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(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 4673 that sought to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to December next year. “When signed into law, the elections would be rescheduled to the first Monday of December 2023,” a statement from the Philippine Lower House said. “For this matter, all incumbent officials would remain in office until their successors are elected, unless sooner removed […]
Postponement would mean another round of voter registration, says Comelec (Eagle News) – A committee of the House of Representatives approved the proposal to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to December next year. The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms voted on Tuesday, August 16, to move the elections from the original schedule on December 5, 2022 to December 4, 2023. With a vote of 12-2, the House panel members approved […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Tuesday, Sept. 17, announced Sangguniang Kabataan officials may already use their respective budgets for their projects even with the Commission on Audit guidelines on the same still pending. In a statement, Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said “we need not wait for the COA guidelines because COA has given the SK the go signal to use their funds in accordance with (Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1)..” […]
(Eagle News) – The nationwide voters’ registration for the scheduled May 2020 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections started on Thursday, August 1, 2019, amid the uncertainty of the elections pushing through. President Rodrigo Duterte himself during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) had called for the postponement of the 2020 barangay and SK elections, noting that there was not enough time for the incumbent barangay and SK officials to complete their projects. He […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Tinutugis ngayon ng Batangas City Police ang dalawang suspek na umano’y namimili ng boto para sa isang kandidato. Sa report ng pulisya, bandang alas nuebe trenta ng umaga ng Lunes, ika-14 ng Mayo, nang ireklamo ng isang botante sa kanilang istasyon ang mga suspek na kinilalang sina Janzel Serrano Almarez at Flordeliza Plata Antenor. Ayon sa biktima, nag-aalok ng P400 ang dalawang suspek sa mga botante sa Batangas National High […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Pahirapan pa rin ngayon ang pagboto lalo ng mga Persons with Disabilities at mga senior citizen dito sa San Mateo National High School sa Rizal. Karamihan kasi sa mga senior citizen umakyat pa sa third floor dahil naroon ang kanilang presinto. Si Aling Roberta Apolonia, 85 years old na pero umakyat pa ng third floor dahil dito raw siya bumoto noong 2016. “Hindi pa e. Wala yung pangalan ko […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, May 14, said there were no reports of poll hitches in Metro Manila so far. “But we are continuing to monitor all of the other places,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press briefing at the Comelec command center in Manila. According to Jimenez, so far, in Maguindanao, “we are good.” All polling centers were also open in Basilan and Sulu. As for Regions 1, Caraga […]
Ngayong Lunes, Mayo 14, sa darating na Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, narito ang ilang mga dapat malaman at tandaan ng mga botante bago magtungo sa kani-kanilang presinto: Ayon sa Commission on Elections, ang pagboto sa Mayo 14, 2018, araw ng Lunes ay “MANUAL”, ang mga vote counting machines ay hindi gagamitin, kaya’t dapat isulat ang pangalan ng kandidatong iboboto sa balota. Ang regular voting hours ay mula 7:00 AM hanggang 3:00 PM. […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections just around the corner, the Philippine National Police on Thursday, May 10, gave the assurance it was “on top of the situation.” This was even if it admitted that more than 20 have been killed in what could be election-related incidents recorded across the country since less than a month ago. According to the PNP, apart from the 24 fatalities, four have […]
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan ni Senador JV Ejercito na muling paamyendahan ang Sangguniang Kabataan reform law. Sa harap ito ng ulat na kakaunti ang mga kabataang lumahok at naghain ng kanilang certificate of candidacy para sa barangay at SK elections sa susunod na linggo. Ito’y kahit pa itinaas na ang threshold o edad ng mga kabataang maaaring tumakbo sa SK elections. Nangangamba si Ejercito na sinadya ng ilan na huwag kumandidato sa SK dahil sa […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named Court of Appeals Justice Socorro Inting commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Inting, who replaced Commissioner Arthur Lim who retired in February, will serve until February 2, 2025. Inting, who was also a prosecutor, comes from Davao, like the President. Inting’s appointment comes as the Comelec gears up for the May barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy ang pananawagan ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa mga nais humabol upang magparehistro bilang botante para sa Sangguniang Kabataan at barangay elections hanggang Huwebes, Nobyembre 30. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, dapat iwasan ng mga botante ang paghabol sa deadline o kaya ay mag-last minute registration. Bukas ang mga opisina ng COMELEC mula alas-otso ng umaga hanggang alas-singko ng hapon (8:00 AM-5:00 PM), mula Lunes hanggang Sabado. […]
