MANILA, Philippines ? Senator Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Marcos Jr., chairman of the Senate committee on local government, on Monday moved to archive all bills seeking to postpone the barangay (village-level) and Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) elections next month.

The committee has conducted public consultations and hearings on Senate Bills 60 and 2377 and Marcos said the body would have wanted to come up with a report as soon as possible because of the urgency of the matter.

"However, events have superseded us and this option is no longer available to us," said the senator when he took the floor.

Marcos said the decision of the House of Representatives to also archive all measures postponing the holding of the elections in October has "rendered all legislative actions on this proposal moot."

"In view of these developments and in the interest of good order, it is therefore, the decision of this representation as chairman of the committee on local government to archive Senate Bills 60 and 2377, and the proposed draft committee report, for record purposes," he said.

Marcos also included in the records to be archived a copy of his recommendation to President Benigno Aquino III to postpone the barangay and SK elections next month.

"May I respectfully emphasize Mr. President that this is without prejudice to the continuation of deliberations on the proposed reorganization of the Sangguniang Kabataan and also on the question of synchronization of Barangay and SK elections with national and local elections in 2013, all of which are to be conducted at the proper time," he further said.