The House of Representatives has approved a measure postponing the barangay (village) polls from May 14, 2018 to October 8, 2018.
Rep. Sherwin Tugna of Citizens Battle Against Corruption party-list, chairman of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, justified the move, saying it is aimed at synchronizing the village polls with the conduct of a plebiscite for the new constitution that will pave the way for the shift to a federal government.
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