Preparations for village and youth council elections on May 14 would continue in the absence of a law deferring the elections to a later date, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez. “Without a law postponing them, the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections must continue to be considered a ‘go,’” he said on Tuesday. Jimenez issued the brief statement after the House of Representatives voted 164 to 27 in favor of the postponement of the barangay and youth elections to Oct. 8, 2018. ADVERTISEMENT3rd postponementIf passed into law, this would be the elections’ third postponement under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, however, said another postponement of the elections was not on the Senate’s agenda.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 20, 2018 22:18 UTC