House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has vowed to continue giving barangay officials "the dignity and support they deserve" given the tough tasks that they do. According to Romualdez, the...
Senatorial aspirant Manny Pacquiao has vowed to push for a measure that would increase the honoraria of barangay officials and workers as well as provide them with health benefits and security of tenure if he wins in the upcoming elections. Pacquiao made the pledge when he met barangay...
Mayor Abby Binay during the Eastern Samar Provincial Liga Assembly. Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay underscored the need to reform the country's barangay governance system and advocated for the payment of salaries to barangay officials rather than just honorariums. Binay made...
Ignore the noise and focus on uplifting the lives of Filipinos, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin told public servants. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Photo courtesy of PCO) In his speech at the 2025 Budget Execution Forum on Friday, Jan. 24, Bersamin urged fellow public servants to renew...
Voting 22-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the Senate, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2816, also known as an act setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). “With the longer fixed term, the barangay officials...
LUCBAN, Quezon – Police are tracking down the treasurer of Barangay 1 here who allegedly used barangay funds to pay for her online gambling debts. DOWNTOWN Lucban, Quezon. (Wikipedia) Officer-on-case Police Master Sgt. Jomar Villaflor identified the suspect as Jessa Rosales. Chairman...
President Marcos has appointed new ambassadors and government officials in various agencies. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a document released by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Saturday, Nov. 16, Marcos named new envoys to three...
President Marcos has reminded government officials to always keep in mind that there are people still struggling in flooded areas due to typhoon Kristine, telling them to respond to them as quickly as possible. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a situation briefing on the effects of...
Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles (PPAB) Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles reminded barangay officials that they cannot deny the use of covered courts and other facilities for government activities, based on a memorandum from the Department...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers his message during the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas 2024 National Congress at the World Trade Center in Pasay City Tuesday morning. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the thousands of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has slammed as "severe disregard for human rights" a barangay (village) ordinance in Bangued, Abra that proposed "execution or death penalty" for the third offense of illegal garbage dumping. In a statement, the CHR said the ordinance and the subsequent posting...
Criminal charges are set to be filed in court against former Department of Budget and Management Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher A. Lao, Overall Deputy Ombudsman Warren Rex H. Liong, Procurement Management Officer Paul Jasper V. De Guzman, and six other persons for their...
