LAWMAKERS advocating for the postponement of next year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to 2026 have asked the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for assistance in ensuring the participation of incumbent officials in the congressional deliberations on the proposed measure. Bicol Saro Rep.
LAWMAKERS advocating for the postponement of next year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to 2026 have asked the Department of the Interior and Local Government for assistance in ensuring the participation of incumbent officials in the congressional deliberations on the proposed measure.
They have jointly filed House Bill 10344, seeking to postpone the December 1, 2025, BSK elections to October 26, 2026, and every three years thereafter. “This shall uphold the rights of the constituents to contribute to such a legislative process, promoting and protecting their participation in all aspects of government decision-making,” they said in a letter sent to Abalos dated May 8, 2024.
They argued that holding the next BSK elections as originally scheduled on December 1, 2025, would result in a shorter term for the incumbent officials, hindering their performance, diminishing their obligations to serve constituents, and reducing their accountability in exercising the power bestowed upon them by the people’s free choice.
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