EDITORIAL
It
will be judgment days on Oct. 30 when Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
(BSKE) are held for oters will elect new officials. The last time such polls
were held was in 2018.
To qualify to run for either position, a potential candidate must be a Filipino citizen, registered voter in the barangay where election is sought, resident of the barangay for at least a year before election day, able to read and write Filipino and at least 18 years old on election day.
According to Book III of the Local Government Code, among responsibilities of the barangay chairman is to enforce all laws and ordinances, maintain public order in the area of jurisdiction, and with the approval of all the members of the Sangguniang Barangay, enter into contracts in behalf of the barangay as well as appoint or replace the barangay treasurer, secretary, and other appointive barangay officials.
Among benefits officials receive are monthly honoraria of no less than ₱1,000 for Punong Barangay and ₱600 for Sangguniang Barangay members, treasurer, and secretary. They also receive a Christmas bonus, insurance coverage, and free medical care.
The National Youth Commission (NYC) says the SK was created through the Local Government Code of 1991. Its forerunners are the Kabataang Barangay created in 1975, the Pambansang Katipunan ng Kabataang Barangay created in 1977, and the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (1987).
The NYC states that to run for SK office a candidate must be a Filipino citizen, registered member of Katipunan ng Kabataan (KK), resident of the barangay for not less than one year a day before the elections, at least 18 years old, but not over 24 years of age, able to read and write in English, Filipino, or the local dialect used in the barangay where office is sought, not have been convicted by final judgment of any crime involving moral turpitude, not related, during the period of his/her candidacy and on the effective day of his/her election/appointment, to within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any incumbent elected national official, nor to any incumbent elected regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay official, in the locality where she/he seeks to be elected or will be appointed
Included in the privileges for those elected into SK posts are free education and payment of matriculation fees while enrolled in any public tertiary school including state colleges and universities.
The Local Government Code of 1991 says the duties of SK officials include promulgating resolutions needed to carry out the objectives of the youth in the barangay, holding fund-raising activities, and creating bodies or committees needed to effectively carry out programs and activities.
Commission on Elections chairman George Garcia said the Oct. 30 polls will be done manually. This means that voters will have to write down their choices on ballots instead of shading.
Counting of votes will be also done manually, with electoral board members reading ballots one by one and writing the results on a blackboard.
Asked why the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections will be held manually, Garcia said this has always been the practice because of expenses that come with conduct of automated polls. Results will not be transmitted as the votes will only be canvassed in the polling place, he added.
Voting will start at 7 a.m. and end at 3 p.m., he said. Tallying of votes is expected to be completed by 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. to be followed by proclamations by 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day, he added.
Teachers will serve as electoral board members during the village-level polls. Per precinct, there will be a chairman and two members. Garcia said personnel from the Philippine National Police were also trained to serve as substitutes in case teachers will be unable to perform their duties.
Aside from this, the Comelec official said honoraria to be received by electoral board members were increased to ₱10,000 from ₱6,000 for the chairman, and ₱9,000 from ₱5,000 for the members, which are the same rate distributed during the 2022 automated polls.
Garcia said they decided to increase the honoraria because teachers will have to work longer hours to complete the manual tallying of votes.
To voters: Choose your candidates well. You wouldn’t want a nincompoop holding office in your barangay and arrogantly lording it over you for the next few years.
To qualify to run for either position, a potential candidate must be a Filipino citizen, registered voter in the barangay where election is sought, resident of the barangay for at least a year before election day, able to read and write Filipino and at least 18 years old on election day.
According to Book III of the Local Government Code, among responsibilities of the barangay chairman is to enforce all laws and ordinances, maintain public order in the area of jurisdiction, and with the approval of all the members of the Sangguniang Barangay, enter into contracts in behalf of the barangay as well as appoint or replace the barangay treasurer, secretary, and other appointive barangay officials.
Among benefits officials receive are monthly honoraria of no less than ₱1,000 for Punong Barangay and ₱600 for Sangguniang Barangay members, treasurer, and secretary. They also receive a Christmas bonus, insurance coverage, and free medical care.
The National Youth Commission (NYC) says the SK was created through the Local Government Code of 1991. Its forerunners are the Kabataang Barangay created in 1975, the Pambansang Katipunan ng Kabataang Barangay created in 1977, and the Presidential Council for Youth Affairs (1987).
