The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that residents from calamity-stricken areas will still be given the chance to vote in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. In an effort to carry on with their daily routines, residents in the flooded areas resort to...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – A powerful improvised bomb went off Wednesday morning, August 16, in Shariff Saydona town, Maguindanao del Sur, leaving a barangay chairman dead and a barangay councilor and civilian seriously injured. Brig. Gen. Oriel Pangcog, Army...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, Aug. 15, clarified that the Bulacan State University College of Medicine (BulSU-COM) in the College of Science at its San Rafael Campus cannot accept students since its application for the said program is still under evaluation. Commission on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has denied the Motion for Reconsideration filed by An Waray party-list in relation to the decision of the Second Division to cancel the party-list's registration. MB file photo In a 28-page resolution issued by Comelec, promulgated on Aug. 14, the...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann and Sen. Francis Tolentino will spearhead the opening ceremony of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Visayas Regional Qualifying leg on Sunday, Aug. 13, in Iloilo City. Commission on Higher...
SM Supermalls has partnered up with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the pilot testing of the mall voting scheme for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. SM Supermalls Senior Vice President for Operations Bien Mateo (from left), Commission on Elections...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said his office is doubling the incentives of the medalists in the 32 nd Southeast Asian Games and the 19 th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia held this year. Philippines' Elreen Ando competes in the women's 59kg weightlifting event during the 32nd Southeast...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) lauded Samar State University (SSU) for topping all universities worldwide by maintaining its Top 1 spot under the Fourth Industrial Revolution category. CHED / MB Visual Conteng group “Makikita sa ranking ng SSU na tuloy-tuloy ang pag galing...
Should the Commission on Elections (Comelec) be obligated to conduct an automated Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in 2025, the pilot testing in October would ensure the poll body's preparedness for it, its top official said. Participants cast their vote during the automated...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A former barangay chairman who was known for his Bangsamoro peace-building activities was killed with his son in an ambush here on Sunday night, July 30. Police Lt. Col. Arniel Melocotones, town police chief, identified the victims as Anwar Ebrahim Salem, 52, and...
The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Association (CREBA), the country’s largest property developers' group, has strongly urged the Senate to act now and pass the Malacanang-certified National Land Use Act (NLUA) bill, which provides a comprehensive use of land resources, after various...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman gunned down a drinking buddy in Barangay Talahiban, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, Samar on July 27. Police identified the victim as Jason Laoyon Parilla, 41, farmer, from Purok 2, Barangay Tigbe, Calbayog. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim and...
