MALACAÑANG wants the Commission on Elections to continue with its preparations for the holding of the barangay elections in October despite calls for postponement of the polls.
Secretary Ramon Carandang, spokesman for the President, said the Palace supports the move in Congress to postpone the barangay elections despite the growing consensus among lawmakers for its postponement until October 2012.
“Sinabi naman ni Pangulong Aquino na dapat ituloy ang barangay elections kahit alam natin na may panukala sa Kamara na i-postpone ito,” Carandang said.
House Majority Leader and Mandaluyong Rep. Neptali Gonzales II had said the Comelec should not suspend its preparations despite discussions on postponement. He said the President is determined to hold the barangay elections in October.
The President earlier said he would prefer that the barangay elections push through this year adding that he is set to certify a measure that would synchronize the holding of the next barangay and local elections in 2013.
Carandang said the President had already met with his allies in Congress to push the passage of the synchronized elections in 2013 instead of the postponement of the barangay elections this year. He said Congress leaders also held a caucus on the issue.
He said the barangay elections would also be among the topics to be discussed during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council meeting that the President will convene anytime soon. by Tess Bedico - Journal.com.ph
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