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THE Commission on Elections said Friday, May 10, 2024, that it is leaving the decision to lawmakers whether to push through or postpone the December 1, 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections .In a phone interview, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said it is entirely up to Congress if it will postpone the BSKE to October 26, 2026 as proposed in House Bill 10344.
He stressed that the commission will only be involved once the bill is signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 'We will enforce and administer in case it becomes a law,' said the poll chief. He said the Comelec will continue with its preparations for the BSKE until it is officially postponed. 'We will prepare to conduct the BSKE in 2025. Our preparations cannot be slowed by a mere possibility or speculation,' said Garcia.
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