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Senators have approved the postponement of the May 2020 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to December 5, 2022, effectively extending to another year the term of office of incumbent village and youth leaders. With all of the 21 senators present voting in the affirmative, Senate Bill No. 1043, was passed on third and final […]
House Committee on Local Government Vice Chair and Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy V called on his colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass a measure postponing the 2020 barangay elections as he emphasized the limitations faced by incumbent barangay executives who had less than two years to implement their barangays’ plans, […]
Senator Bong Go has expressed support for the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. “I support the postponement of the elections as it will give the next President a chance to work hand in hand with the new Barangay and SK officials to synchronize and accomplish their projects and programs,” Go said at […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated his call to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections currently scheduled for May 2020. In a public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation joint with Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes; Local Government; and Finance Committees, Go expressed the need for an extension […]
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 […]
Reelected Senator Sonny Angara has vowed to push for vital measures that would improve the lives of members of vulnerable sectors, such as senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Angara said he will prioritize bills seeking to double the pension for the elderly, create a national commission for seniors, increase the wages for teachers, […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial aspirant Bong Go said the latest survey showing a record-high satisfaction rating for the administration vindicates the campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte against criminality, corruption and illegal drugs. The First Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey, done on March 28-31, 2019, found 81% of adult Filipinos […]
“The 2019 midterm elections for the overseas absentee voting kicked-off last April 13, 2019 but not all registered Filipino voters who were supposed to receive mailing packets containing their ballots have received the same even to this date,” declared Senator Koko Pimentel III, Chairman of the Senate Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation Committee. “Many voters, […]
Maguindanao second district Representative and senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu has vowed to push for the passage of an anti-terror law anchored on the Human Security Act of 2007, as he cited the need to bring peace and development in the country. If elected, Mangudadatu said, the anti-terror law would be on top of his agenda […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has created a task force that will ensure the adequate and reliable power supply in areas covered by electric cooperatives (ECs) before, during and after the May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong recently issued Office Order No. 2019-033, establishing the “NEA Power Task Force Election […]