Marcos Signs Law Postponing BSKE to Nov. 2026; Officials' Terms Extended
Republic Act 12232 extends barangay and youth officials' terms to four years and postpones elections to November 2026 to prioritize Bangsamoro parliamentary polls, Comelec says 2.7 million registered voters.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed a law postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to November 2026 and extending officials' terms to four years.
- The law specifies that no barangay official may serve more than three consecutive terms, promoting new leadership every election cycle.
- Incumbent officials will remain in office until their successors are qualified, with specific conditions for term limits in place.
- The postponement is intended to focus resources on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region elections in October, which Marcos highlighted as critical.
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Marcos signs law postponing local elections to Nov 2026
(UPDATE) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law a measure postponing this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to November 2026, effectively extending the terms of incumbent officials.
New law lengthens barangay officials' term to 4 years, postpones 2025 polls
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed a law increasing the term of barangay officials from three to four years, allowing their stay in power for up to 12 years. On Wednesday, August 13, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12232, which tweaked the term limits and also postponed the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections (BSKE) from December 2025 to the first Monday of November 2026. Subsequen…
Marcos signs law postponing BSKE to Nov. 2026; officials' terms extended
MANILA, Philippines — It’s final and official. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed on Wednesday the law postponing this year’s barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections (BSKE), for the government to focus on the first-ever parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Republic Act No. 12232 reschedules the supposed Dec. 1, 2025 BSKE on the first Monday of November 2026, which falls on Nov. 2, 2026, A…
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