SANTA LUCIA, Ilocos Sur – A barangay chairman was killed while his wife was wounded in a gun attack before midnight on Thursday, April 20, in Barangay Conconig East here. Police identified the fatality as Romeo Rabang Sr., 63, barangay captain of Barangay Conconig East. Investigation said...
BAY, Laguna – Police nabbed an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Bayan and president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) here for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition on Monday, March 20. The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Laguna...
MAP of Nueva Ecija with the municipality of Lupao highlighted. LUPAO, Nueva Ecija – Police said on Saturday, Feb. 4, that the killing of the barangay captain of San Isidro here is solved after one of the four gunmen was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 28, in a pursuit operation. Col. Richard...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police arrested two barangay chairmen wanted for murder in Don Carlos, Bukidnon on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Camiguin Provincial Field Unit identified the suspects as Saturnino Cuesta, 55, chairman of Barangay Mahayahay, Don...
CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in Toledo City, Cebu was arrested after police seized several firearms from his house in a raid on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. A KG9 rifle was recovered from a 41-year-old resident of Barangay Climaco, Toledo City during a police operation on Tuesday, Nov. 29. (Photo...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A police manhunt is under way against a group behind the ambush-slay of a former barangay chairman and his worker in Barangay Kidama here Sunday, August 14. Police Lt. Col. Jingle Parallag, town police chief, identified Monday, August 15, the victims as Felipe Sara...
The cases of the six barangay captains found to have failed to prevent the super spreader events in their respective areas are now with the provincial prosecutors’ office, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Edurado Año said on Tuesday, June 8. In an interview over...
The Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) has expressed full support for President Duterte's arrest order against barangay chairpersons who will fail to prevent or act appropriately on mass gathering activities in their respective jurisdictions. (Logo courtesy of Liga ng mga Barangay) However, LnB national...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Wednesday night that the distribution of the national government's financial assistance to the NCR (National Capital Region)- plus is now at 99.67 percent complete. A breakdown of the disbursed cash aid revealed...
The investigation conducted on a barangay captain following the mass gathering in a resort in Caloocan City is a proof that barangay officials are accountable for the breach of the implementation of the health safety protocol in their areas of jurisdiction, Department of the Interior and Local...
