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August 24, 2016

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, and Senator Risa Hontiveros talk to Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael "Mike” Sueno (center) before the start of a senate hearing on proposals seeking to extend the term of office for elective barangay officials from three years to five years with a maximum of two consecutive terms. The Senate hearing also discussed proposals resetting the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, which is scheduled to be held on October 31, 2016 to the last Monday of October 2018, to allow incumbent officials to continue the implementation of their projects. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/24 August 2016)

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