The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its probe on the killing last Aug. 31 of Rodrigo Tanagas, barangay (village) chairman of Tulay-A, in Maragondon, Cavite. Tanagas was gunned down by a riding-in-tandem while he was helping health workers cut grass in their barangay. The motive behind...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Rep. Yamsuan’s Facebook) Barangay watchmen or "tanods" deserve a Christmas bonus too, according to Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan. That's why Yamsuan penned and filed...
Stephen Holt and Kier John ‘Bong’ Quinto get a share of center stage in the PBA Press Corps Awards Night for the first time as they will be bestowed with separate honors during the 30th edition of the event next week at the Novotel Manila Araneta City. Barangay Ginebra's Stephen Holt (PBA...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has mobilized its personnel in the Southern Tagalog Region in the investigation on the killing of a 16-year-old boy last Sept. 8 inside a barangay (village) hall in Cabuyao City in Laguna. "Although criminal acts like theft are not to be excused, it is...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) A neophyte congressman has echoed Speaker Martin Romualdez's proposal to provide additional insurance benefits to barangay workers and institute retroactive pay increases for local...
Japeth Aguilar put up his best offensive performance in the last four years while Justin Brownlee finished with a triple-double as Barangay Ginebra fended off Phoenix, 110-101, to notch its first win streak in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte praised the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms' swift action on the proposal to hold the next Barangay and...
BANGUED, Abra – A former barangay chairman and his nephew were wounded in a shooting incident in Sitio Ramramot, Barangay San Antonio, this town, on Thursday night, August 29. Police identified the victims as former Barangay Chairman Marcelino C. Banayos, 58, and his nephew, Janssen B....
CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in the City of Naga, southern Cebu was arrested for allegedly using a fake certificate authorizing registration (CAR), a document issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to transfer a property. Edden Gera Nocon of Barangay Tinaan was arrested in a hot pursuit...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A 46-year-old former kagawad (councilor) of Barangay Bulsa here was shot dead by three constituents on Sunday night, August 25. Police identified the victim as Rodel Lopez Luistro. Investigation said the suspects Jayson, Mariel, and an unidentified companion arrived and...
All the anticipation to the big names making their return and debut for Ginebra and yet one newcomer took all the spotlight and stole the show for Rain or Shine. Rookie Felix Lemetti provided the spark in the final frame as the Elasto Painters pulled off a 73-64 victory over the Kings to seize the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the separate attacks that resulted in the deaths of three barangay (village) officials in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Sur. The first attack last Aug. 18, involved Barangay Bulibod Chairman Esmael Latip Mustapha and his wife, Rahima,...
