Residents of the 10 barangays who were recently designated as Taguig voters by a Supreme Court ruling will be able to participate the 2025 midterm elections, but they will not be able to vote for their congressman, the Commission on Elections said on Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Residents of the 10 barangays who were recently designated as Taguig voters by a Supreme Court ruling will be able to participate the 2025 midterm elections, but they will not be able to vote for their congressman, the Commission on Elections said on Tuesday.
This is because the poll body is not legally allowed to designate on its own which district the new Taguig voters are officially a part of, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said. He added: "Bakit po? Walang kapangyarihan ang Comelec na gawin 'yon, sapagkat ang may kapangyarihan na magsabi kung anong mga barangay ang kasama sa bawat distrito ay nasa Kongreso."
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