Following President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s approval on October 2, 2017 of Republic Act No. 10952 (see digital copy below) postponing the October 23, 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, COMELEC Chairman J. Andres D. Bautista has ordered the suspension of all activities in relation the said electoral exercise.
The COMELEC Chairman issued today, October 4, 2017, a Memorandum addressed to all COMELEC Department Heads and all Regional Election Directors in Luzon and Visayas ordering the said suspension and ensuring that the same is immediately and properly disseminated to all concerned.
For his part, COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez said the poll body “welcomes the news that the President has just signed the law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.” “Adjustments will be made to the COMELEC’s current preparations, taking the new date of elections into consideration, and continuing on-going activities for the 2019 exercise. Work goes on for us,” he said. #
For his part, COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez said the poll body “welcomes the news that the President has just signed the law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.” “Adjustments will be made to the COMELEC’s current preparations, taking the new date of elections into consideration, and continuing on-going activities for the 2019 exercise. Work goes on for us,” he said. #
Reference:
James Arthur B. Jimenez
Director IV, Education and Information Department
Commission on Elections
Tel. No. (+632) 525-9294
October 4, 2017
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