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Para sa laban kontra droga: House panel OKs postponement of barangay, SK polls

A House of Representatives’ panel on Monday approved the proposal to postpone the October 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.

Gasgas na: Illegal drugs must not be used as ‘excuse’ to repeatedly delay barangay, SK polls–Pimentel

The Duterte administration’s war on drugs must not be used to “repeatedly delay” the holding of barangay elections, Senate President Koko Pimentel said on Monday.

Sotto on postponing village polls: Duterte’s narco-list includes 10,000 barangay captains

The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections scheduled in October should be postponed amid new data showing more than 10,000 barangay captains still involved in illegal drugs.

Senators unlikely to support barangay poll postponement — Villar

Senaror Cynthia Villar believes her colleagues in the upper chamber will not support the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in October 23.

Ano ba talaga kuya? Comelec says Congress should decide soon if it wants to scrap Oct. 23 SK elections

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesman James Jimenez on Wednesday urged lawmakers to decide on whether to postpone or proceed with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election scheduled on October 23.A bill filed in the Senate is seeking the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to October 2018.

A deadringer for Duterte: PDP-Laban wants Bedan lawyer to replace Gina Lopez at DENR

President Rodrigo Duterte need not search far and wide for a replacement for Environment Secretary-designate Gina Lopez should she fail to hurdle the Commission on Appointments.

Comelec braces for surge of last-minute registrants for barangay polls

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ready for last minute applications for registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls set on October 23.

Kiko opposes move to postpone barangay, SK polls

Koko favors postponement of barangay, SK elections

Tipid mode: Gov’t to enjoy P24.3-B windfall from SK, kagawad abolition, says Alvarez

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez continues to make the case for the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and Barangay kagawads, and his latest argument will surely appeal to the penny-pinchers in government.