📱 The Cost Debate
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: The Manila Times · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
OUR barangay (village) elections got another jolt. First, it was oil prices from the Middle East war. Now it’s a Senate bill resetting the polls to 2028 and stretching barangay terms to five years over the objection of election watchdogs, including the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia has warned that billions already spent could go to waste. Lawmakers want to redirect the rest toward the 2028 elections. Everyone is arguing about money, timing and trust — and rightly so. But underneath the politics is a plainer problem
Key points
- OUR barangay (village) elections got another jolt.
- First, it was oil prices from the Middle East war.
- Now it’s a Senate bill resetting the polls to 2028 and stretching barangay terms to five years over the objection of election watchdogs, including the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections.
- Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia has warned that billions already spent could go to waste.
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