Senate Panel OKs Bills Resetting 2026 BSKE Polls, Fixing Terms of Barangay Officials

Comelec to abide by Congress' decision on Barangay, SK term of office

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it will follow Congress' decision on the term of office for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials as the schedule for the elections remain unresolved.

Escudero: Bill will fix 5-year term for barangay, SK officials

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday said proposed Senate Bill 2387 seeks to fix, and not merely extend or postpone, the terms of barangay and...

Senate panel OKs bills resetting 2026 BSKE polls, fixing terms of barangay officials

A Senate panel on Monday, Aug. 24, approved bills postponing the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and fixing their term of office.Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, who presided over the Senate Committee on Local Government hearing, said that his bill, Senate Bill No. 2387, seeks to fix, and not merely extend or postpone, the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from four to five years, to promo…

Bill seeking BSKE postponement now up for Senate plenary debate: JV

Proposed bills seeking to set five-year terms for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials and to postpone the upcoming elections are now set for plenary debate. “The committee report will be prepared by Sen. (Chiz) Escudero as subcommittee chairman to be referred to the plenary for final discussion, whether to postpone or push through” with […]