PRINTING of additional 18 million ballots for the coming barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK or Youth Council) elections has pushed through despite strong indications from a leaders of Congress that the two polls would again be postponed.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez said the additional ballots were for new voters who registered during the 25-day continuing registration held last November 2017 and also for voters of Mindanao in southern Philippines.