THE bill seeking to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections scheduled in May next year has hurdled second reading in the Senate.
Under the bill, the next round of barangay and SK elections will be conducted on Dec. 5, 2022 instead of the second Monday of May 2020.
The subsequent synchronized barangay and SK elections shall be held on the first Monday of Dec. 2025 and every three years thereafter.
The amended Senate Bill No. 1043, a consolidation of five bills, was contained in Committee Report No. 4 and presented in the plenary by Sen. Imee Marcos, chair of the electoral reforms and people’s participation.
If enacted into law, there will be two elections in 2022 – the presidential elections in May and the elections for village and youth leaders in December.
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