THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has temporarily suspended the printing of ballots for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista on Monday said the decision to stop printing was made in anticipation of a possible postponement by Congress of the twin polls. Genievieve Guevarra, head of the Comelec’s printing committee, said the printing of ballots will resume if Congress will not be able to come out wit an amendatory law by September 1. The Comelec will have to print 85 million ballots for the SK and barangay elections set for October. “I am the principal author of the SK Reform Law, so I am for giving the SK another chance,” he said.

Source: Manila Times August 29, 2016 10:41 UTC