Tag: SK

Barangay, SK elections 2017, planong ipagpaliban ng Duterte administration

Plano uli ni pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ipagpaliban ang nakatakdang barangay elections ngayong darating na Oktubre. Sinabi ni Duterte na hindi niya papayagang mahalal ang mga personalidad na sangkot sa iligal na droga na gagamitin lamang ang drug money para sa kampanya. Ayon sa Pangulo hihilingin nito sa kongreso na magpasa ng batas o resolusyon para hindi matuloy ang barangay elections dahil 40 percent ng mga kapitan sa buong bansa ay sangkot sa iligal na […]

SK 101

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 22) – After a 3-year lapse, the youth council Sangguniang Kabataan or SK was supposed to make its comeback. The Sangguniang Kabataan is a youth leadership organization with the purpose of ingraining on the young Filipinos the good qualities of being a leader, especially on the local government or grass-root level. The smallest political unit of the government – the barangay – is the seat of the SK. Each barangay has one. […]

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 […]

Last day of SK registration

Today is the last day of registration for the Sangguniang Kabataan election next year. But the Commissions on Election changed the deadline in areas affected by tropical storm “Mario”. Areas with extended SK registration include: Obando, Bulacan – September 23 – October 1 Cainta, Rizal – September 21-30 Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur – September 27 – October 6 According to COMELEC Resolution No. 9899, the SK election will be held on February 21, 2015.