Rappler's latest stories on SK elections
Postponed barangay, SK polls deprive voters of right to choose officials – Namfrel
Election watchdog National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections hits the postponement of local polls once more as barangay officials will now serve for a term of 5 years instead of 2
Barangay, SK elections moved to December 2022
The law postponing the polls – and giving barangay officials 5 years in power instead of two – is signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in a Malacañang ceremony
Bill moving barangay, SK polls to 2022 now up for Duterte's signature
Both chambers of Congress ratify the bicameral conference committee report on the measure
House approves bill postponing barangay, SK elections to December 2022
(UPDATED) The consolidated version of the House and Senate bills will immediately be sent to Malacañang for President Rodrigo Duterte's signature
House now wants to postpone barangay, SK polls to December 2022
Lawmakers approve on 2nd reading the amended House bill on the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, which is now similar to the Senate version
Senate approves postponing barangay, SK elections to 2022
There are 21 senators who supported the measure seeking to postpone village and youth polls to December 5, 2022
Postponing the barangay and SK elections – again
It shows how we regard village and youth governance
Senate approves on 2nd reading moving barangay, SK polls to 2022
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto warns the chamber that the new President may ask the Congress to postpone barangay and SK elections again
House panel wants to postpone barangay, SK elections to May 2023
However, members of the Makabayan bloc say elections should go on as scheduled in 2020 as it has become the custom of the Duterte administration to postpone the BSKE
Comelec urges lawmakers against holding barangay, SK elections with national polls
'If the election will be done by October, and the national election will be done by May, the personnel of Comelec will be divided in preparing for' both exercises, says Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho Jr
Funds for 2020 barangay polls to be realigned to DA, DepEd instead
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano says legislators are already set to postpone the 2020 barangay and SK elections, whose funds can now be realigned to other government programs next year
Senate panels approve postponement of barangay, SK elections to May 2023
If passed, barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials would remain in a holdover capacity, serving 5 years in office, instead of just two
DILG, local officials support postponing barangay, SK elections to 2023
Government officials agree that rescheduling the polls would give barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials elected in 2018 more time to complete projects
Imee Marcos wants gov't to postpone barangay, SK elections to 2023
Neophyte Senator Imee Marcos says she is open to 'meeting halfway' with Senator Bong Go, who proposed to postpone the elections to October 2022
Comelec to 'slow down' preparations for 2020 barangay, SK polls
This follows President Rodrigo Duterte's call for Congress to postpone the May 2020 elections to 2022 instead
Marawi City votes in special barangay, SK elections
(UPDATED) Election watchdogs report irregularities and a few poll-related incidents in some areas in the conduct of the village and youth council polls
Barangay, SK elections in Marawi set on September 22
The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Marawi City are scheduled 4 months after the same exercise was held in other parts of the Philippines
Ish Polvorosa soars high as rookie public servant-athlete
The UAAP 5-time Best Setter dreams of a return stint with the national team even as a new local government leader
The week in photos: May 12-18, 2018
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Comelec suspends proclamation of barangay, SK winners in 3 Bicol provinces
Assistant Regional Director Romeo Serrano says these 7 winning candidates are from the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes
IN PHOTOS: Confiscated firearms during barangay, SK elections 2018
Here are photos of the guns confiscated in the country's most developed and vote-rich region, Metro Manila, during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
DILG to Comelec: Hold special elections for barangays without SK candidates
There are 39 barangays with no candidates in the Sangguniang Kabataan election 2018 according to the DILG
2018 barangay, SK election winners to serve for only 2 years
One election lawyer argues it's the risk that candidates took, while another says it violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution
SCHEDULE: Mandatory training for new SK officials 2018
(UPDATED) Required under the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act, the training will cover SK history, decentralization and local governance, meetings and resolutions, planning and budgeting, and ethics
Why cops didn't arrest illegal campaigners on election day
PNP chief Oscar Albayalde explains how illegal campaigning is rampant despite repeated reminders from the Comelec and the presence of policemen in voting areas on May 14
Post-elections, Comelec finds 26 overaged SK bets in Northern Mindanao
If any of them turn out to have won in barangays in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Misamis Occidental, the Comelec says it will suspend their proclamation
LOOK: Ateneo's Ish Polvorosa elected SK chairman in Cavite
The decorated Best Setter of the UAAP will now give back as a public servant of Imus, Cavite
Albayalde to officials on drug list: Winning polls won't clear your name
'[Hindi] porke nanalo na sila ay excused na sila sa ilegal na droga,' says Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde
Who missed the ‘tara’ system? Barangay polls bring back manual count
Automated counting generally makes teachers’ jobs easier during elections. But there are a few things they like about manually counting votes using sticks.
