23-05-2025
Comelec launches KAISA project ahead of December barangay, SK polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) launched on Friday the KAISA Project to kick off the preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in December. (Photo from NCIP)
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) launched on Friday the KAISA Project to kick off the preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in December.
Comelec Commissioner Rey Bulay said that Project KAISA stands for 'Katapatan at Integridad para Sa Atin.'
'Project KAISA also officially launches the BSKE, Project KAISA was founded on a simple yet powerful premise: katapatan at integridad. Dahil ang ating eleksyon ay naguumpisa at nagtatapos sa pagtitiwala ng sambayanang Pilipino,' he said in a press conference.
(Project KAISA also officially launches the BSKE. Project KAISA was founded on a simple yet powerful premise: honesty and integrity. Because our elections begin and end with the trust of the Filipino people.)
The commissioner noted that it's very important to ensure an honest and truthful BSKE as barangays and SK are crucial to have an effective national government.
'The BSKE plays a critical role in the grassroots level of our local government. It is actually the cornerstone of our democracy [...] Thus, from the filing of candidacies, in the smallest and remotest barangay, to the casting of votes, and the proclamation of winners, every procedure must be anchored on katapatan at integridad,' said Bulay.
'It will remind us that effective governance starts actually at the barangay hall and transformative leadership starts with the youth at SK,' he added.
Meanwhile, Comelec chairperson George Garcia said that the poll body is also aiming to encourage more voters from the vulnerable sector to cast their votes.
'Ang gusto kong ipahatid sa bawat isa na mapagtulung-tulungan natin na masigurado na, lalong lalo na ang vulnerable sector, yung miyembro ng indigenous peoples, yung nakatatanda, yung may kapansanan sila dapat ang binibigyan ng patungkol at tugon lalo na sa araw ng halalan,' he said.
(What I want to convey to everyone is that we can work together to ensure that, especially the vulnerable sector, members of indigenous peoples, the elderly, and those with disabilities, are given consideration and a response, especially on election day.)
The Comelec also signed a memorandum of agreement with various organizations, including the National Youth Commission, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, various election watchdogs, and academic institution to enhance the voting experience of the Filipinos in the December 1 polls. —Vince Angelo Ferreras/LDF, GMA Integrated News
