PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. was among the early voters for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday.
The Chief Executive cast his vote at Precinct 0036A, Cluster Number 0036Aat the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac, Ilocos Norte at past 7 a.m.'I cannot overstate the importance of the result of the barangay elections. It's very simple, I mean, the political dynamics is very simple. For example, if you are running for mayor, and the majority of the barangay officials are on your side, are helping you, that is a very big deal.
It will make it much easier to be elected at the local level,' he said in a brief media interview afterwards.'What happens here in the barangay as a result of the barangay elections today are going to have an effect on the results of the midterm elections and subsequently in the national elections. So it is that important,' he added.Voters nationwide are electing new officials for the 42,027 barangay across 82 provinces nationwide.
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