section_path: Background/Schedule of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
section_name: Schedule of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
paragraph_text: Schedule of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
  
  On June 27, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Republic Act 11935, which postponed barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled in December 2022 to October 2023, was unconstitutional, but allowed the 2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) elections to push through in its schedule, citing practical and legal implications. In view of the decision, the Supreme Court also determined that the next BSKE elections will be held on December 1, 2025, while succeeding elections will be held every three years thereafter on the first Monday of the month.
  
  On July 17, Garcia filed a motion for reconsideration to the Supreme Court, seeking to move the 2025 BSKE elections to 2026 to ensure that the terms of the barangay officials elected in 2023 are "definite and regular". On May 8, 2024, Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte filed House Bill 10344, which aims to postpone the next BSKE elections to October 26, 2026, arguing that a shortened term for barangay officials "diminishes the obligations" that they hold.