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Marcos set to sign bill postponing barangay, SK elections to November 2026
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to sign the bill postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections from December 2024 to November 2026.
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia confirmed that the President will sign the bill on August 12 at 2 pm.
Despite the postponement, the Comelec will still proceed with voter registration from August 1 to August 10.
The postponement aims to allow current village and youth leaders to complete their mandated three-year terms.
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have ratified a bicameral conference committee report that resets the elections to 2026 and establishes a four-year election cycle thereafter.
Electoral reform advocates have raised concerns, citing a Supreme Court ruling that elections cannot be postponed without meeting specific criteria.
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