Over 1 million candidates filed for BSKE 2023 so far, Comelec reports
Kristine Daguno-Bersamina - Philstar.com
September 2, 2023 | 6:14pm
Manila, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Saturday that more than one million candidates have filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October.
Comelec Chairperson George Garcia reported a peaceful start to COC filing for the BSKE polls.
As of 10 a.m. Saturday, the commission released a report showing that 1,181,404 candidates from 82 provinces are vying for 672,016 available positions in the BSKE. Of these candidates, 65.75% are male (776,781), and 34.25% are female (404,623).
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