voters come in droves to Balangasan Central Elementary School in Pagadian City at 7 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025 to cast their votes. (Photo from RAY ORTIZ / CONTRIBUTOR) MANILA, Philippines — The 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) set on December 1 this year will be completely manual, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). This is what Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Friday as he answered …