At least 256 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates will not be proclaimed even if they win in the Oct. 30 elections until the Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolves their pending disputes. The 256 candidates are running for either barangay captain or councilor, or SK chairperson or councilor. ADVERTISEMENTLast Tuesday, the Comelec’s seven-member policymaking body declared it would suspend the proclamation of winning barangay and SK candidates with unresolved election cases. READ: Comelec: Proclaiming BSKE winners w/ disqualification raps may be stoppedADVERTISEMENTAs of Oct. 26, the Comelec task force against premature campaigning has filed disqualification cases against 196 candidates and ordered about 6,000 others to explain the complaints against them. The Comelec task force against vote-buying and illegal campaigning has also filed disqualification cases against nine candidates and ordered around 1,500 others to explain why they should not be charged for illegal campaign activities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 27, 2023 11:15 UTC