Solon bats for another delay in barangay, SK polls to save funds

BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is pushing for a six-month postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to allow the government to redirect funds toward mitigating the impact of the ongoing fuel crisis. The P13 billion to P14 billion currently earmarked for the elections could instead be utilized for urgent financial

By jcristobal