FACT CHECK: Comelec did not set barangay, SK polls for December 14

Rappler - Oct 15, 2026

The Comelec flags a circulating graphic as fake. Under Republic Act No. 12326, the next barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections are scheduled for November 13, 2028.

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FACT CHECK: Comelec did not set barangay, SK polls for December 14

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Baguio sets P950M to fix city’s first shopping mall

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Mother of drug victim killed over mistaken identity clings to hope for justice

Lacson: Remaining P11-M budget for impeachment trial more than enough

Missing pair of scissors delays 26 flights at Okinawa's main airport

Form 4 student charged with murder of Yong Peng schoolgirl

COMMENT | M'sia's devastation creep: What's next with Lynas?

US states seek children’s data protections in Character.AI bankruptcy

Malaysian tycoon goes on Singapore property buying spree to ‘catch up with the rest’

Singapore pollution hits yearly high, East Timor shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze intensifies

Opening ceremony held for new China-DPRK border bridge over Yalu River

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