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Senator Bong Go urged the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to safeguard the integrity of the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30. During his inspection of projects he supported in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Go encouraged Filipinos to exercise their right to vote and to be discerning in choosing candidates they believe can […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) issued a reminder to the 1.9 million government employees across the country, urging them to refrain from participating in electioneering and partisan activities as the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election candidates conduct their campaigns between 19 October and 28 October 2023. Electioneering and partisan political activity refers to acts […]
Senator Francis Tolentino expressed his support for the postponement of the December 2022 barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections. The postponement is embodied in Senate Bill No. 1306 under Committee Report No. 4 of the Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, which Senator Imee Marcos currently chairs. “The postponement would move the barangay and SK […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero is in favor of postponing the December 2022 Barangay Elections to 2024 so the government can start desynchronizing barangay and local elections. “Papaburan ko ang postponement ng barangay elections—hindi simpleng postponement lang pero dapat i-desynchronize na sa taon kung saan may local elections. Ang aking layunin ay hindi lamang anim na […]
A measure seeking to postpone the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to May 6, 2024 has been filed at the House of Representatives. In filing House Bill 10425, Davao Oriental Representative Joel Almario said the resulting extended term of the current barangay and SK officials will provide the fresh set of […]
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking the postponement of the May 2020 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to Dec. 5, 2022. The lower chamber passed via voice vote House Bill No. 4933 after accepting an amendment to the rescheduled date. The initial proposal was to hold elections on […]
Barangay officials across the country are thanking President Rodrigo Duterte for calling on Congress to enact a measure to postpone the barangay elections, saying this would allow them to focus on serving their constituents instead of being distracted by politics. “If barangay elections are held next year as originally scheduled, that will only give them […]
Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy on Tuesday vowed to spend his first year in office pushing for the passage of a measure rescheduling the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls from May 2020 to May 2023, stressing the need for barangay executives to serve full five-year terms to better serve their constituents and to […]
Straight from Bangkok, Thailand where supported President Rodrigo Duterte in the opening of the 34th ASEAN Summit, Senator-elect Bong Go rushed to aid the 50 families affected by a fire in Quezon City. A total of 120 residents whose houses were razed by fire that struck Barangay San Roque on June 19 were forced to […]