Comelec Prepared to Comply with SC Ruling on BSKE

Comelec ready for SC decision on BSKE – Garcia

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ready to comply with whatever decision the Supreme Court may issue on the law setting the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, Comelec Chair George Garcia said during a media briefing Wednesday. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12326 on Sept. 24,

Macalintal presses SC to stop BSKE postponement, says Comelec can hold polls

MANILA, Philippines —“The fight has just begun,” election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Wednesday after the Supreme Court (SC) acted on his challenge to the law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections to 2028.Macalintal welcomed the Supreme Court’s action on his petition challenging Republic Act 12326, which moves the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to November 2028.Macalintal said the High Court’s dire…

SC tells Palace, Congress, Comelec to comment on petition vs. BSKE postponement

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the Office of the President, Congress, and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to comment on a petition challenging the postponement of the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).

Supreme Court orders Comelec to comment on petition vs BSKE postponement

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Office of the President, the Commission on Elections, and the House of Representatives to comment on the petition of

Comelec prepared to comply with SC ruling on BSKE

The Commission on Elections is operationally and financially prepared to abide by any Supreme Court order pertaining to the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, following a legal challenge mounted at the SC over the weekend.