The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Thursday, Sept. 26, that it has heightened its readiness in anticipation of the La Niña phenomenon, which is expected to intensify the arrival of four to seven tropical cyclones in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) during the final quarter of...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24, that 92 private higher education institutions (PHEIs) have been granted autonomous and deregulated status. CHED / MB VIsual Content Group In a list released by CHED, the following PHEIs were granted Autonomous Status: Region...
As the 2025 midterm national election approaches, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it has started monitoring incidents of threats, harassment, and violence against elective officials like those in the barangay (village) level. "We stress that these acts incite fear across communities and...
SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte – The chairman of Barangay 5, San Silvestre, this town, was gunned down on Friday night, September 20. A FORENSICS investigator processes the house of a barangay chairman in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte after he was shot dead on Friday night, September 20. ...
Known for its widespread use, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said on Thursday, Sept. 19 that they opted not to entirely prohibit the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in relation to the May 2025 polls. Sen. Imee Marcos, presiding over the public hearing of the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its probe on the killing last Aug. 31 of Rodrigo Tanagas, barangay (village) chairman of Tulay-A, in Maragondon, Cavite. Tanagas was gunned down by a riding-in-tandem while he was helping health workers cut grass in their barangay. The motive behind...
Over 27,000 Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are undergoing the process of Hardware Acceptance Test (HAT) including Starlink satellites in its Biñan, Laguna Warehouse as well as the laboratory test of ACMS, and Consolidated Canvassing System (CCS)...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, Sept. 12, that the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) despite the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling that excluded Sulu. "Ang Comelec en banc po nagdesisyon na tutuloy...
ARINGAY, La Union – A 23-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) chairman was shot and wounded on the Aringay-Tubao Provincial Road in Barangay San Simon East here on Sunday, September 8. Police identified the victim as John Joaquin Macabinta, SK chairman of Barangay San Simon East....
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Saturday, Aug. 31, announced that more highly skilled doctors will be produced through the simulation-based medical education it funded at West Visayas State University (WVSU). (Photo courtesy of CHED) CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera said President...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Saturday, Aug. 31, that--for the first time ever--they would publish a copy of an aspiring candidate's Certificate of Candidacy (COC) online in relation to the May 2025 polls. "At gusto ko pong iannounce sa lahat ng...
BANGUED, Abra – A former barangay chairman and his nephew were wounded in a shooting incident in Sitio Ramramot, Barangay San Antonio, this town, on Thursday night, August 29. Police identified the victims as former Barangay Chairman Marcelino C. Banayos, 58, and his nephew, Janssen B....
