18/09/2026
📢 PUBLIC ADVISORY: COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 11265
COMELEC Region 2 reminds government offices, agencies and LGUs to observe these important dates for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections:
📅 September 18–November 1, 2026
Prohibition on the release, disbursement or expenditure of public funds for social welfare/services and housing-related projects, subject to authorized exemptions and exceptions.
📅 October 23–November 2, 2026
Total ban on the distribution of Ayuda, TUPAD, AKAP, AICS and 4Ps, except medical and burial assistance normally given to qualified individuals.
📌 October 30, 2026 — Exemption filing deadline
Submit the prescribed form in an originally signed hard copy to the COMELEC Law Department. No email filing. No filing fee. Late requests will be denied.
An approved exemption does not lift the 11-day ayuda ban.
Read the resolution and download the forms: https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=2026BSKE/Resolutions/com_res11265