Over 1.3 million people filed their certificates of candidacy for positions below the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled later this 12 months, in keeping with the newest knowledge launched by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Based on a partial report as of 11:30 a.m. on Sunday-September 3, 2023, 1,316,265 aspirants filed their certificates of candidacy — 92,173 for punong barangay positions, 690,531 for sangguniang barangay members, 85,816 for SK chairperson, and 447,745 for SK members.
There had been 115,483 candidates who filed on Sunday, the sixth day for submitting: 5,158 for punong barangay, 42,198 for sangguniang barangay members, 9,009 for SK chairperson, and 59,118 for SK members.
Broken down, 65.43% of the candidates had been male, whereas the remaining 34.57% had been feminine.
The candidates will compete for a complete of 672,016 seats — 42,001 punong barangay, 294,007 sangguniang barangay, 42,001 SK chairpersons, and 294,007 SK members.
There had been some 2,085,142 voter registrants for the BSKE elections as of January 28, 2023, together with 2.076 million who went by means of the common course of, whereas 8,651 had been processed by means of the Registration Anywhere Project. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
