Comelec to ask Marcos to declare November 3 no classes, work for BSKE

Comelec to ask Marcos to declare November 3 no classes, work for BSKE

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it will ask President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare no work and classes on November 3, 2026 to encourage more Filipinos to cast their votes for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The BSKE will be held on November 2, 2026, after being postponed from December 1, 2025. Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia noted that as November 1, a Sunday, …