Manila, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the executive and legislative branches of the government to comment on the petition challenging the law that moved the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to the first Monday of November 2026.

In a statement, SC spokesperson Camille Ting said the high court en banc asked the Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to comment on the petition "within a non-extendible period of 10 days from notice."

Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal filed the petition challenging the constitutionality of Republic Act (RA) 12232, the law that postpones the BSKE that was originally scheduled on Dec. 1, 2025.

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