Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, 2013
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Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will held on Monday, October 28, 2013 in the Philippines.
In a nonpartisan contest, the Barangay Chairman also known as the Punong Barangay and as the Barangay Captain, and members of the Sangguniang Barangay or Barangay council will be elected by voters aged 18 and above. While voters aged 15 to 17 will vote for the chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan, known as the SK Chairman, and members of the Katipunan ng mga Kabataan.
As of September 2012, there are 42,028 barangays. [1]
These elections will follow the 2013 Elections held in May for the Philippine Congress and provincial, city and municipal offices.
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Background[edit]
Republic Act No. 9340 mandates that synchronized elections for the Barangay and SK elections to be held every three years on the last Monday of October.[2]
Preparations[edit]
Postponement of elections[edit]
Several proposals have been made to postpone the elections. Fourteen bills were proposed in the 15th Philippine Congress to postpone the election to a variety of dates.[3] COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes has proposed postponing the elections to 2014 or early 2015. [3] Postponement would require amending Republic Act No. 9340 by an act of Congress, signed by the president.[3] Philippine president Ninoy Aquino is opposed to postponing the elections.[4]
Candidates[edit]
The candidates come from different parts of the country.
Election day[edit]
The election will be a manual election and not automated as the May 2013 national elections were.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Official Website". National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 9340". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ a b c Estabillo, Allen V. (May 21 2013). "SouthCot Rep. Fuentes favors postponing barangay polls". MindaNews. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Napallacan, Jhunnex (May 22nd, 2013). "P-Noy thumbs down delay in barangay polls". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Ellera, Teresa (May 25, 2013). "Comelec braces for barangay polls". Sun Star Bacalod. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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