IN PHOTOS: From Luzon to Mindanao, violence, vote buying, confusion reported
Several illegal practices during election are still happening, says voters
Cash cards for teachers in barangay, SK polls ready for release
Department of Education director Joel Eristain praises teachers as the country's 'heroes' during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
No 'failure of election' so far in barangay, SK polls
The Comelec says the only possible exception is a town in Northern Samar, where the poll body is verifying the status of the barangay and SK elections
Voters in Tondo hope new barangay officials can lessen drug war killings
Because too much blood has spilled in the streets of Tondo, voters want new barangay leaders who can make positive change in their community
First-time voters ‘excited, confused’ during 2018 barangay, SK elections
Voters as young as 15 years are able to vote in the Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the first youth polls held in 8 years
Polls closed: Lost, late voters miss barangay, SK elections 2018
They offer various reasons – from having to look for their assigned precincts for hours, to having gotten off their work close to 3 pm, to mistakenly thinking the polls would be open until 5 pm
Pag-asa Island in West PH Sea opened for barangay, SK elections
The military says all 174,000 precincts opened by 11:30 am on Monday, May 14, including isolated islands in the West Philippine Sea and Palawan
35 killed in suspected barangay, SK elections violence – PNP
The PNP describes the election period so far as 'relatively peaceful'
IN PHOTOS: How residents of posh areas voted in barangay, SK elections
Here's a look at the voting process in some of the Philippines' affluent communities
PNP arrest 8 for vote-buying in Calabarzon barangay polls
Comelec urges voters and witnesses to report cases of vote-buying
Comelec won’t proclaim winning but unqualified barangay, SK bets
(3rd UPDATE) The proclamation of 639 candidates has been suspended either because they were overaged or failed to meet residency requirements
Duterte skips first barangay elections under his presidency
(3rd UPDATE) The voting period ends at 3 pm with President Rodrigo Duterte failing to show up at his polling precinct in Davao City
Comelec gets delayed reports on barangay polls in 4 ARMM towns
The Comelec says it was finding out the actual time when polling precincts opened, so that they can decide whether to extend the polls there
'Natutumba na ako': How the elderly struggled in barangay polls
While many senior citizens persist, others choose to leave. 'Kami na nga 'tong gustong bumoto, pinapahirapan pa,' complains Cristina Cañete of Caloocan City.
Payatas kids see treasure in the trash of barangay, SK elections
(UPDATED) Children as young as 7 sell trash from election campaigns at P8 per kilo in Payatas
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Voters persist despite problems in barangay, SK polls
(UPDATED) 'Kailangan bumoto. 'Yung barangay captain 'yung lalapitan namin eh, kasi isang tricycle lang. 'Yung Presidente du'n pa sa Malacañang,' says tricycle driver Roberto delos Reyes
Distribution of sample ballots on election day illegal, says Comelec
Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez urges voters during the barangay and SK polls 2018 to write their own 'kodigos' instead
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Senior citizens left to vote alone in barangay elections 2018
Despite the absence of personnel to assist them, senior citizens brave the chaos of polling precincts for barangay elections 2018
Filipinos cast votes in barangay, SK elections 2018
(UPDATED) Voting hours will be from 7 am to 3 pm in nearly 42,000 villages across the Philippines for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
