LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A reelectionist barangay captain was shot dead by a lone gunman after filing his of Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for the October 29 barangay elections in Libon, Albay on Monday, August 28. Police identified the victim as Barangay San Jose Captain Alex Repato who...
Candidates for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Muntinlupa on Aug. 28 to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs). Comelec Commissioner and Muntinlupa resident Rey Bulay visited the Comelec-Muntinlupa office,...
BACOLOD CITY – Local officials recently inaugurated the new barangay hall of Barangay Haguimit in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. Barangay Captain Ephraim Quillas led the ribbon-cutting, along with Mayor Rex Jalando-on, witnessed by Councilors Baste Benedicto, January Abad, Stephen...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) is talking to other political parties to strengthen the group ahead of the midterm elections in 2025. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said this as he led the oath-taking of...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The Police Regional Office-5 (Bicol) has started to dig deeper into the killings of a barangay official and her husband in Libon, Albay on Tuesday night, August 22. Relly Saraba Mata, councilor of Barangay Nogpo, Libon, and her husband, Alfredo Bazar Mata, were gunned...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) The individual barangays' Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of almost P175 billion each should be a big reason for Filipinos to vote wisely during the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...
CEBU CITY – A barangay councilor was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Loay town, Bohol on Tuesday night, August 22. Jonardo Gamil Apduhan Sr., 45, yielded six packs of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P20,400. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay “tanod” or watchman yielded suspected shabu and an unlicensed firearm and grenade in a buy-bust operation in San Enrique town, Iloilo province on Sunday, August 20. Police identified the suspect as John Paul Eulatriz Baclagon of Barangay Bagacay, San Enrique. The...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – A powerful improvised bomb went off Wednesday morning, August 16, in Shariff Saydona town, Maguindanao del Sur, leaving a barangay chairman dead and a barangay councilor and civilian seriously injured. Brig. Gen. Oriel Pangcog, Army...
COTABATO CITY – Police arrested on Tuesday, August 9, a barangay councilor for operating a drug den in Pandag, Maguindanao del Sur. Christian Frivaldo, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, identified the suspect as Arcus Dingdong Banto, councilor of...
CAVITE – The provincial government distributed cash incentives to Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in an event at Cavite State University, Silang Campus, on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Photo from Cavite Provincial Information Office (MANILA BULLETIN) Gov. Jonvic Remulla...
A barangay in Pasig City that housed the infamous “shabu tiangge (market)” is now “drug-cleared,” the local government announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Barangay Sto. Tomas received the accolade in a ceremony graced by Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Pasig Police chief Col. Celerino Sacro, and...
