Tag: postponement

PNP postpones resumption of recruitment process

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has postponed the resumption of its recruitment process. In an advisory, the PNP’s Recruitment and Selection Service said the postponement was in view of three things: The clearance of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases for the passage of applicants from one border to the other is still pending The difficulty of completion of documentary requirements of applicants/recruits; The policy amendments and health concerns of […]

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Logistical problems force Nigeria election delay

by Phil HAZLEWOOD / Ola AWONIYI Agence France Presse ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria’s electoral watchdog on Saturday postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. The two main political parties swiftly condemned the move and accused each other of orchestrating the delay as a way of manipulating the vote. Voting had been due to start at nearly 120,000 polling stations in Africa’s most populous nation at […]

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SC resets oral arguments on ICC petition anew

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has reset anew oral arguments on the petition against the Philippines’ announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Instead of Aug. 14, they will be held on Aug. 28, the SC Public Information Office said. The SC said it would release a resolution on the same on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The postponement comes after the SC junked a petition filed by opposition senators for detained Senator Leila de Lima […]

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Alvarez: 2019 polls can be postponed via people’s initiative

(Eagle News) — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday, July 16, reiterated his proposal the elections in 2019 be postponed to supposedly ensure a smooth transition to the federal type of government. According to Alvarez, this could be done either through the passage of a law or a constitutional amendment via  a people’s initiative done by supporters of federalism. The Constitution has a provision that requires that polls be held every three years. “That can be done. […]

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Pimentel: Passage in Senate of counterpart bill postponing barangay polls no longer possible

(Eagle News) — The postponement of barangay  elections will most likely not push through. This was after Senate President Koko Pimentel said that the passage of a counterpart bill in the Senate was no longer possible. Earlier the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a measure deferring the polls originally slated in May. According to Pimentel, the Congress is slated to go on a break on March 24. It will resume session on […]

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President Duterte says decision to postpone barangay, SK elections left to Congress

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said it was up to Congress to determine whether barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections would be postponed or not. “Sabi ko kay Bong (Go), ‘Sabihin mo sa kanila, Congress, it’s their choice,” Duterte said in a speech in Davao on Wednesday. The President noted, however, that the drug situation in the country remains “very alive and vicious.” “So kung manalo ‘yang mga barangay captains na-backed up ng drug money, […]

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Senate President Pimentel says he sees no reason to postpone SK, barangay elections anew

(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday said he sees no reason to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls slated in May. Pimentel made the pronouncement after Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel filed separate bills seeking the postponement of these elections. Umali said the polls should be held in May 2019, while the Surigao del Sur representative said they should be held in October […]

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JUST IN: Senate approves postponement of barangay, SK polls on final reading

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections slated this October. Seventeen senators voted in favor of the measure seeking the postponement, while only Senator Risa Hontiveros dissented. The Senate’s approved version did not include the provision allowing President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint officers in charge in barangays. Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon said the majority accepted their […]

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Rep. Farinas: House members agreed to postpone barangay polls this year; elections to be held in May 2018

(Eagle News) — Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have agreed to postpone the barangay elections to May next year. Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Farinas said this was to allow for the synchronization of the polls with the plebiscite for the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law and Charter change. Both measures have yet to be passed. In the meantime, current barangay chairs will continue to hold their positions in a holdover capacity. According to Farinas, the […]

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Comelec to Congress: If barangay polls will be postponed, postpone them ASAP

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has asked Congress to push through with the postponement of this year’s barangay elections soonest, if indeed the polls will be postponed. “What we’re asking is, if Congress actually pushes through with (the postponement), we’re asking them to do this as soon as possible. We need at least three months,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in an interview with CNN Philippines. According to Jimenez, this is because “we don’t want […]

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Should the SK and barangay elections be postponed?

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 19) – The Congress has already approved of the proposed postponement of the synchronized barangay and SK or Sangguniang Kabataan elections. In a vote of 218 -4, the House of Representatives approved of the bill postponing said elections. The Senate approved their own version of the bill, with the vote of 20-2. This is a good thing. When the Congress voted to move the SK and barangay elections, it gives its implicit […]

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