By Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine News AgencyMANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will first study the proposal to postpone the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) before making any stand on the issue, Malacañang said Tuesday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the President could not immediately support or reject the proposal without first determining why the elections need to be postponed. “Sa ngayon po ay dapat mabasa muna kung anuman po ang kanilang panukala (For now, the President must first read whatever proposal they have),” Castro said during a Palace briefing. Bills seeking to postpone the 2026 BSKE and to extend the terms of barangay and SK officials have been filed in both chambers of Congress. The BSKE has previously been postponed through legislation, with the latest postponement moving the elections to November 2026.