Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, June 28 said proposals to postpone the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections are justified noting how the incoming Marcos administration needs to prioritize other immediate concerns, particularly the ongoing Covid-19...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Authorities have formed a special task force to look into the killing of a barangay chairman in Monkayo, Davao de Oro Sunday, June 26. In a statement Monday, June 27, the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) said two unidentified gunmen attacked Barangay Mount Diwata...
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made a low-key announcement over the weekend about an incoming official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Felicito Valmocina (Facebook) A statement from Press Secretary-designate Trixie Cruz-Angeles, which quoted...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The chairman of Barangay Sto. Niño here was killed by still unidentified gunmen Friday, June 24, the second shooting incident involving village officials in this city in just three days. Police said the victim, Florencio Cagas, was gunned down at around 7:10 p.m. in Purok 7,...
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is studying the possibility of enacting a law that would increase the term of barangay officials from the current three years to five years. Executive Secretary-designate Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook live) A statement from Press...
Magnolia fended off a late Ginebra fightback to take an 89-84 victory in the first Manila Clasico of the season in the PBA Philippine Cup before a good-sized Father’s Day crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, June 19. PBA Images Rome Dela Rosa played hero anew as he nailed a huge triple with...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Cebu Chapter, in coordination with the Bureau of Fire Protection and Local Government Unit, immediately dispatched its two ambulance units that treated three patients with minor injuries in a fire at a residential area in Sitio Tuburan, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu...
ANTIPOLO CITY — Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone paid tribute to his long-time floor general LA Tenorio after he played his 700th career PBA game, describing him as someone who is one of a kind. Photo from PBA “He’s a freak of nature,” Cone said of Tenorio after Ginebra’s 85-82...
Photo from PBA ANTIPOLO CITY — Barangay Ginebra San Miguel snatched victory away from Blackwater, 85-82, and opened its PBA Philippine Cup campaign on a high note Sunday, June 12 at the Ynares Center here. Japeth Aguilar scored the go-ahead jumper with 8.2 seconds remaining as last season’s...
Anti-narcotics authorities arrested on Thursday night, June 9, four drug suspects and their alleged cohort after they yielded P103,500 worth of crystal meth or "shabu" in a buy bust operation in Mabalacat, Pampanga, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported. PDEA photo The suspects...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has solidified its link with the country’s 42,045 barangays to further intensify the government’s all-out war against illegal drugs. “The fight against illegal drugs begins and ends in the barangays. Together with other drug law enforcement...
Scottie Thompson is ready to take on a bigger role for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel after being named as the Most Valuable Player of the PBA’s 46th season. Scottie Thompson (Noel Pabalate) Thompson said that getting the coveted award for the first time in his career comes with greater...
