CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A barangay councilor running for chairman in the barangay elections on October 30 was wounded in an ambush in Barangay Gracia Village, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan on Tuesday night, October 3. Police identified the victim as Salvador Tan Garcia, 45, a resident of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairwoman was wounded in an ambush in Calbayog City, Samar on Monday, October 2. Police identified the victim as Susan Sumulong, 50, of Barangay Calocnayan, Seven Hills, Calbayog City. Initial investigation said Sumulong was on board a pedicab around noon...
SANTA CATALINA, Ilocos Sur – A barangay tanod or watchman drowned while swimming in a beach in Barangay Tamurong here on Sunday, October 1. Police identified the victim as Rafael Reyes Albano, 53. Investigation said the victim, a tanod of Zone 3, Bantay, Ilocos Sur, was recovered by rescuers...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman survived an ambush on Sunday, September 24, in Barangay Poblacion, Leyte, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Edgar dela Rosa, 52, chairman of Barangay Baco, Leyte, Leyte. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was driving his pickup truck on...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) A Quezon City solon has moved to include barangay officials--both elected and appointed--in the coverage of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). For this purpose, Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM...
Candidates running for national and local elections, including barangay positions, no longer need to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. clarified in Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 97-2023 that registration and registration fees are not...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – A total of 570 police officers completed 120 hours of Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (R-PSB) training in the Caraga region. THE PRO-13 R-PSB graduates. (Photo via Mike U. Crismundo) Graduates were comprised of 385 personnel from the 77 city and municipal...
PITOGO, Quezon – Police arrested a barangay councilor in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cabulihan here on Thursday afternoon, September 21. The suspect was identified as Cezar Generale, 42, councilor of Barangay Cabulihan and considered a high-value individual (HVI). Generale yielded three...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain who went missing for a week was found dead in Barangay Tacayan, Tapaz, Capiz. The body of Wennie Dimas of Barangay Aglupacan, Tapaz was found floating on a river by a barangay tanod (watchman). THE body of Wennie Dimas, a barangay captain, was found floating on a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three-hundred families lost their homes in a four-hour fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Arena Blanco here on Monday, September 18. SOME 100 homes were lost in a four-hour fire in Barangay Arena Blanco, Zamboanga City, on Monday, September 18. (City Hall...
Barangay Ginebra added a potent weapon to its backcourt rotation after signing guard Maverick Ahanmisi to a three-year deal. Maverick Ahanmisi agrees to a three-year deal with Ginebra. (PBA Images) With their backcourt saddled by manpower woes following the injury of Jeremiah Gray and the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates to remember their responsibility once they are elected into office. Go stressed such importance as the 2023 barangay and SK elections draws near, underscoring the crucial role of public trust...
