NI NOEL ABUEL
Isinusulong isang isang neophyte congressman ang pagpapaliban ng Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections sa Disyembre at sa halip na isagawa na lamang ito sa Mayo 2023.
Ayon kay Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Ralph Tulfo, dapat lamang na bigyan ng sapat na panahon ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) para makapaghanda kasunod na rin ng katatapos lamang na May national and local elections.
“I favor holding the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in May 2023, just a few months after December 5, 2022, so that the COMELEC and the electorate will have ample time to prepare since the 2022 national and local elections were just held,” sabi ni Tulfo.
“Palagay ko po ay tamang timpla na ang May 8, 2023 bilang bagong petsa ng halalan para sa Barangay at SK – hindi masyadong malapit, hindi rin masyadong malayo. Postponing these elections for too long would not be fair to those officials who served the people well especially during these pandemic years of 2020 and 2021,” dagdag pa nito.
Aniya, ang pagpapaliban ng Barangay and SK Elections sa Mayo 6, 2024 ay isinusulong ng ilang sektor subalit hindi naman ito nararapat dahil sa magdudulot lamang ito ng hindi maganda lalo na sa mga abusadong bgy. officials.
“It has been suggested by some would be prolonged agony and suffering to those citizens who have not been served well and competently by their local leaders. Wag naman pong masyadong matagal, ituloy na po natin ang eleksyon sa May 2023,” ayon pa sa kongresista.
“The barangays and SK are the first line of public service most Filipinos experience on a daily basis. It is crucial that their mandates are renewed often to make sure the local leaders continue to have the consent of the governed. Bad governance should not be allowed to persist, especially in those barangays whose leaders have failed their neighbours,” paliwanag pa nito.
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