President Marcos' office is a respondent in the petition that challenged the constitutionality of his move to sign into law a measure that postponed the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections initially scheduled for December 2022.
the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections originally scheduled in December 2022.the law in October 2022.
In this Rappler Recap, we revisit the justifications made by lawmakers to delay the polls, a move that incurred additional expenses worth billions of pesos anyway. We also take a look at how the ruling impacts future attempts by Congress to defer the conduct of the village and youth council elections.
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