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Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday said he favors the postponement of the December 2022 barangay elections so that the government can start desynchronizing the barangya and local polls. Should he secure a seat in the Senate in the upcoming...

The 2022 barangay elections must finally push through in order to give the people the freedom to choose their next set of local leaders, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, March 19. Lacson made this stand knowing that the electoral process for the...

PROMDI presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao said he supports the proposal calling for the postponement of barangay elections this December and realign the P8-billion budget for it instead to fund the government’s Covid-19 response and economic recovery efforts. In a press briefing in...

Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections should not be postponed again because this would deny citizens their choice of leaders. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, an opposition leader, noted the democratic process in...