ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay chairman and five others were wounded in a shooting incident during the barangay elections in Barangay Lahi-Lahi, Tuburan, Basilan on Monday, October 30. BUREAU of Fire Protection personnel respond to a shooting incident in Tuburan, Basilan during the...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested eight individuals for violating the election gun ban in Marihatag and San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, on Saturday, October 28. The suspects were identified as alias “Wil,” 33; “Joe,” 42; “Ron,” 38; “Jer,” 48; “Gar”;...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel provides security support during the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) on Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo by PCG) Nearly 50,000 passengers were monitored in ports nationwide Monday, Oct. 30, many of them rushing to go...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of residents cast their votes in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections here on Monday, October 30. VOTERS wait for their turn to vote in the barangay elections on October 30 outside an elementary school in Barangay Santa Catalina in Zamboanga City. (Photo...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects a higher voter turnout for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) this year compared to the previous polls conducted in 2015 and 2018. Voters look for their names posted at the official voters list at Highway Hills Integrated School in...
ILOILO CITY – Unlike other barangays in the country, nobody voted in the barangay elections in the island-barangay of Inampulugan, Sibunag, Guimaras on Monday, October 30. SUNSET at Inampulugan Island in Sibunag town, Guimaras province. (Costa Aguada Island Resort) “Pinasahi ni nga...
Some young individuals in Marikina City cast their votes during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30, to elect fresh faces with good governance policies in the local level. Krisha Angelica Santos, 25, told Manila Bulletin that she wants elected officers...
TACLOBAN CITY – An alleged vote-buying incident was reported to the police in Barangay Tuburan, Calubian, Leyte, on the eve of the barangay elections on Sunday, October 29. Information disclosed that a certain “Judita,” 47, resident of Barangay Tuburan, called the attention of...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Two voters were killed while five others were wounded by gunmen in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Monday morning, October 30. Police Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, Datu Odin Sinsuat police chief, said the gunmen attacked the still unnamed victims as they were about to...
CARMONA CITY, Cavite - Voters came in droves to cast their votes for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30. Voters arrive early at Carmona National High School for the BSKE on Monday, Oct. 30 (Carla Bauto Deña/MANILA BULLETIN) Many young voters...
President Marcos has cited the importance of barangay elections by saying elected barangay officials can influence their constituents in terms of voting for candidates in the national elections. After casting his vote early for the 2023 barangay elections at his precinct in Batac, Ilocos Norte on...
President Marcos on Monday, Oct. 30, advised Filipinos not to throw away their right to vote for their barangay leaders because they are the ones who will help them with their daily problems. Marcos also told the voting public not to sell their votes as doing so will lose their chance to elect the...