ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested two of the three suspects behind the murder of a village official in Basilan province on Tuesday, police said. Basilan police director Col. Cerrazid Umabong identified the two arrested suspects as Toh Lalung Acalul, 41, and Delpi Suratan, 32, both residents...
ILOILO CITY – A proposal seeking to make public records of the Iloilo City Hall accessible to the people has gained traction. The Iloilo City Council passed on first reading this week the proposed Iloilo City Freedom of Information ordinance that aims to give the right to access information and...
Manila 4th District Councilor Ryan Ponce was suspended by the Manila City Council following its investigation on the sexual harassment allegations made by 4th District Councilor Eunice Castro against him last Oct. 9. According to Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza, the city council voted to suspend...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza announced that the city council is set to hold a public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 16, to investigate the sexual harassment allegations of a councilor against her colleague which were raised during the council 's session last Oct. 9. Manila 4th District Councilor...
A councilor in the city of Manila is currently being investigated after a female councilor accused him of sexually harassing her during a city council session on Thursday, Oct. 9. In a speech, Councilor Eunice Castro of Manila 's 4th District angrily chastised 4th District Councilor Ryan...
ALAMINOS, Laguna – A 55-year-old barangay councilor was gunned down inside his sari-sari store in Barangay 4 here on Thursday night. Police said the victim, Darwin Tolentino, was tending to his store when two men appeared. One of them disembarked and shot him. The suspects fled on board a...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor has opened discussions on renaming the city’s 40 numbered barangays, particularly in the first district, to make them easier to identify. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos forum on Tuesday, Sept. 23, Committee on City-Owned Real Properties Chairman...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor confirmed that his committee is expediting approval of the city’s shelter plan, which lays out measures to ease the backlog in socialized housing and widen access to affordable homes for the people of Davao. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos media...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor is reviewing the status of government-owned properties amid findings that no committee hearings had previously addressed the matter. Committee on City-Owned Real Properties chairperson Councilor J. Melchor Quitain Jr., during the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos...
A Davao City councilor urged the City Council to support measures allowing the City Library to operate 24 hours a day and grant incentives to internet cafés willing to open round-the-clock to provide safe and supervised learning spaces for students. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairman of the...
The Davao City Council passed a resolution supporting World Physical Therapy Day 2025 on Tuesday, Sept. 9, underscoring the vital role of physical therapists in preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health care. In a privilege speech, Councilor Lorenzo Villafuerte, chairman of the Committee on...
DAVAO CITY – The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president here denounced on Tuesday, Sept. 9, a social media post by a local vlogger that used the phrase “Looking for Baboy na Halal,” calling it offensive, misleading, and disrespectful to the Muslim community. In a privilege speech,...
