Enrile pabor ding ipagpaliban ang barangay, SK elections
MANILA – Inihayag ni Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile nitong Martes na siya man ay pabor na ipagpaliban ang barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections na nakatakdang gawin sa darating na Oktubre 25.
Tulad ni Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, payag si Enrile na iurong ng isang taon ang halalanupang magamit sa ibang makabuluhang bagay ang inilaang pondo sa barangay at SK elections na mahigit P3 bilyon.
“Ang problema natin, we have too many elections. So, I think we have to study the possibility of postponing it, maybe up to December next year. Kung ako lang ha, pero I will defer to the wishes of the political groups," ayon sa lider ng Senado.
Sinabi naman ni Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong" Marcos Jr., chairman ng Senate committee on local government, na bibigyan niya ng prayoridad sa komite ang pagdinig sa panukalang batas na hanapan ng ibang petya ang barangay at SK elections.
“Mayroong nagkakaisang kagustuhan ang halos lahat ng opisyal ng pamahalaang lokal mula sa mga gobernador, alkalde ng lungsod at munisipalidad na ipagpaliban ang halalan sa barangay," ayon sa senador.
Sinabi ni Marcos na nagbigay na ng pahayag ang iba’t ibang samahan sa lokal na pamahalaan tungkol sa pagpapaliban ng halalan. Kabilang umano sa nagpadala ng kanilang posisyon ay ang Governor’s League of the Philippines, League of Cities of the Philippines, at League of Municipalities of the Philippines at Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines.
Sa kabila nito, wala pang opisyal na posisyon ang Malacanang at Department of Local and Interior Government kung susuportahan ang pagpapaliban ng halalan.
“Posisyon ng halos lahat ng local official na ipagpaliban ang eleksiyon. Pero hindi kasama dito ang SK, kaya kakailangan natin ng batas upang maipagpaliban ito na siyang unang gagawin ng ating komite," paliwanag ni Marcos.
Idinagdag ni Marcos na ang pinakamatibay na katwiran para ipagpaliban ang barangay at Sk elections ay ang malaking pondo na matitipid ng pamahalaan para magamit sa mga programang makatutulong sa mga tao.
Nauna nang nagpahayag ng pagpabor si Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri na ipagpaliban ang halalan, pero mahigpit naman itong tinutulan ng beteranong si Sen. Joker Arroyo.
Iginiit ni Arroyo na dapat matuloy ang halalan dahil bukod sa ito ang nakatakda sa batas, mayroong ng pondong nakalaan na para sa naturang aktibidad.
Sinabi naman si Sen. Francis Escudero na susuportahan niya na ipagpaliban ng isang taon ang halalan kung ito ang lilitaw na kagustuhan ng mas nakararami.
Gayunman, tutol siya na isabay ang barangay at SK election sa midterm elections na gagawin sa 2013 dahil magdudulot ito ng kaguluhan sa lokal na halalan.
May hiwalay na panukalang batas na inihain sa Kamara de Representantes na gawin ang halalan sa 2012. - GMANews.TV
Tulad ni Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, payag si Enrile na iurong ng isang taon ang halalanupang magamit sa ibang makabuluhang bagay ang inilaang pondo sa barangay at SK elections na mahigit P3 bilyon.
“Ang problema natin, we have too many elections. So, I think we have to study the possibility of postponing it, maybe up to December next year. Kung ako lang ha, pero I will defer to the wishes of the political groups," ayon sa lider ng Senado.
Sinabi naman ni Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong" Marcos Jr., chairman ng Senate committee on local government, na bibigyan niya ng prayoridad sa komite ang pagdinig sa panukalang batas na hanapan ng ibang petya ang barangay at SK elections.
“Mayroong nagkakaisang kagustuhan ang halos lahat ng opisyal ng pamahalaang lokal mula sa mga gobernador, alkalde ng lungsod at munisipalidad na ipagpaliban ang halalan sa barangay," ayon sa senador.
Sinabi ni Marcos na nagbigay na ng pahayag ang iba’t ibang samahan sa lokal na pamahalaan tungkol sa pagpapaliban ng halalan. Kabilang umano sa nagpadala ng kanilang posisyon ay ang Governor’s League of the Philippines, League of Cities of the Philippines, at League of Municipalities of the Philippines at Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines.
Sa kabila nito, wala pang opisyal na posisyon ang Malacanang at Department of Local and Interior Government kung susuportahan ang pagpapaliban ng halalan.
“Posisyon ng halos lahat ng local official na ipagpaliban ang eleksiyon. Pero hindi kasama dito ang SK, kaya kakailangan natin ng batas upang maipagpaliban ito na siyang unang gagawin ng ating komite," paliwanag ni Marcos.