The NYC states that to run for SK office a candidate must be a Filipino citizen, registered member of Katipunan ng Kabataan (KK), resident of the barangay for not less than one year a day before the elections, at least 18 years old, but not over 24 years of age, able to read and write in English, Filipino, or the local dialect used in the barangay where office is sought, not have been convicted by final judgment of any crime involving moral turpitude, not related, during the period of his/her candidacy and on the effective day of his/her election/appointment, to within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity to any incumbent elected national official, nor to any incumbent elected regional, provincial, city, municipal, or barangay official, in the locality where she/he seeks to be elected or will be appointed
Included in the privileges for those elected into SK posts are free education and payment of matriculation fees while enrolled in any public tertiary school including state colleges and universities.
The Local Government Code of 1991 says the duties of SK officials include promulgating resolutions needed to carry out the objectives of the youth in the barangay, holding fund-raising activities, and creating bodies or committees needed to effectively carry out programs and activities.
Commission on Elections chairman George Garcia said the Oct. 30 polls will be done manually. This means that voters will have to write down their choices on ballots instead of shading.
Counting of votes will be also done manually, with electoral board members reading ballots one by one and writing the results on a blackboard.
Asked why the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections will be held manually, Garcia said this has always been the practice because of expenses that come with conduct of automated polls. Results will not be transmitted as the votes will only be canvassed in the polling place, he added.
Voting will start at 7 a.m. and end at 3 p.m., he said. Tallying of votes is expected to be completed by 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. to be followed by proclamations by 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day, he added.
Teachers will serve as electoral board members during the village-level polls. Per precinct, there will be a chairman and two members. Garcia said personnel from the Philippine National Police were also trained to serve as substitutes in case teachers will be unable to perform their duties.
Aside from this, the Comelec official said honoraria to be received by electoral board members were increased to ₱10,000 from ₱6,000 for the chairman, and ₱9,000 from ₱5,000 for the members, which are the same rate distributed during the 2022 automated polls.
Garcia said they decided to increase the honoraria because teachers will have to work longer hours to complete the manual tallying of votes.
To voters: Choose your candidates well. You wouldn’t want a nincompoop holding office in your barangay and arrogantly lording it over you for the next few years.
EDITORIAL
Cracking down on ‘colorum’ vehicles
The Land
Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday has started a crackdown against colorum
vehicles nationwide, the government-run Philippine News Agency reported.
The traffic law enforcement agency, for starters impounded 15 public utility vehicles (PUVs) in its latest anti-“colorum” operation at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said the impounded vehicles consist of nine bus
This is only the beginning of the LTO’s aggressive operations not only in Metro Manila but in the entire country,” Mendoza said.
Of the nine buses, eight were impounded for being “colorum” or unregistered with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and one for having a physical defect and no license plates.
“This serves as warning to drivers and operators of ‘colorum’ PUVs to stop their illegal activities,” he said.
The operation, led by LTO - National Capital Region Director Roque Vorzosa III, also conducted a surprise drug test and found five PUV drivers who tested positive for illegal drug use.
A total of 101 PUV drivers underwent the surprise drug test.
He warned that road-worthiness inspections would continue ahead of the exodus of travelers for the village and youth elections and the observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
In Northern Luzon, where colorum vehicles reportedly abound, local LTO offices are set to make apprehensions. In Baguio City alone, there are reportedly numerous taxis plying the streets adding to traffic congestion.
The traffic law enforcement agency, for starters impounded 15 public utility vehicles (PUVs) in its latest anti-“colorum” operation at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said the impounded vehicles consist of nine bus
This is only the beginning of the LTO’s aggressive operations not only in Metro Manila but in the entire country,” Mendoza said.
Of the nine buses, eight were impounded for being “colorum” or unregistered with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and one for having a physical defect and no license plates.
“This serves as warning to drivers and operators of ‘colorum’ PUVs to stop their illegal activities,” he said.
The operation, led by LTO - National Capital Region Director Roque Vorzosa III, also conducted a surprise drug test and found five PUV drivers who tested positive for illegal drug use.
A total of 101 PUV drivers underwent the surprise drug test.
He warned that road-worthiness inspections would continue ahead of the exodus of travelers for the village and youth elections and the observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
In Northern Luzon, where colorum vehicles reportedly abound, local LTO offices are set to make apprehensions. In Baguio City alone, there are reportedly numerous taxis plying the streets adding to traffic congestion.
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