Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said on Thursday that the election period is from September 23 to October 30, 2017. Jimenez said that beginning September 21, 2017, the Comelec Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP) shall accept applications for the issuance of authority to bear, carry or transport firearms or deadly weapons. The filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) will also start on September 23 to September 30. The twin polls will be held on October 23 unless Congress comes out with an amendatory law postponing the elections. The barangay and SK elections were scheduled to be held in October 2016 but were postponed to October 2017.

Source: Manila Times September 14, 2017 09:33 UTC