MANILA, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the filing of comments by respondents in the petitions questioning Republic Act (RA) 12232 which resets the Dec. 1 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections to the first Monday of November 2026.

SC spokesperson Camille Ting, in a message to reporters, clarified that "no temporary restraining order (TRO) has been handed down by the court in the meantime."

The court en banc took up three petitions on Aug. 19 and 28, and has decided to consolidate the cases into one.

The court also ordered the parties to file a comment on the petition-in-intervention filed by the Liga ng Barangay (League of Barangays) and 51 punong barangays (village chiefs) asking the tribunal not to inval...