Comelec warns postponing 2022 barangay, SK polls would mean additional costs

ICYMI: The House suffrage panel approved a motion seeking to postpone the December 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to December 2023, even after the Commission on Elections warned that doing so would lead to additional costs.

MANILA, Philippines – The House suffrage panel approved a motion seeking to postpone the December 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to December 2023, even after the Commission on Elections warned that doing so would lead to additional costs.

to save money as the country recovers from the pandemic, and allot the P8.4 billion worth of funds for COVID-19 response instead “We should not always say that if we postpone the elections, we would save the money, or the P8 billion could help gear up the economy, especially since we are just recovering from the pandemic,” Quezon City 6th District Representative Marivic Co-Pilar also said. “If we postpone, not too long.”“On the issue of savings, we really would not be able to save.

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