1997 Philippine barangay elections

Barangay elections were held in the country's 42,000 barangays for the positions of barangay captains and six councilors on May 12, 1997. Electoral system Barangay elections Barangays are the smallest division of the Philippines. They are governed by one Barangay captain, and seven barangay councilors. There is also the Sangguniang Kabataan, with one SK captain and seven SK Councilors, the SK Captain is also a part of the barangay council. For the captains, they use the First-past-the-post voting, where the one with the most votes wins, while the council uses the Plurality at large voting system.Gepuela Lou 2016-01-31 What’s in the new Sangguniang Kabataan? https://www.rappler.com/moveph/120205-new-improved-sangguniang-kabataan/ 2024-06-19 RAPPLER en-US References See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines External links The Philippine Presidency Project Official website of the Commission on Elections 1997 Category:1997 elections in the Philippines