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The next barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections would be moved from Nov. 2, 2026 to the second Monday of November 2028 under a bill approved by the Senate on third and final reading Monday.
Senate Bill No. 2387 would also set the term of barangay and SK officials at five years and impose a two-consecutive-term limit.
The measure received 13 affirmative votes and five negative votes, with no abstentions.
Those who opposed the bill were Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Sens. Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan and Joel Villanueva.
Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero sponsored the measure, which would lengthen the current term while also limiting how long officials may continuously stay in office.
The House of Representatives has already passed a counterpart proposal, but the two chambers still need to reconcile their versions in a bicameral conference committee.
Any consolidated version must then be ratified by both the Senate and the House before it can be transmitted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
If signed into law, the measure would effectively defer the scheduled 2026 barangay and SK elections by two years while establishing a new term structure for local youth and barangay officials.
