Macalintal Presses Marcos Anew to Veto BSKE Postponement

Macalintal presses Marcos anew to veto BSKE postponement

MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has again urged President Marcos to veto the measure postponing the Nov. 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) through an urgent supplemental letter-petition submitted to the Office of the President. In the letter dated Sept. 21 and received by the OP on Tuesday, Macalintal flagged an “apparent oversight and lapse” by Congress in failing to distinguish between the “term” and …

Election watchdog urges Marcos to veto bill postponing 2026 Barangay, SK polls

MANILA, Philippines — An election watchdog has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto a bill postponing the November 2026 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to 2028, warning that delaying polls undermines local leadership accountability.In a statement Tuesday, Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) said another postponement would deprive voters of a regular opportunity to choose their barangay and SK leaders and hold them ac…

FACT CHECK: Bill postponing 2026 barangay, SK polls not yet a law as of September 22

In a September 18 statement, the Commission on Elections said the November 2026 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will proceed as there is yet no law for its postponement

Mga botante matagal pang maghihintay para makapili ng bagong BSKE officials kung ipagpapaliban ulit ang halalan — election lawyer

Muling iginiit ng election lawyer na si Atty. Romulo Macalintal ang kaniyang pagtutol sa isinusulong na pagpapaliban sa Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) na nakatakda ngayong Nobyembre. Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ni Macalintal na nagresulta na sa isang taon na pagkaantala at pagpapahaba sa panunungkulan ng mga barangay at SK officials ang unang postponement ng BSKE mula December 2025 patungong November 2026. Kung muli aniyang ipagp…