BSKE voter registration ends May 18: What registrants should know

CDN Digital Editorial Team 05/18/2026

CEBU, Philippines – Filipinos planning to register for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) only have until Monday, May 18, to complete their voter registration with the Commission on Elections (Comelec). With the final day…

State of emergency enough reason to postpone BSKE — Imee Marcos

Doris C. Bongcac 05/03/2026

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The declaration of a state of national emergency in the country due to the ongoing Middle East crisis is a sufficient reason to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled for…

COC filing for 2026 BSKE set Sept. 8 to Oct. 5

Ferdinand Patinio 01/29/2026

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5. Under Comelec Resolution No. 11191, which outlines…

BSKE postponement: Mandaue barangay captains welcome move

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/14/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Barangay captains in Mandaue City welcomed the recently signed law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), which were originally set for December 1, 2025. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday…

New voter registrants reach 1.7M a day before deadline

08/10/2025

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received more than 1.7 million new voter registrants a day before the 10-day nationwide enlisting period closes. From Aug, 1 to 9, a total of 1,725,297 individuals have filed…

BSKE postponement: Marcos says he will sign bill

Luisa Cabato - Reporter 08/09/2025

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said he will sign into law the bill postponing this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to focus on the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim…

December 2025 BSKE: Comelec-7 says no problem if this is postponed

Frances Noquilla 08/07/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — There would be no issues in Central Visayas if the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are postponed. Lawyer Francisco Pobe, regional director of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Central Visayas, assured…

Comelec: Bill postponing BSKE will lapse into law by August 14

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 08/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The bill postponing the December 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to next year is set to lapse into law a week from now, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday. Comelec Chairperson George…

Registering as a voter for the 2025 BSKE? Here’s what you need to know

Dianne Sampang 07/31/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Voter registration for the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will start Friday, August 1, 2025. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urging qualified Filipinos to register from August 1 to 10.  Here’s…

Mandaue ballot boxes readied for BSKE this December

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/20/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Personnel from the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Mandaue and the Mandaue City Treasurer’s Office have begun retrieving ballot boxes from storage as part of the preparations for the Barangay Elections scheduled this December. The…

SOCE: Comelec-7 will not grant extension of filing

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has once again reiterated that there will be no extensions for the filing of the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures or SOCE after November 29.…

Comelec disqualifies 39 BSKE candidates

Adrian Parungao 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified 18 more candidates in the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataang Elections (BSKE). To date, the number of BKSE candidates disqualified by the poll body stands at 39.…

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