Connect with us

News

House okays barangay, SK polls postponement on 2nd reading

Published

on

MANILA — The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure to postpone the October 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.

Members of the lower chamber approved through voice voting the postponement of barangay polls to the second Monday of May 2018 proposed under House Bill No. 6308.

The said proposal also seeks to retain the incumbent barangay officials in a holdover capacity.

online pharmacy purchase vilitra without prescription with best prices today in the USA

Furthermore, the bill provides that subsequent elections shall be held on the second Monday of May 2020 and every three years thereafter.

In a text message to reporters on Thursday, House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms chair Sherwin Tugna said he expects the lower chamber to give its final approval on the measure next Monday, September 11.

online pharmacy purchase flagyl without prescription with best prices today in the USA

“Its approval on second reading nears Congress in our goal not to burden our frontliner (barangay officials) on the campaign against illegal drugs on the ground level,” Tugna added.

Earlier, the House all-party caucus agreed to postpone it again to May 2018 to supposedly synchronize the barangay elections with the proposed plebiscite for Charter change and the Bangsamoro Basic Law.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Maria in Vancouver

Lifestyle2 weeks ago

Nobody Wants This…IRL (In Real Life)

Just like everyone else who’s binged on Netflix series, “Nobody Wants This” — a romcom about a newly single rabbi...

Lifestyle3 weeks ago

Family Estrangement: Why It’s Okay

Family estrangement is the absence of a previously long-standing relationship between family members via emotional or physical distancing to the...

Lifestyle2 months ago

Becoming Your Best Version

By Matter Laurel-Zalko As a woman, I’m constantly evolving. I’m constantly changing towards my better version each year. Actually, I’m...

Lifestyle2 months ago

The True Power of Manifestation

I truly believe in the power of our imagination and that what we believe in our lives is an actual...

Maria in Vancouver3 months ago

DECORATE YOUR HOME 101

By Matte Laurel-Zalko Our home interiors are an insight into our brains and our hearts. It is our own collaboration...

Maria in Vancouver4 months ago

Guide to Planning a Wedding in 2 Months

By Matte Laurel-Zalko Are you recently engaged and find yourself in a bit of a pickle because you and your...

Maria in Vancouver4 months ago

Staying Cool and Stylish this Summer

By Matte Laurel-Zalko I couldn’t agree more when the great late Ella Fitzgerald sang “Summertime and the livin’ is easy.”...

Maria in Vancouver5 months ago

Ageing Gratefully and Joyfully

My 56th trip around the sun is just around the corner! Whew. Wow. Admittedly, I used to be afraid of...

Maria in Vancouver6 months ago

My Love Affair With Pearls

On March 18, 2023, my article, The Power of Pearls was published. In that article, I wrote about the history...

Maria in Vancouver6 months ago

7 Creative Ways to Propose!

Sometime in April 2022, my significant other gave me a heads up: he will be proposing to me on May...