MANILA, Philippines — The bill postponing the village and youth council elections from May 2020 to Dec. 5, 2022 is now a step away from becoming law. This, after both chambers of Congress ratified on Monday the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 1043 and House Bill No. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Senate ratifies bicam report on deferral of 2020 barangay, SK pollsIt was the President who called on Congress to postpone the local polls for the third time under his term. READ: House bares P9.5-billion realignments in 2020 budgetThe cancelation of the 2020 barangay polls also effectively extends the three-year term of incumbent barangay officials, who won in the May 2018 elections, to four years.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2019 10:26 UTC