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SC asked to junk plea on BSK poll delay

By Mayen Jaymalin | September 10, 2025 - 12:00am

The Liga ng mga Barangay and the Association of Barangay Chairmen have no legal personality and cannot intervene in a...

Nation

EDITORIAL - Political pandering

August 1, 2025 - 12:00am

The current barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials are serving for only two years instead of three because of repeated extensions of the terms of BSK officials through repeated postponements of the BSK elections...

Opinion

EDITORIAL - Pandering

January 13, 2025 - 12:00am

In time for the start of the election period, certain candidates have again revived the effort to extend forever if possible the terms of their political leaders at the grassroots.

Opinion