Amid a recent Supreme Court ruling invalidating a law postponing the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), Sen. Francis Tolentino still sees a possible future deferment of polls as long as Congress follows guidelines set by the SC.
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino raises no objection to the proposed temporary hosting of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States. He said that if the applicants are correctly vetted, housed in a secured area, and would not incur additional expenses for the government, he sees no problem with the proposal. “If I may be allowed to express my personal sentiments, I don’t see anything wrong here… If they were truly vetted,” he said in mixed English and Filipino.
“Now it’s clear, there are guidelines set by the Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court decision did not say that postponing is prohibited. As long as you follow the five guidelines, it will not prevent future Congresses from postponing—if these guidelines are followed,” said Tolentino, speaking mostly in Filipino.
“Yun naman po ang maliwanag dito. Hindi po sinabi ng Supreme Court na bawal kayo [Congress]mag-postpone. [That’s what’s clear here. The SC did not say that you, Congress, may not postpone],” Tolentino stressed.
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