Three measures calling for the postponement of the scheduled Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Nov. 2, 2026 have reached first reading in the House of Representatives. Read during plenary session Wednesday, Aug. 6 were House Bill (HB) No. 10583, filed by Senior Deputy Speaker...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is prepared to conduct the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Nov. 2 despite the filing of several bills in the House of Representatives seeking to postpone the polls, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said Thursday. Speaking at a press...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has filed a bill seeking the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Nov. 2, 2026 to Nov. 2028. Benitez personally filed on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4, House Bill 10591 postponing the ...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 8 (Eastern Visayas) is confident of a more peaceful 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) following the deployment of 302 police officers to hotspot areas in Leyte province. Police Lt. Col. Analiza Armeza, PRO-8 spokesperson, said...
Senator Imee Marcos has filed a measure seeking to move the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to October 2027, noting that the election this year will fall exactly on All Souls’ Day. Marcos said passage of the bill into law would help Filipinos bear with the cost...
Senators are divided over the proposal to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections for this year, saying such a move requires serious study. “Although Congress has the power to suspend the election, it is necessary to study whether it is legal to do so,” Sen. Joseph...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday, April 19, welcomed the government’s plan to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for this year 2026. Marcos said the postponement of the 2026 barangay and youth elections would be beneficial to a country still reeling with the impact of...
Malacañang said it is open to proposals to postpone the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), as some lawmakers push the move to save government funds amid the ongoing energy crisis due to the war in the Middle East. In a press briefing in Iloilo City on Friday, April 17,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson assured on Monday, April 13 that a constitutional path exists to direct the budget for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to agencies outside the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and use it to respond to the current...
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and SM Supermalls formally renewed their partnership for the Voter Registration Program and Mall Voting implementation for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) through a Memorandum of Agreement signing held on December 2 at the COMELEC...
President Marcos has signed into law a measure extending the term of office for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to four years as he postponed the December 2025 BSK elections to November next year. Republic Act No. 12232, signed by the President on Wednesday, Aug. 13, amends the...
President Marcos said he would sign the bill postponing the December 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to next year, citing the need to prioritize the country’s first-ever Bangsamoro Parliament elections in October. Marcos said this less than a week before the bill seeking...
