The Commission on Elections (Comelec) predicted Wednesday at least three million candidates will file their certificates of candidacy for Barangay
They will vie for 42,027 posts of Punong Barangay; 294,189 Members, Sangguniang Barangay; 42,027 SK Chairperson; and 294,189 Members, Sangguniang Kabataan.
During its en banc last Tuesday, the 2023 Amended Rules of Procedure in Election Contests Involving Elective Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Officials , which updated the existing rules on election contests pending before the lower courts, was promulgated by the Court. Elections’ adoption of pilot automated election system in the three barangays – one in Quezon City and two in Cavite) in the upcoming elections.
The Comelec would also prohibit giving of ayuda or cash assistance from the start of the campaign period on Oct. 19 until election day on Oct. 30. Even medical missions, legal aid services, feeding programs or any caravan offering any or all of these services in a certain barangay or locality where the names of the candidates are mentioned, or those conducted in a place where the name or picture of a candidate is visible or displayed, is also considered vote-buying.
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