THE House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez approved on third and final reading Tuesday, House Bill 4673, postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections on December 5, 2022.
When signed into law, the elections would be rescheduled to the first Monday of December 2023.
For this matter, all incumbent officials would remain in office until their successors are elected, unless sooner removed or suspended. The measure seeks to give more time to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and to the local government units for their preparations, as well as to the national government to apply accordingly the adjustments to poll workers’ honoraria. It garnered 264 affirmative votes, six negative votes, and three abstentions. The hybrid plenary session was presided over by Deputy Speakers Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco and Aurelio Gonzales Jr.
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