Misleading

A Facebook (FB) reel claimed that the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set this December have been moved to October 2027. This post is misleading.

On May 18, a FB user posted a 59-second video of a report about the approval of Senate Bill No. 2816 on the third and final reading. This text was flashed throughout the video:

“INFORMATION. Hindi tuloy sa Dec, 2025 Brgy. Election Aprobado na OCTOBER, 2027 ITUTULOY (Not proceeding in Dec, 2025 Brgy. Election has been approved to be continued in October, 2027) ctto.”

This is misleading. Senate Bill (SB) No. 2816 has not been signed into law. The Barangay and SK elections will proceed as scheduled on Dec. 1, based on a Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolution and in accordance with Republic Act No. 11462.

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