CEBU CITY – A barangay councilor was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Loay town, Bohol on Tuesday night, August 22. Jonardo Gamil Apduhan Sr., 45, yielded six packs of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P20,400. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay “tanod” or watchman yielded suspected shabu and an unlicensed firearm and grenade in a buy-bust operation in San Enrique town, Iloilo province on Sunday, August 20. Police identified the suspect as John Paul Eulatriz Baclagon of Barangay Bagacay, San Enrique. The...
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (PNA) – A powerful improvised bomb went off Wednesday morning, August 16, in Shariff Saydona town, Maguindanao del Sur, leaving a barangay chairman dead and a barangay councilor and civilian seriously injured. Brig. Gen. Oriel Pangcog, Army...
COTABATO CITY – Police arrested on Tuesday, August 9, a barangay councilor for operating a drug den in Pandag, Maguindanao del Sur. Christian Frivaldo, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, identified the suspect as Arcus Dingdong Banto, councilor of...
CAVITE – The provincial government distributed cash incentives to Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in an event at Cavite State University, Silang Campus, on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Photo from Cavite Provincial Information Office (MANILA BULLETIN) Gov. Jonvic Remulla...
A barangay in Pasig City that housed the infamous “shabu tiangge (market)” is now “drug-cleared,” the local government announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Barangay Sto. Tomas received the accolade in a ceremony graced by Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Pasig Police chief Col. Celerino Sacro, and...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A former barangay chairman who was known for his Bangsamoro peace-building activities was killed with his son in an ambush here on Sunday night, July 30. Police Lt. Col. Arniel Melocotones, town police chief, identified the victims as Anwar Ebrahim Salem, 52, and...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman gunned down a drinking buddy in Barangay Talahiban, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, Samar on July 27. Police identified the victim as Jason Laoyon Parilla, 41, farmer, from Purok 2, Barangay Tigbe, Calbayog. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim and...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed a memorandum deputizing the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and other instrumentalities of the government for the safety and security of the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls. President...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay councilor or kagawad survived a stabbing incident in Sitio Mahayahay, Barangay Canipaan, Palompon, Leyte, on Wednesday, July 26. The victim was identified as Renelito Evangelista, 56, a councilor of Barangay Canipaan. Initial investigation disclosed that the...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A farmer died and a barangay chairman was injured in a lightning strike in Barangay Ilayang Nangka, this city, on Tuesday afternoon, July 18. Tayabas police chief Police Lt. Col. Bonna Obmerga identified the fatality as Romeo Sayam, 30. Sayam was taken to the Tayabas...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol recently conducted a forum for Barangay Livestock Aides (BALAs) in preparation for the ill-effects of the El Niño phenomenon. A total of 1,289 BALAs attended the forum that was graced by Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado at the Bohol Cultural Center in...
