Lawmakers back polls postponement

- pone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections continues to grow with several members of batting for the holding of the electoral exercise next year.

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said it will be more practical to shelve the elections.

“If a law is needed, we can do it,” he said, adding that there is

- tions calling for the postponement of the village and SK poll.

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villa - ment of the electoral exercise date for the election of delegates to the proposed Constitutional Convention.

Pasay City Rep. Emi Calixto extending the term of incumbent

Senators are also for the shelving of the village elections.

“Originally, I thought the support was only among lawmakers, department are also keen on this,” Sen. Edgardo Angara said.

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Comelec Chairman Juan An elections should not coincide mid-term elections.

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“Right now, the law says we must have an election on Octo that postpones it, we don’t have a choice but to implement the law.”

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano to move the upcoming village and -