DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 August 2026) — The Commission on Elections is “prepared to conduct” the Sangguniang Barangay and Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on November 2 despite having multiple bills filed proposing postponement. COMELEC Chairperson George Edwin M. Garcia (2nd from left) talks to reporters in Davao City on Tuesday (4 August 2026). For this allocation, the budget is still with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Garcia said. He admitted that COMELEC has not yet considered the effect of the energy crisis in the budgeting. But he assured that the COMELEC has “enough” funds for the BSKE.