MANILA, Philippines — The opposition Kabataan party-list on Tuesday cautioned Congress from postponing the 2020 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and Barangay elections, saying this should not serve the Duterte administration’s political interests. “The call to postpone the SK elections should not serve to further the administration’s political interests, particularly Cha-cha (Charter changer) and term extension,” the progressive group in the House said in a statement. During his fourth State of the Nation Address Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress to postpone the May 2020 local polls to October 2022. READ: Duterte calls on Congress: Postpone barangay polls from 2020 to 2022The most recent Barangay and SK elections were conducted in May 2018. Originally scheduled for Oct. 31, 2016, the local elections were moved to Oct. 23, 2017, and then to May 14, 2018.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 23, 2019 03:33 UTC