SENATOR-ELECT JV Ejercito on Saturday assured the conduct of hearings pushing for the suspension of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on December of this year.

Ejercito will reportedly head Senate Committee on Local Government for the 19th Congress, replacing Senator Francis Tolentino, who will be assigned to lead the Blue Ribbon Committee.

The incoming senator said maybe it would be practical to postpone the Barangay and SK Elections to have a more rigid preparations.

“Kapag may nag-file, ihi-hear natin ang pros and cons, titingnan natin ang outcome ng hearing, pero most likely katatapos lang ng eleksiyon tapos eleksiyon na naman, Malamang maraming mag-file para i-postpone,” Ejercito said in a radio interview.

“Katatapos lang at medyo mabigat ang national at local elections para sa gobyerno at sa mga kandidato, I think may punto rin naman. We will hear both pros and cons,” he added.

Earlier, the Commission on Elections said it already begun administrative and operational preparations for the Barangay and SK Elections.