Revised BSKE calendar due to 'gray areas' in postponement bills
MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday cited several reasons for revising the calendar of activities for the Dec. 5 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). This came as the poll bodydecided to revise the schedule of activities is the period of filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) from Oct. 6 to 13 to Oct. 22 to 29, 2022. "The House version of the Bill does not include a provision on what will happen to COCs filed from Oct. 6-13, 2022 in case the bill to postpone the BSKE becomes a law. There is no certainty as well if the Senate version will have a simi...