Continue your work, Tolentino tells barangay officials
SEN. Francis Tolentino said there is no law prohibiting barangay officials from continuing to perform their official duties even if it gives them undue advantage over their rivals in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
In the senator’s weekly program on DZRH, Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Garcia confirmed this.
“Sa lahat ng 42,027 na barangay officials sa buong bansa, muli, hindi pinipigilan ng COMELEC, at tama po wala ring batas na pumipigil sa inyo na kayo po ay mag-perform ng inyong mga trabaho hanggang sa matapos ang termino ninyo sa November 1 po,” Garcia said.
Tolentino, former mayor of Tagaytay and president of the City Mayors League of the Philippines, addressed the barangay officials who are also running in the elections.
“‘Hindi dapat makaapekto sa delivery of services ng mga barangay yung official functions at tsaka yung estado bilang kandidato ngayon,” Tolentino said.
The senator noted that this clarification is important as barangay officials are mandated to deliver effective health services and maintain peace and order among their constituencies.
