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Election lawyer urges Gatchalian to block BSKE postponement

From Philippine Daily Inquirer · () English

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  • Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal wrote Senate President Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian urging him to oppose postponing the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.
  • Macalintal said a measure by Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero represented a “transparent semantic” issue, although the supplied report ends before completing his argument.

Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has appealed to Senate President Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian to block any postponement of the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, known as the BSKE.

Macalintal made the appeal in a three-page formal letter sent to Gatchalian on Monday. He urged the Senate president to heed calls against delaying the local elections.

The lawyer also addressed a measure filed by Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Macalintal described the measure as a “transparent semantic” issue, but the supplied report does not include the remainder of his explanation.

transparent semantic

· Romulo MacalintalMacalintal used the phrase in describing Sen. Francis Escudero’s measure.
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