Senate ratifies bicam report extending terms of barangay, SK officials

The Senate on Wednesday evening ratified the bicameral conference committee report seeking to extend the term of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to four years.

The ratified bicam report came from Senate Bill 2816 and House Bill 11287.

The extension of term of office, based on the report, for barangay and SK officials is from 3 to 4 years.

The Bicam report states that Barangay officials will have a maximum of three terms in the same position.

Meanwhile, SK officials will only have one term in the same position.

The report also postpones the 2025 Barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan Elections from December 2025 to the first Monday of November 2026.  — BAP, GMA Integrated News