CEBU CITY – Another government official from Cebu has resigned from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes on Wednesday, May 29, tendered his resignation letter to PDP-Laban president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Cortes’ resignation came a day...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL As we wrote this column, the country was watching the exit of Typhoon Aghon from the Philippine Areas of Responsibility while national government agencies and local governments in various parts of the country assessed the extent of the damage that the unexpected howler brought...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said that some vendors have opposed the city government’s plan to renovate one of the three major public markets here. MAYOR Alfredo Benitez meets vendors on Saturday, May 25, to discuss the proposed renovation of the Burgos Public Market in Bacolod City....
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here has extended the moratorium on unregistered electric bikes (e-bikes) and e-trikes for 30 days. BENITEZ (right) Benitez issued a memorandum order addressed to the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) on May 24 for the extension of the moratorium on the...
BACOLOD CITY – At least 60 members of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Negros Occidental have resigned from the political party chaired by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. BENITEZ speaks to members of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan in...
The mayor of a progressive city in the province of Bulacan has sought the realignment of the Metro Rail Transit-7. San Juan del Monte City Mayor Arthur Robes, in a statement, said that the proposals for the realignment of MRT-7 were the result of effective and inclusive consultations among relevant...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Mayor Rhadam Aguilar of Agdangan, Quezon thanked Sen. Christopher Go for granting his request to build a super health center in his town. SEN. Bong Go spearheads the distribution of assistance to indigent residents in Lucena City on Friday, May 25, at the Quezon...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office will deploy a total of 236 policemen to ensure the safety of athletes, guests, and sports officials in two big sports events here slated from May 25 to June 1. THE Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) and the Armed Forces of the...
BACOLOD CITY - This city started apprehending illegal e-bikes on Friday, May 24. This was announced by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez after he recently convened barangay chairmen and urged them to abide by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular (MC)...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by former Mayor Evelio Leonardia on the dismissal of his election protest against Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez in relation to the May 2022 national and local elections....
ILOILO CITY – The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has urged the Presidential Task Force on Media Security to investigate the threats made by Mayor Jerry Treñas here against reporters. MAYOR Jerry Treñas is visibly angry in a May 20 press conference where he threatened to file...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, the "burden of proof" is on those who are saying that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is not Filipino. During the Kapihan sa Senado on Thursday, May 23, Escudero stated that for now, the presumption that the mayor is Filipino remains based on the...
