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Comelec head assures election materials won't go to waste if barangay, SK elections postponed

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MANILA — Election paraphernalia prepared or procured for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in December would not go to waste should Congress postpone the vote, the poll chief said Saturday.&quot;Huwag pong mag-alala ang ating mga kababayan hindi po masasayang ang pera ninyo, hindi po maaaksaya dahil lahat po ng aming binili magagamit din naman po sa susunod na halalan,&quot; Commission on Elections chief George Garcia said.He told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo that ballots would be properly stored at the National Printing Office and indelible inks wouldn&#x27;t dry up for a year.&quot;Sinigurado ng ating bids and awards committee katulad po ng ballpen na makakapagsulat nang ilang kilometro. Katulad po ng mga balota na maiimprenta natin &#x27;yan po ay iimbak namin sa National Printing Office kung saan mismo iimprenta ang mga balota,&quot; he said.&quot;Katulad po ng indelible ink sinigurado namin na ito&#x27;y hindi matutuyo nang isang buong taon at the same time &#x27;yun pong iba pang election paraphernalia.&quot;The Comelec will proceed with its preparations for the barangay and SK elections because of the absence of a law that postpones them.&quot;Kung anuman po ang mangyari sa ating Kongreso patungkol sa pag-postpone o pag-reset ng ating halalan basta ang Comelec ay handa sa December 5, 2022,&quot; Garcia said.The House of Representatives on Tuesday <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/13/22/house-oks-barangay-elections-postponement-on-2nd-reading">approved on second reading</a> a bill postponing the barangay and SK elections by a year.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/22/postponing-barangay-sk-polls-doesnt-make-sense">Postponing barangay, SK polls &#x27;doesn&#x27;t make sense&#x27; - solon</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/14/22/imee-sponsors-bill-moving-barangay-sk-polls">&#x27;I lied&#x27;: Imee sponsors bill moving Barangay, SK polls &#x27;to buy us time&#x27; for reforms</a></li></ul>Meanwhile, the National Printing Office is now ready to print the ballots, Garcia said, and it will be livestreamed for transparency. – TeleRadyo, September 17, 2022

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a bill postponing the barangay and SK elections by a year.