He warned the public that the Palace did not give any permission to any individuals or groups to nominate nor receive applications from people who would want to become barangay officials.
"Wala pong sinong tao o grupo na binigyan ng otoridad ng Malacanang para mangako na pupwede silang umupo bilang barangay captain. Wala pong ganyan," Roque said in his regular press briefing in Malacananang.
"Sa ngayon po ang batas natin ay nagsasabi na ang mga barangay officials, barangay captains ay halal po ng taong-bayan. So hanggang magkaroon po ng batas na sila po'y i-a-appoint na lamang, kinakailangan po ihalal pa rin sila ng taong-bayan. Premature po para kahit kanino na magsabi na magkakaroon ng appointment ng barangay captain," he explained.
As for the postponement of the coming barangay election in May, Roque said it would push through as per Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III.
The Palace spokesperson recalled that Senator Pimentel said in a forum that there is no consensus in the Senate to defer the barangay elections.
"(L)ast Friday, I was in one forum together with Senate President Pimentel and he declared in an audience of about 4,000 members of the Liga ng Barangay of Leyte that the barangay elections would push through," Roque said.
"I'm just surprised that it is coming from a minority senator. Normally, it's the minority senator that will insist that elections will push through. But it was actually Senate President himself who informed the audience to prepare for barangay elections in May," he added.
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