MANILA- Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday said it is unlikely for the Senate to pass a bill postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections anew.

This, after the House of Representatives on Monday passed a measure moving the May 2018 barangay and SK polls to the 2nd Monday of October 2018.

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Asked whether the Senate can pass its own version of the bill, Angara said no proposal on the matter has been filed at the Senate and passing one would be a "tall order."

"We only have 1 session day left excluding today so that's a bit of a tall order," he told ABS-CBN News.

"It looks like it's running out of time," he added.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had earlier rejected proposals to defer the polls anew, saying it would be a waste of people's money.

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The barangay and SK elections were last held in 2013. If postponed anew, this would be the third time the village polls will be halted.

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