President Duterte has signed a law providing honorarium and other benefits, including class exemptions and health insurance, to the members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). Republic Act (RA) No. 11768 stated that SK members, including the treasurer and the secretary, shall receive a monthly...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday said he favors the postponement of the December 2022 barangay elections so that the government can start desynchronizing the barangya and local polls. Should he secure a seat in the Senate in the upcoming...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Ilocos Region (DILG-R1) announced Friday, April 22, that it has conducted a virtual voters education program which sought to provide the public, especially the youth, with valuable insights that will guide them to choose the most qualified...
Party-lists belonging to the Makabayan bloc have condemned the "desperate move" of spreading fake sex videos involving Aika Robredo, eldest daughter of opposition standard-bearer Vice President Leni Robredo. (Sergey Zolkin/ Unsplash) In a statement Monday, April 11, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene...
The Philippine Navy has relieved and placed under investigation one of its officers for allegedly issuing a life-threatening social media post against an executive official of the Kabataan Partylist (PL) group. Raoul Manuel (Courtesy of Raoul Manuel's Twitter account) Raoul Manuel, national...
The 2022 barangay elections must finally push through in order to give the people the freedom to choose their next set of local leaders, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, March 19. Lacson made this stand knowing that the electoral process for the...
The Las Piñas City government had set up safari and toys and carnival-inspired vaccination sites for the COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 on Tuesday (Feb. 8). Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the local government unit (LGU) targets to inoculate around 1,500 to 2,000 children at the three...
The Senate and the House of Representatives have ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to strengthen the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). During their respective sessions on Wednesday, both chambers ratified the bicameral committee report on Senate Bill No. 2124 and...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced that the City Health Office (CHO) had already recorded a total of 9,188 registrants for the “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” for children 5 to 11 years old. Aguilar said the 9,188 recorded registrants prove that parents are eager to have their children get...
The Las Pinas City government started the registration of children and students aged five to 11 on Saturday (Jan. 29). Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar encouraged parents of minors belonging to the said age group to register them at the city’s “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” for them to get...
A youth group has expressed its opposition to the proposal of vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio of requiring mandatory training for young Filipinos. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement released Friday, Jan. 21, the Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) affirmed that "social...
Youth group Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) has requested the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to initiate motu proprio proceedings to inquire into the bank deposits and covered transactions of personalities involved in the Senate Blue Ribbon hearings to the Pharmally controversy....
