CEBU CITY — The nephew of former Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes was accused of mauling a barangay official past midnight on Tuesday, June 3. Noel Quemque Flores, a barangay councilor in Alang-Alang, Mandaue, reported the incident to the Station 1 of the Mandaue City Police Office on Tuesday...
COTABATO CITY – Police in Maguindanao del Sur, backed by soldiers, have launched a manhunt against two assailants who fatally shot a reelected town councilor in Datu Piang on Wednesday. The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) said Councilor-elect Thong Mamasalanao Asim,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor and supporter of a congresswoman-elect was shot and wounded at dawn on Sunday in what is suspected to be an election-related incident here. Police identified the victim as Barangay Tumaga Councilor Jake Niko Alaban Fabian, 31. Investigation said Fabian was...
The longest serving councilor in the history of Muntinlupa said he is open to run for a higher position in the next elections. Lawyer Raul Corro was reelected as District 1 councilor in Muntinlupa for his eighth term in the May 12 national and local elections. “Nanalo po ako sa aking ika...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council passed on second reading on Tuesday, May 6, a proposed ordinance that would increase the annual financial assistance for senior citizens from P1,500 to a maximum of P3,000. Councilor Pilar Braga, chairwoman of the Committee on Education, Science and...
BACOLOD CITY – The MassKara Festival’s highlight events here traditionally held every fourth Sunday of October has been permanently moved to the third Sunday of the month due to frequent weather disruptions. COUNCILOR Em Ang (right) campaigning. (FB) The City Council during their regular...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday, March 25, urging the Philippine Senate to seek and back any appeal to the International Criminal Court for the prompt provisional release of former President Rodrigo Duterte in line with the Rome Statute law. ZOZOBRADO (FB) A...
BACOLOD CITY – The 70-year-old ancestral home of former Mayor now Councilor Richard Jaojoco in Purok Malinawon, Barangay Poblacion, Toboso, Negros Occidental was destroyed by a fire on Friday, Feb. 21. THE ancestral home of former Mayor now Councilor Richard Jaojoco was destroyed in a fire...
A reelectionist municipal councilor from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur was gunned down in Barangay Tamag, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Saturday morning, Jan. 25. Police identified the victim as Anthony Verzola, a resident of Barangay Callaguip, Caoayan. Investigation said Verzola was sitting in front of a...
UMINGAN, Pangasinan – A municipal councilor here was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Barangay Lubong, this town, on Saturday night, Dec. 7. The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office identified the victim as Ponciano Vallecer Onia, 59, from Barangay San Leon here. Investigation said the...
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Councilor Johnny Young has urged fellow councilors to adhere to proper decorum following several recent heated confrontations. THE Iloilo City Council session hall. (Iloilo City Council Facebook page) “We have a duty to uphold the highest standards of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 62-year-old former barangay councilor or kagawad was gunned down in Zone 1, Barangay Handumanan here on Monday, Nov. 4. The victim was identified as Henry Salbibia of Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental, a caretaker of a non-government organization based in this...
