13/08/2026
๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
As we prepare for the November 2, 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), staying informed about election-related prohibitions is crucial for maintaining integrity and compliance across all government levels and public sectors.
Here is a quick roadmap of key dates and restrictions leading up to and following Election Day:
๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ: ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น & ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ & ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ (๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ 18 - ๐๐ค๐ซ 1, 2026)
No new appointments, promotions, or salary increases in national or local government without prior COMELEC authorization.
๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ง & ๐ฟ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ (๐๐๐ฉ 03 โ ๐๐ค๐ซ 09, 2026)
Prohibition on transferring civil service employees, including public school teachers, without COMELEC approval.
๐๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ (๐๐๐ฉ 03 โ ๐๐ค๐ซ 09, 2026)
Preventive or penalty suspensions of provincial, city, municipal, or barangay elective officials are strictly prohibited.
๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐-๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ & ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป (๐ข๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ โ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ)
Strict ban on creating new positions, hiring, or granting salary increases within the Barangay.
๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ & ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ (๐๐๐ฉ 19 โ ๐๐ค๐ซ 16, 2026)
Provincial, city, and municipal treasurers and their assistants are restricted from leave of absence, transfer, or reassignment.
๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ
๐๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ค๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ (๐๐ค๐ซ 01 โ ๐๐ค๐ซ 02, 2026)
The sale, furnishing, offering, buying, or serving of intoxicating liquor is strictly prohibited on Election Eve and Election Day.
๐ก๏ธ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ & ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ
Agencies with Continuing Authority: The Office of the President, Vice President, Congress (Senate/House), and the Judiciary retain authority to appoint or transfer.
๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด: ๐๐น๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ถ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ.
๐ฒ Stay compliant and share this guide to keep your community informed!