If he had his way, President Rodrigo Duterte will do away with the barangay (village) elections this year and declare all positions vacant.

The President on Thursday bared his plan to appoint barangay officials if Congress heeds his proposal to reset the elections scheduled in October and declare all village positions vacant.

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