Over 1.3 million candidates file for BSKE 2023

Over 1.3 million individuals filed their certificate of candidacy for positions under the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled later this year, according to the latest data released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Based on a partial report as of 11:30 a.m. on Sunday-September 3, 2023, 1,316,265 aspirants filed their certificates of candidacy — 92,173 for punong barangay positions, 690,531 for sangguniang barangay members, 85,816 for SK chairperson, and 447,745 for SK members.

There were 115,483 candidates who filed on Sunday, the sixth day for filing: 5,158 for punong barangay, 42,198 for sangguniang barangay members, 9,009 for SK chairperson, and 59,118 for SK members.

Broken down, 65.43% of the applicants were male, while the remaining 34.57% were female.

The candidates will compete for a total of 672,016 seats — 42,001 punong barangay, 294,007 sangguniang barangay, 42,001 SK chairpersons, and 294,007 SK members.

There were some 2,085,142 voter registrants for the BSKE elections as of January 28, 2023, including 2.076 million who went through the regular process, while 8,651 were processed through the Registration Anywhere Project. — DVM, GMA Integrated News