TALISAY, Batangas – An outgoing Sangguniang Kabataan chairman from San Juan City was arrested for allegedly molesting a newly elected SK councilor in a resort here on Thursday morning, November 30. Police said the victim, Joyce, was inside her room looking for a car key, when the suspect,...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera on Tuesday, Nov. 28, warned against “false and misleading” information circulating on social media regarding the Commission’s scholarships. (CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera / Photo from CHED) “It has come to my attention that several...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon urged humanitarian leaders to act resolutely in protecting the children, women, wounded, and vulnerable in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Photo from PRC In a speech at a conference in Vietnam on Nov. 22,...
To strengthen the collaborative efforts toward students’ work readiness and skill-backed employability, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) partnered with the Asia Pacific College (APC) and launched on Thursday, Nov. 23, its first-ever Information Technology (IT) summit. (Photo courtesy of...
ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya – A newly elected barangay chairman was shot dead inside his house in Purok 3, Calitlitan, here on Friday evening, November 17. Police identified the victim as Rolando Serapon, 76. Serapon was inside his house when the suspect, wearing black short pants and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will await on the go signal of the House of Representatives (HOR) as to when it will push through with the special elections for the vacant seat in Negros Oriental's 3rd legislative district. "This is entirely within their exclusive and original jurisdiction,"...
TAAL, Batangas – An outgoing barangay chairman was arrested for shooting his drinking buddy in a drinking spree in Barangay Bolbok here on Sunday afternoon, November 12. Police identified the suspect as Barangay Bolbok Chairman Herman. Investigation said the suspect and the victim, Franco...
The nomination of Alexander T. Lopez as chairman of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has been approved by President Marcos. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) board member Alex Lopez (Photo from Alex Lopez/Facebook) In a letter signed by...
Senator Sherwin Garchalian said on Saturday, Nov. 4 that all election workers--both teachers and non-teachers--should have already received their well-deserved full honoraria. Gatchalian emphasized this, especially now that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are officially...
An unnamed mayor in Bicol is in hot water after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) found out that the local official put on hold the proclamation of candidates in an unspecified barangay in the province. "Ito warning 'to dun sa mayor na yun kilala mo kung sino ka. 'Wag mo na lang pilitin na...
A total of 19 people were killed while 19 more were injured during the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023 from Aug. 28 to Oct. 31, 2023. Based on the data provided by the poll body in a press conference on Tuesday, October 31, from the Philippine National Police...
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30, were generally peaceful nationwide despite a few reported incidents of violence, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said. In a press conference, Garcia said that no election-related violence was...
