Police have arrested two men for allegedly killing a barangay councilor or kagawad in Barangay Palca, Tuao, Cagayan on Thursday morning, June 19. Police Col. Mardito G. Anguluan, Cagayan police provincial director, said the suspects were intercepted in a hot-pursuit operation in Barangay...
TUAO, Cagayan – A barangay councilor was gunned down in Barangay Palca, Tuao, Cagayan on Thursday morning, June 19. Police Capt. Sheila Joy Fronda, Cagayan police provincial office spokesperson, identified the victim as Rodrigo Dupitas, 58, kagawad of Barangay Angang, Tuao. Initial investigation...
SINILOAN, Laguna – A 51-year-old barangay kagawad or councilor was gunned down in Barangay Llavac here on Saturday noon, June 7. Police identified the victim as Rin, kagawad of Barangay Llavac. Investigation said the victim was driving a motorcycle when the suspect who was wearing white jacket,...
TACLOBAN CITY - A barangay kagawad or councilor was shot and wounded by unidentified gunmen in Barangay Cagnoot, Villaba, Leyte on Monday, Nov. 25. Police identified the victim as Barangay Cagnoot Kagawad Jun. Investigation said that the victim was driving a motorcycle with his...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (center) (Rep. Villar's office) For House Deputy Speaker Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar, the value of barangay councilors or "kagawads" cannot be understated. In her...
TACLOBAN CITY – The barangay chairman and a Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad (councilor) of Barangay Alta Vista, Ormoc City, were wounded in a shooting incident in the area on Wednesday, June 12. Police identified the victims as Barangay Chairman Dennis Laurente and Hanna Toralba, 21, SK kagawad....
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigations and collaborations with various government agencies in probing the recent string of kilings of barangay (village) officials nationwide. In a statement, the CHR said it "vehemently" condems these atrocious acts. It...
SAN ANDRES, Quezon – A 59-year-old barangay councilor or kagawad and leader of a farmer’s group was shot dead in Sitio Putot, Barangay Camflora, this town, on Holy Tuesday. POLICE secure the area where a barangay kagawad or councilor was killed in Barangay Camflora, San Andres, Quezon....
AGNO, Pangasinan – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a barangay kagawad or councilor in a buy-bust operation in this town on Monday, February 5. A BARANGAY kagawad was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Agno, Pangasinan on Monday, February 5. (Photo via Liezle Inigo) The...
ILOILO CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) kagawad or councilor was arrested after he accidentally shot a seven-year-old child in Dumangas town, Iloilo province. MAP of Dumangas, Iloilo where a seven-year-old boy was wounded in an accidental shooting incident on January 2. The Dumangas...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A barangay councilor or “kagawad” was shot dead by a lone gunman on the national highway in Barangay Salay, Mangaldan, Pangasinan on Tuesday night, January 2. The Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) identified the victim as Romeo Abrazaldo del Campo, 43, kagawad of...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – A Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad or councilor and two others were arrested during a buy-bust operation in a suspected drug den in Barangay Capaya 2 here on Sunday, October 22. A SANGGUNIANG Kabataan kagawad or councilor was arrested in a buy-bust...
