The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will proceed as scheduled on November 2 this year, according to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
COMELEC chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the date, which falls on All Souls’ Day, is set by Republic Act 12232.
The law, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., moved the December 2025 BSKE to the first Monday of November 2026.
The COMELEC is expecting a higher voter turnout for the November elections compared to the previous BSKE polls as voters travel back to their hometowns to visit the graves of their departed loved ones.
“Therefore, nandun yung chance na mabigyan ng halaga ang isang barangay. Huwag nating mamaliitin ang barangay and SK election, lagi nating sinasabi yan,” said Garcia.
“Lahat ng problema ng bayan nagsisimula sa barangay. Therefore, ang kahalagahan nyan ay doble sa kahalagahan ng ano pa mang halalan,” he added.
According to Garcia, the printing of officials ballots to be used in November has been completed and they are now in the process of verification.
“More or less that’s 95 million ballots, because we have 70 million ballots for regular voters and 25 million for the Sangguniang Kabataan,” he said.
Garcia was in Iloilo City on Friday, Feb. 20, to grace the the inauguration of the COMELEC Integrated Field Office -Western Visayas in Molo district.IMT
