Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos reported over the weekend that the Liga ng mga Barangay chapter elections nationwide pushed through and are generally peaceful.

"Ngayon ay minomonitor natin ang kasalukuyang LnB elections. Napostpone lang ito kahapon pero ngayon ay tuloy-tuloy na. So far, maayos naman at wala naman tayong natatanggap na report ng aberya," Abalos said.

Earlier, the Liga issued LnB Memorandum Circular Nos. 2023-001 and 002 require the full payment of membership dues on or before 31 August 2023, before they can participate in the chapter elections.

However, Abalos said that he immediately talked with the LnB which prompted the latter to issue LnB MC 2023-10 removing the requirement of paying membership dues as a prerequisite for participation in the elections.

"May mga barangay na nagpalit na ng kapitan at hindi pa nakafully paid. Unfair naman yun sa kanila kaya napakiusapan natin ang LnB at naayos na kaya tuloy na tuloy na ang eleksyon," he added.

In an Advisory dated 14 December, Abalos said Liga chapters need only to update their Liga membership dues before they can participate in the provincial, regional, and national elections next year.