COTABATO CITY – Police in Maguindanao del Sur, backed by soldiers, have launched a manhunt against two assailants who fatally shot a reelected town councilor in Datu Piang on Wednesday. The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) said Councilor-elect Thong Mamasalanao Asim,...
A reelectionist municipal councilor from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur was gunned down in Barangay Tamag, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Saturday morning, Jan. 25. Police identified the victim as Anthony Verzola, a resident of Barangay Callaguip, Caoayan. Investigation said Verzola was sitting in front of a...
IGUIG, Cagayan – Authorities arrested a municipal councilor here for a drug case on Saturday, September 14. The Police Regional Office 2 identified the suspect as Emerito Gasmen. Gasmen, considered a high-value target, was wanted for violating Sections 5 (sale) and 11 (possession) of...
BATANGAS CITY – The home of a municipal councilor of Lobo, Batangas in Barangay Malibayo, this city, was fired at by a drunken individual on Sunday night, August 11. Police said Councilor Leslee Manalo Aguilar was inside his house with his family when the suspect, Joven, a resident of Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Six people, including a municipal councilor, were wounded in an ambush in Akbar town, Basilan province on Saturday, May 4. SIX persons were wounded in an ambush in Akbar, Basilan on Saturday, May 4. Investigation showed that the victims were on their way to Sitio Lessem,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – A municipal councilor was wounded but survived an attempt to kill him in front of his residence in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Police Major Joanne Navarro, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-10 (Northern Mindanao), said Councilor Hermil Valledor, 45, is...
CEBU CITY – A municipal councilor was fatally shot by unidentified assailants past midnight on Friday, October 6, in Buenavista town, Bohol province. The victim, Buenavista Councilor Danilo Añora, died on the spot from a bullet wound in the head. Police said the victim had just attended a...
BACOLOD CITY – A member of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) was installed as a new member of the municipal council of Isabela, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, October 4. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Commissioner Jeorge Largado said Teresita Sinceda is the first representation...
PILA, Laguna – A municipal councilor of Santa Cruz, Laguna accused of rape surrendered to the police here on Wednesday, May 31. Police identified the suspect as Mark Anthony Joven, 41. Joven was accompanied by his lawyer after an alleged warrant of arrest was issued by the Regional Trial...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A still unidentified gunman shot dead a municipal councilor in Datu Salibo town, Maguindanao del Sur province while on his way to the Sangguniang Bayan session hall around 9 a.m. on Monday, April 17. SILONGAN Police Major Roldan Kuntong, Datu Salibo municipal police station...
The Local Government Code clearly defines the qualifications, roles, and responsibilities of an elected city or municipal councilor. They craft, review, and approve ordinances, resolutions, and regulations, ensuring that these are up to date and relevant for the constituents they serve. More than...
DOLORES, Quezon -- A municipal councilor here was gunned down before dawn on Friday, Nov. 18, in Purok 2, Barangay Dagatan, this town. Police identified the victim as Orlando Barsomo, 47, single. Initial investigation said that the victim was walking around 3:15 a.m. when he was shot in the head by...
