2022 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections

Barangay elections in the Philippines will be held on December 5, 2022. The election shall elect the Punong Barangay, more commonly known as barangay captain, and members of the Sangguniang Barangay, or barangay council, in 41,948 barangays (villages) throughout the country. Barangays are the smallest local government unit in the Philippines.

2022 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
December 5, 2022
42,046 barangay and SK chairmen seats, and 294,322 barangay council and Sangguniang Kabataan seats
Per barangay: 5 in the barangay council and 4 in the Sangguniang Kabataan seats needed for a majority
Barangay Chairmen 42,046
Sangguniang Barangay 294,322
SK Chairmen 42,046
Sangguniang Kabataan 294,322
League of Barangays in the Philippines National President before election

Eden Pineda

 Elected League of Barangays in the Philippines National President

TBD

Elections for the reformed Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils) will also be held at the same time.

Upon their election, barangay captains shall elect their cities' or municipalities' League of Barangays of the Philippines chairman, also known as the Association of Barangay Captains or ABC Chairman, who will also sit on their respective local municipal or city council. The provincial ABC chairman will also sit on the provincial board. The provincial and some city ABC chairmen shall elect among themselves the national leadership of the League. The SK chairpersons shall do the same among their ranks. The SK national president shall become a member of the National Youth Commission.

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Preparations

Postponement

The November 2016 barangay and SK elections were postponed to May 2018, then scheduled the following election to May 2020, then every three years thereafter.[1]

On September 30, 2019 the Senate of the Philippines passed a bill postponing the date of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to December 5, 2022.[2] The House of Representatives followed suit on November 4, 2019.[3] Both bills were consolidated into one bill on November 11, 2019.[4] The bill were signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 3, 2019.[5]

Statistics

As of the first quarter of 2020, there are 42,046 barangays. The new barangays that will be contested for the first time in 2022 are:

  • Madilay-dilay in Tanay, Rizal, ratified after a successful plebiscite on July 28, 2018[6]
  • Lacnog West in Tabuk, Kalinga, ratified after a successful plebiscite on February 22, 2020[7]

This is an increase from the 41,948 barangays disputed in 2018, and an additional 96 disputed in Marawi later that year.

As there is one barangay chairman and seven regular barangay councilors, and the same number of SK chairmen and councilors, in each barangay, there shall be 42,046 barangay and SK chairmen and 294,322 barangay and SK councilors positions that shall be disputed to date.

References
  1. "Duterte resets barangay, SK elections to 2018". GMA News. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. "Senate approves postponing barangay, SK elections to 2022". Rappler. September 30, 2019.
  3. "House approves bill postponing barangay, SK elections to December 2022". Rappler. November 4, 2019.
  4. "Bill moving barangay, SK polls to 2022 now up for Duterte's signature". Rappler. November 11, 2019.
  5. "Barangay, SK elections moved to December 2022". Rappler. December 3, 2019.
  6. "Third Quarter 2018 PSGC Updates: New Barangay Created; Name of Municipality Corrected". October 12, 2018.
  7. "First Quarter 2020 PSGC Updates: One New Barangay Created and The Names of Two Barangays Corrected". May 5, 2020.


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