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Marcos to Sign Bill Postponing Barangay, SK Polls

PHILIPPINES, AUG 8 – The law extends barangay and SK officials' terms to four years and shifts elections to November 2026 to prioritize the first parliamentary polls in BARMM, officials said.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said he will sign into law the bill postponing this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to focus on the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls. In a sit-down interview with the media in Bangalore, India, Marcos was asked for confirmation on Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia’s statements saying tha…

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GMA Filipino News broke the news in Quezon City, Philippines on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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