Members of the House of Representatives have expressed their support for a proposed legislation that aims to defer the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Dec. 1, 2025 to Oct. 26, 2026.
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/9/solons-back-proposed-postponement-of-barangay-sk-polls-to-october-2026
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READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/9/solons-back-proposed-postponement-of-barangay-sk-polls-to-october-2026
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00:00Ako po personally, I was a former barangay captain.
00:05So in terms of support, I will definitely support this bill.
00:08I will actually also file a similar measure.
00:11Given with regards to the term of office of barangay officials, yung dalawang taon po
00:16talaga napaka ikli.
00:17Alam naman po kasi natin na-postpone nung nakaraan, kaya naman yung inabutan na lang
00:22ngayon, yung natitirang two years.
00:25But to be able to implement certain programs, alam naman po natin lahat sa government, it
00:30takes some time.
00:31And especially at the barangay level, talagang very political po ang nangyiharing eleksyon
00:36pagdating sa barangay.
00:38Kaya po, in order to save government funds also, with all the trainings that all barangay
00:45officials undergo, sa kanila pong mga barangay kagawad, lahat po ng mga appointed, napakaraming
00:52ginagastos po ng barangay every time nagkakaroon po ng panibagong set of elected officials
00:57and elected officers.
00:58I agree with Kong Eno, na in fact ako personally, ang pananood ko dun, kung sinasabing three
01:05years dapat ang isang termino ng isang official, mahirap naman na binawasan mo kasi kahit
01:12sino naman natumakbo ng alam mong tatlong taon ng termino, nagplano ka naman siguro
01:19para sa tatlong taon.
01:21To be fair to them, ang hirap din naman na tuparin ang lahat sa dalawang taon.
01:26Pag uwi niyo, kung hindi man pinag-uusapan nung nakaupong barangay chairman yung susunod
01:31na eleksyon, pagpatapos na termino niya, nakikita niyo na na-forma na yung susunod.
01:36Instead of focusing on helping the community or doing their job in mandate, ay wala, nakatutok
01:42na lang yung susunod na eleksyon.
01:44That is the sad reality of politics, hindi lamang sa nasyonal, lokal, pati sa barangayan.
01:51Lagi nalang tayong kampanya, lagi nalang sino mag-uuntugan, kaya nga siraan na nang siraan.
01:56That is the sad reality of having a short term in all positions.