The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and SM Supermalls formally renewed their partnership for the Voter Registration Program and Mall Voting implementation for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) through a Memorandum of Agreement signing held on December 2 at the COMELEC...
A barangay captain was shot dead in an ambush in Barangay Alauli, Masantol town, Pampanga province on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25. Police identified the victim as Barangay Balibago, Masantol Captain Jinqui Quiambao. Investigation said the victim and his colleagues were on their way home from the...
Under the law, all contributions in connection with the elections should be reported. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said this on Monday, Nov. 10, amid Senator Rodante Marcoleta 's statement that he withheld details about campaign donations in his Statement of...
TACLOBAN CITY — A barangay chairman was gunned down on Sunday in Purok 7, Barangay Nijaga, Calbayog City. Police identified the victim as Rogelio Salvame, 50, of Barangay Guinbaoyan Norte, Calbayog City. Police Lt. Col. Dinvir Revita, Calbayog City police chief, said Salvame and his 34-year-old...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 30, announced that it is rolling out its nationwide Undas 2025 Operation, deploying over 2,200 first aiders across 92 chapters to ensure public safety during the observance of All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2). The PRC...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia revealed on Thursday, Oct. 16, that there were more or less 9 contractors who donated to politicians in the recent May 2025 elections. "Lilinawin ko lang for 2025 [elections] wala pa tayong kino-confirm na kahit na sinong kandidato...
The camp of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero submitted on Tuesday, Oct. 14, an affidavit explaining their position over the P30-million campaign donation he received from a contractor for his May 2022 election bid. “We 're filing our submission early to respect the COMELEC process. Our...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that they are also looking into 2022 presidential and vice presidential candidates over the campaign donations made to them by contractors. In a television interview on ANC, Garcia said that they are part...
JOMALIG, Quezon -- A 24-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman was electrocuted to death on Sunday morning, Oct. 5, in Barangay Bukal, here. The victim Ramnel, single, was attempting to remove a light bulb at the basketball covered court when he was electrocuted. He fell to the ground and...
DAGUPAN CITY – Police arrested a 24-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan chairman wanted for rape in Batac City, Ilocos Norte. The suspect tagged as the Ilocos region 's eighth most wanted person was arrested on Monday by the Batac City Police Station. The suspect was arrested on a warrant issued...
COTABATO CITY – Police have identified one of the two gunmen who ambushed and killed a Sangguniang Kabataan chairman and his brother over the weekend in the commercial district here. “The PNP has identified and is actively investigating a person of interest who may have a direct link to the...
COTABATO CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman here was killed while his brother was wounded in an ambush in this city’s busy thoroughfare on Saturday morning. Police Brig. Gen. Jansen de Guzman, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) police chief, was at the crime scene,...