Idinagdag ni Marcos na ang pinakamatibay na katwiran para ipagpaliban ang barangay at Sk elections ay ang malaking pondo na matitipid ng pamahalaan para magamit sa mga programang makatutulong sa mga tao.
Nauna nang nagpahayag ng pagpabor si Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri na ipagpaliban ang halalan, pero mahigpit naman itong tinutulan ng beteranong si Sen. Joker Arroyo.
Iginiit ni Arroyo na dapat matuloy ang halalan dahil bukod sa ito ang nakatakda sa batas, mayroong ng pondong nakalaan na para sa naturang aktibidad.
Sinabi naman si Sen. Francis Escudero na susuportahan niya na ipagpaliban ng isang taon ang halalan kung ito ang lilitaw na kagustuhan ng mas nakararami.
Gayunman, tutol siya na isabay ang barangay at SK election sa midterm elections na gagawin sa 2013 dahil magdudulot ito ng kaguluhan sa lokal na halalan.
May hiwalay na panukalang batas na inihain sa Kamara de Representantes na gawin ang halalan sa 2012. - GMANews.TV
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Aquino wants barangay, SK polls in October, but....
08/11/2010 | 04:04 PM
JAM L. SISANTE, GMANews.TV
President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III wants the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to push through in October despite several proposals to abolish or postpone it, Malacañang said Wednesday.
"The preference of the President is for the barangay elections to go through in October. The reason behind this is we'd like to synchronize the elections in 2013," presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told Palace reporters.
However, Aquino wants the SK — which is composed of one chairman and seven councilors — to be restructured to have just one representative, Lacierda said, adding that Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has drafted a bill calling for such setup.
Likewise, Robredo's bill pushes for barangay and SK officials' three-year terms to be cut short by five months so the elections of these officials will be synchronized with the mid-term national and local elections in May 2013.
The bill will be filed by Aquino's allies in Congress and will be prioritized to ensure that it will be passed before the barangay and SK elections on October 25, Lacierda said.
"The whole idea here is to save costs," said Lacierda, adding that the government can save at least P800 million if the 2013 barangay elections were held simultaneously with the election of senators and local officials in May 2013.
Unnecessary expenses?
Malacañang issued the statement after Vice President Jejomar Binay said barangay and SK elections should be abolished because they add unnecessary expenses for the government.
Proposals to postpone the polls are currently pending in Congress. At the Senate, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri filed Senate Bill No. 60 which seeks to move the October 2010 elections to October 2012.
In the House of Representatives, House Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman filed a bill that would move the said elections to 2012, saying the postponement will save a lot of money that can be spent on priority government projects.
But the Commission on Elections is urging Congress not to pass proposals to abolish the said elections, taking into consideration the high turnout during the first day of registration for the barangay and SK.
"We urge members of Congress to visit Comelec registration centers in their respective districts so that they can have a feel of what their constituents really want regarding the upcoming polls," said Comelec spokesman James Jimenez.
The registration period for the barangay polls began on August 4 and will end on August 13. The list-up for the SK elections, meanwhile, began on August 6 and will last until August 15. — RSJ/KBK, GMANews.TV
"The preference of the President is for the barangay elections to go through in October. The reason behind this is we'd like to synchronize the elections in 2013," presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told Palace reporters.
However, Aquino wants the SK — which is composed of one chairman and seven councilors — to be restructured to have just one representative, Lacierda said, adding that Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has drafted a bill calling for such setup.
Likewise, Robredo's bill pushes for barangay and SK officials' three-year terms to be cut short by five months so the elections of these officials will be synchronized with the mid-term national and local elections in May 2013.
The bill will be filed by Aquino's allies in Congress and will be prioritized to ensure that it will be passed before the barangay and SK elections on October 25, Lacierda said.
"The whole idea here is to save costs," said Lacierda, adding that the government can save at least P800 million if the 2013 barangay elections were held simultaneously with the election of senators and local officials in May 2013.
Unnecessary expenses?
Malacañang issued the statement after Vice President Jejomar Binay said barangay and SK elections should be abolished because they add unnecessary expenses for the government.
Proposals to postpone the polls are currently pending in Congress. At the Senate, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri filed Senate Bill No. 60 which seeks to move the October 2010 elections to October 2012.
In the House of Representatives, House Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman filed a bill that would move the said elections to 2012, saying the postponement will save a lot of money that can be spent on priority government projects.
But the Commission on Elections is urging Congress not to pass proposals to abolish the said elections, taking into consideration the high turnout during the first day of registration for the barangay and SK.
"We urge members of Congress to visit Comelec registration centers in their respective districts so that they can have a feel of what their constituents really want regarding the upcoming polls," said Comelec spokesman James Jimenez.
The registration period for the barangay polls began on August 4 and will end on August 13. The list-up for the SK elections, meanwhile, began on August 6 and will last until August 15. — RSJ/KBK, GMANews.TV
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