2022 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections

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2022 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
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42,046 barangay and SK chairmen seats, and 294,322 barangay council and Sangguniang Kabataan seats
Per barangay: 5 in the barangay council and 4 in the Sangguniang Kabataan seats needed for a majority
Barangay Chairmen 42,046
Sangguniang Barangay 294,322
SK Chairmen 42,046
Sangguniang Kabataan 294,322
League of Barangays in the Philippines National President before election

Eden Pineda

 Elected League of Barangays in the Philippines National President

TBD

Barangay elections in the Philippines will be held on December 5, 2022. The election shall elect the Punong Barangay, more commonly known as barangay captain, and members of the Sangguniang Barangay, or barangay council, in 41,948 barangays throughout the country. Barangays are the smallest local government unit in the Philippines.

Elections for the reformed Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils) will also be held at the same time.

Upon their election, barangay captains shall elect their cities' or municipalities' League of Barangays of the Philippines chairman, also known as the Association of Barangay Captains or ABC chairman, who will also sit on their respective local municipal or city council. The provincial ABC chairman will also sit on the provincial board. The provincial and some city ABC chairmen shall elect among themselves the national leadership of the League. The SK chairpersons shall do the same among their ranks. The SK national president shall become a member of the National Youth Commission.

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Preparations[]

Postponement[]

The November 2016 barangay and SK elections were postponed to May 2018, then scheduled the following election to May 2020, then every three years thereafter.[1]

On September 30, 2019 the Senate of the Philippines passed a bill postponing the date of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to December 5, 2022.[2] The House of Representatives followed suit on November 4, 2019.[3] Both bills were consolidated into one bill on November 11, 2019.[4] The bill was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 3, 2019.[5]

In January 2022, a bill was filed by Joel Almario seeking to postpone this election to 2024.[6]

League leadership[]

The national president of the League of Barangays in the Philippines, Faustino Dy V, resigned in 2019 to run for Congress. He was succeeded by Eden Pineda of Tacloban, and is expected to lead the league into the 2022 elections.[7]

Voter registration[]

Because of these elections' postponement, barangay residents who did not or were unable to register between August 1 and September 30, 2019, have the opportunity to enroll their names in the registration period for the 2022 national elections. The period began on January 20, 2020, and would have ended on September 30, 2021. Registration was suspended in some areas in Cavite, Laguna and Batangas due to the Taal Volcano eruption, and in Makilala, Cotabato, due to an earthquake.[8][9]

On March 10, 2020, the Commission on Elections suspended voter registration in the entire Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[10] By June, the commission announced its resumption on July 1.[11] However, the commission suspended voter registration anew up to August 31.[12] The commission later stated on August 15 that voter registration would resume on September 1 in areas under "general community quarantine" or "modified general community quarantine". Areas under "enhanced community quarantine" and "modified enhanced community quarantine" will have its registration suspended.[13]

In Palawan, registration there was also suspended due to the plebiscite to divide it into three provinces on March 13, 2021.[14] The plebiscite was originally set for May 11, 2020, but it too was rescheduled due to the pandemic.[15][16]

There were calls to extend voter registration after September 30, but the commission rejected this, saying it would delay other election-related activities.[17] The commission instead allowed voter registration to continue in areas under MECQ starting on September 6, with longer hours, and even in malls.[18]

With barely a week before registration closed, the Senate passed a bill on second reading extending registration for another month.[19] The House of Representatives likewise passed a similar bill days later, also on second reading.[20] Earlier, both chambers separately passed resolutions urging the commission to extend registration,[21] while the Senate threatened to cut the commission's 2022 budget if registration is not extended.[22] On the eve of the end of registration, chairman Sheriff Abas announced that the commission approved extending registration from October 11 to 30 for voters in the Philippines.[23] On the same day, President Duterte signed into law a registration extension for 30 days from when it is made effective.[24]

Statistics[]

As of the first quarter of 2020, there are 42,046 barangays. The new barangays that will be contested for the first time in 2022 are:

  • Madilay-dilay in Tanay, Rizal, ratified after a successful plebiscite on July 28, 2018[25]
  • Lacnog West in Tabuk, Kalinga, ratified after a successful plebiscite on February 22, 2020[26]

This is an increase from the 41,948 barangays disputed in May 2018, and an additional 96 disputed in Marawi later that year.

As there are one barangay chairman and seven regular barangay councilors, and the same number of SK chairmen and councilors in each barangay, there shall be 42,046 barangay and SK chairmen and 294,322 barangay and SK councilors' positions that shall be disputed to date.

References[]

  1. ^ "Duterte resets barangay, SK elections to 2018". GMA News. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Senate approves postponing barangay, SK elections to 2022". Rappler. September 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "House approves bill postponing barangay, SK elections to December 2022". Rappler. November 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bill moving barangay, SK polls to 2022 now up for Duterte's signature". Rappler. November 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Barangay, SK elections moved to December 2022". Rappler. December 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Solon seeks deferment of 2022 barangay, SK polls to May 2024". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "LnB History". Liga ng mga Branagay. September 1, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Patinio, Ferdinand (August 10, 2019). "Namfrel lauds Comelec for voter registration push". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Aquino, Leslie Ann (January 19, 2020). "Comelec: Registration for 2022 elections starts Monday". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Tomacruz, Sofia (March 9, 2020). "Comelec suspends voter registration due to coronavirus threat". Rappler. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Aquino, Leslie Ann (June 1, 2020). "Voter registration activities resume in July". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Aquino, Leslie Ann (June 26, 2020). "Comelec extends suspension of voters' registration until Aug. 31". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  13. ^ Hallare, Katrina (August 15, 2020). "Comelec: Voter registration resumes on September 1, 2020". Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Comelec OKs holding of plebiscite in 23 Palawan municipalities on March 13, 2021". Manila Bulletin. December 24, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  15. ^ Salaverria, Leila (April 14, 2019). "Plebiscite on splitting Palawan into 3 provinces set for 2020". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  16. ^ Magdayao, Aira Genesa (March 26, 2020). "Postponement of Palawan division plebiscite sought". Palawan News Online. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "Comelec rejects extended voter registration period". cnn. August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  18. ^ Añago, Bianca Angelica D. (September 1, 2021). "Voter registration to resume in MECQ areas". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Senate bill seeking to extend voter registration deadline passes second reading". cnn. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  20. ^ "House committee approves bill to extend voter registration". Rappler. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  21. ^ "Bill extending voter registration OK'd". BusinessWorld. September 22, 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  22. ^ Ramos, Christia Marie (September 21, 2021). "Senate eyes budget cut to force Comelec to extend voter registration". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  23. ^ "Comelec extends voter registration, October 11 to 30". Rappler. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  24. ^ "Duterte signs law extending voter registration for 30 days". Rappler. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  25. ^ "Third Quarter 2018 PSGC Updates: New Barangay Created; Name of Municipality Corrected". Philippine Statistics Authority. October 12, 2018.
  26. ^ "First Quarter 2020 PSGC Updates: One New Barangay Created and the Names of Two Barangays Corrected". Philippine Statistics Authority. May 5, 2020.


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