In a nonpartisan contest, the Barangay Chairman also known as the Punong Barangay and as the Barangay Captain, and members of the Sangguniang Barangay or Barangay council will be elected by voters aged 18 and above. While voters aged 15 to 17 will vote for the chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan, known as the SK Chairman, and members of the Katipunan ng mga Kabataan.
Barangay elections are elections in the Philippines for the smallest governmentally administrative divisions of the Philippines. Barangays make up Philippine cities or Philippine municipalities and are in turn made of up sitios and puroks, whose leaders are not elected. Voters of the barangay over 18 vote for at-large for Barangay Captain, or Chairman, and all Barangay Councillors. Together, the captain and councillors make up the Barangay Council.
Voters under 18 vote for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and the SK Chairman during the same election.
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