MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday it is not surprised by the House of Representatives’ approval of a measure postponing the village and youth council elections from May 2020 to Dec. 5, 2022. 4933 sought to postpone the 2020 barangay and SK elections to May 2023. Under the measure, the village elections after 2022 ballotting will happen on the first Monday of December 2025 and every three years thereafter. President Rodrigo Duterte, during his fourth State of the Nation Address last July, urged Congress to postpone the 2020 barangay and SK elections. READ: Senate approves barangay, SK elections postponement bill on third readingREAD: Duterte calls on Congress: Postpone barangay polls from 2020 to 2022READ: House OKs barangay, SK polls postponement to Dec. 5, 2022ADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 04, 2019 09:56 UTC