Commission on Elections (Comelec) George Erwin Garcia said on Friday, Oct. 20 that the poll body will not hesitate to use its powers against those who commit or are involved in election-related violence. Comelec Chairman George Garcia leads the dismantling of election paraphernalia such as posters...
(File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) has monitored 18 violent incidents related to Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), an official disclosed on Friday, Oct. 20. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fernando said a total of 97 violent incidents were recorded nationwide so far, of...
Netizens were quick to react over how fast election materials have flooded the news feed of their Facebook accounts since the start of the campaign period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Thursday, Oct.19. Campaign posters for Barangay and Sangguniang...
"Don't ever misjudge our resolve to enforce with such might our election laws." This was the stern warning of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia against candidates who think that the poll body will not be strict in enforcing its rules as the campaign period of the...
A man in possession of an improvised handgun (sumpak) was arrested by members of the Pasay police substation 5 in Baclaran early Wednesday morning, Sept. 27. Pasay City police chief Col. Froilan Uy said the suspect, identified as Danilo Tatac, alias “Daboy,” was arrested at around...
ILOILO CITY – One-hundred seventy-two barangays in Western Visayas are considered hotspots in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on October 30, the Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC-6) said. POLICE conduct a checkpoint in San Dionisio town, Iloilo...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Friday, September 22, welcomed the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) decision to exclude the government fuel subsidy program from the ban on spending during the election period for the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls. With this,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed apprehensions as it deplored the series of violent acts committed against persons who are candidates in the coming 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) . In a statement, the CHR said that the election-related violence only...
A man reportedly died from electrocution after he hit high tension wires connected to a transformer attached to an electric post while cleaning the wall of a building in Barangay 95, Caloocan City on Friday morning, Sept. 8. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) identified the suspect as Rodel...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) has identified 55 barangays in Negros Occidental as possible Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs) in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30. However, Brig. Gen. Orlando Edralin, 303rd IBde commander, said on Tuesday,...
The Comelec has issued new schedules for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) following the suspension of government work due to the inclement weather. In a post on Thursday night, Aug. 31, Comelec said for the National Capital...
CAVITE – Authorities seized more than 54 grams of suspected “shabu” in a buy-bust operation in General Trias City early Wednesday morning, Aug. 30. The Cavite Police Provincial Office said the operation conducted by the General Trias City Police Station (CPS) led to the arrest of alias Oca,...
