THE Senate committee on local government on Friday adopted a House measure postponing the Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled in February to give more time for Congress to enact a law that would reform the youth council system.

Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made the announcement after the committee conducted a hearing on House Bill No.5209 that seeks to postpone the Sangguniang Kabataan polls to October 2016.

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