MANILA, Philippines—Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is pushing for the postponement of this year's Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to 2016, saying the youth council has become almost "meaningless" unless reformed. Marcos filed Senate Bill 1186 Tuesday, postponing the SK polls from October 28, 2013 to October 2016 "to give way for the institution of substantial reform of the youth council." He said the purpose of the said elections "had become almost meaningless unless reforms are introduced in the structure, accountability, and other aspect of governance of the present Sangguniang Kabataan." As a c...
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