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Comelec Open to BSKE Postponement
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Comelec open to BSKE postponement
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will not oppose Congress’ latest move to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on one condition: the reset must not go beyond May 2027.Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia stressed that pushing the polls past May would collide with the poll body’s full-scale preparations for the 2028 presidential elections, which begin in June 2027.“The new date must not extend beyond May 20…
JV warns vs another postponement of barangay polls
Sen. JV Ejercito is cautioning his colleagues against postponing anew the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, warning that delaying the BSKE to free up funds for the oil crisis must be scrutinized for legal infirmities.
It would be considered “unconstitutional” if the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are postponed again this year. This was the statement of Sherwin Gatchalian after he announced that he does not agree with the proposed postponement of BSKE. Gatchalian explained that the Supreme Court has already decided that the elections cannot be suspended any longer. If the postponement is pushed through, this will be the third time that the …
Sen. Marcos supports postponement of BSKE
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Imee Marcos welcomes the plan to postpone the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In a statement, Marcos said the postponement of the 2026 barangay and youth elections would be beneficial to a country… The post Sen. Marcos supports postponement of BSKE appeared first on Visayan Daily Star.
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