Iloilo Government Arthur Defensor Jr. sees no problem in case the holding of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections scheduled in November this year would be postponed.
In a press conference, Defensor said he is leaving it to the “wisdom” of Congress to decide whether to move the elections to November 2028.
“Kon madayon ang Barangay kag SK elections, maayo man. Kon indi madayon, maayo man,” he told reporters.
Several bills seeking the postponement of the elections have been filed in both the House of Representatives and th Senate.
One of the bills was filed Negros Occidental Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez, citing the energy crisis, calamity, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections. on Sept. 14, 2026.
“This does not mean that the BSKE is cancelled,” he said.IMT
