Govt ready for local polls – Palace

The government is prepared to hold the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK or youth council) elections this year, Malacañang said Saturday as lawmakers scramble to pass a measure that seeks to postpone the electoral exercise.

“While we adhere to the President’s position of postponement of barangay and SK elections, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), like the Commission on Elections (Comelec), has always been prepared in case the barangay elections will push through,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Saturday.