Manila, Aug. 25 -- The nationwide association of barangays (villages) has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the petitions challenging the constitutionality of Republic Act (RA) No. 12232 that extends the term of incumbent village officials and reschedules the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to November 2026.

The petition for intervention was filed by Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas, led by its national president, Brgy. San Fabian, Echaque, Isabela chief Maria Katrina Jessica Dy, according to an SC post.

The group, through counsel Albert Agra, urged the court to dismiss for lack of basis the petitions seeking to strike down RA 12232.

Among other things, the group said that RA 12232 fixed and extends the term o...