Law postponing BSKE unconstitutional

Law postponing BSKE unconstitutional - high court

By William B. Depasupil

Jun 27, 2023 8:01 pm

THE Supreme Court (SC) has declared Republic Act (RA) 11935, the law that moved the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from December 2022 to October 30 as unconstitutional, according to a statement released by its Public Information Office (PIO)

But, at the same time, the high tribunal did not also stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from proceeding with the barangay and SK polls on the last Monday of October.

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