DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Authorities have formed a special task force to look into the killing of a barangay chairman in Monkayo, Davao de Oro Sunday, June 26. In a statement Monday, June 27, the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) said two unidentified gunmen attacked Barangay Mount Diwata...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The chairman of Barangay Sto. Niño here was killed by still unidentified gunmen Friday, June 24, the second shooting incident involving village officials in this city in just three days. Police said the victim, Florencio Cagas, was gunned down at around 7:10 p.m. in Purok 7,...
Hard work and dedication — not simply luck — were the key components of the country’s success in sports for the past years as far as Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez is concerned. PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez “Yung golden year na sinasabi natin sa sports, hindi yung...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on June 3 to promote the creation of special economic zones in ancestral lands. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples website The MOA signing was...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, June 1, said he accepts with a heavy heart the outcome of the confirmation hearings. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Today, my ad interim appointment as Chairman of the Commission on Elections ends. Due to a...
In an announcement that would further seal the deal on the matter of the speakership, Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has endorsed Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez for the top post in the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th...
Commission on Elections (Chairman) Saidamen Pangarungan said the May 9 National and Local polls was relatively peaceful. Comelec/MB "We consider this elections as relatively peaceful compared to the elections in 2019," he said in a press briefing on Monday. "As confirmed by our security partners in...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan personally observed the opening of voting in Pasay City on Monday, May 9. Photo courtesy Office of Chairman Pangarungan The poll chief went to the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Pasay City at 6 a.m. in time for the start of...
Just a week before the May 2022 elections, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sent a memorandum addressed to the Commission En Banc regarding continuous reshuffling of the poll body's personnel which is contrary to the regular practice. Teachers acting as members of the electoral...
The Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has no plan to ask President Duterte to reconsider his order that stopped online cockfighting operations, known as e-sabong. Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chair and chief executive officer said on Tuesday, May 3, that the gaming regulator will...
PAMPANGA – A barangay chairman who was a candidate for city councilor was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen in Brgy. Maglinam, City of San Fernando on Saturday morning, April 30. The police identified the victim as Alvin Mendoza. Police Regional Office 3 Regional director Brig. General Matthew...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, April 29, welcomed the inclusion of 15 Philippine universities 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. (Image courtesy of CHED) The 15 universities, CHED said, are now “among the best” higher education institutions (HEIs) in the...
