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MANILA - The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms on Tuesday approved a proposal to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) scheduled on Dec. 5, 2022 to Dec. 4, 2023. A total of 12 members of the House panel voted in favor of the measure to postpone this year's electoral exercise as it would help the government save a lot of money that can be diverted to financial aid for the poor and other more urgent government programs. Only two lawmakers voted against the proposal. The committee also approved the motion to set the tenure of those elected for the December 2023 polls and other elections thereafter for three years. During the hearing, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chief George Garcia said the postponement of the polls would entail an additional cost of PHP5 billion as it would require more poll workers, precincts, and election paraphernalia because of newly registered voters. "If we postpone it to March or December 2023, we will have t

Sangguniang kabataanGeorge garciaHouse committee on suffrageCommission on elections comelecParish pastoral council for responsible votingHouse committeeElectoral reformsParish pastoral councilResponsible votingManila the house committee on suffrage and electoral reforms tuesday approveda proposal to postpone barangay sangguniang kabataan elections bske scheduled dec 5022 to dec 4023a total of 12 members the house panel voted in favor measure to postpone this year 39s electoral exercise as it would help government savea lot money that can be diverted financial aid for poor and other more urgent programs only two lawmakers against proposal committee also approved motion set tenure those elected december 2023 polls elections thereafter three years during hearingOmmission on elections comelec chief george garcia said the postponement of polls would entail an additional cost php5 billion as it require more poll workersNd election paraphernalia because of newly registered voters quot if we postpone it to march or december 2023E will have to continue registration of new voters this mean additionalDditional ballots