MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has again urged President Marcos to veto the measure postponing the Nov. 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) through an urgent supplemental letter-petition submitted to the Office of the President. In the letter dated Sept. 21 and received by the OP on Tuesday, Macalintal flagged an “apparent oversight and lapse” by Congress in failing to distinguish between the “term” and “tenure” of office of barangay officials. “This oversight clearly exposes a lack of proper study and comprehension by our lawmakers in crafting the enrolled bill now in your possession for approval or veto […]...

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