THE Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill postponing the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) elections on May 2020 and resetting these on Dec. 5, 2022.

The amended Senate Bill 1043 is a consolidation of five bills. If enacted into law, there will be two elections in 2022 — the national elections in May, and the barangay and SK elections in December.

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