TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman survived an ambush on Sunday, September 24, in Barangay Poblacion, Leyte, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Edgar dela Rosa, 52, chairman of Barangay Baco, Leyte, Leyte. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was driving his pickup truck on...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) A Quezon City solon has moved to include barangay officials--both elected and appointed--in the coverage of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). For this purpose, Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM...
Candidates running for national and local elections, including barangay positions, no longer need to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. clarified in Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 97-2023 that registration and registration fees are not...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – A total of 570 police officers completed 120 hours of Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (R-PSB) training in the Caraga region. THE PRO-13 R-PSB graduates. (Photo via Mike U. Crismundo) Graduates were comprised of 385 personnel from the 77 city and municipal...
PITOGO, Quezon – Police arrested a barangay councilor in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cabulihan here on Thursday afternoon, September 21. The suspect was identified as Cezar Generale, 42, councilor of Barangay Cabulihan and considered a high-value individual (HVI). Generale yielded three...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain who went missing for a week was found dead in Barangay Tacayan, Tapaz, Capiz. The body of Wennie Dimas of Barangay Aglupacan, Tapaz was found floating on a river by a barangay tanod (watchman). THE body of Wennie Dimas, a barangay captain, was found floating on a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three-hundred families lost their homes in a four-hour fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Arena Blanco here on Monday, September 18. SOME 100 homes were lost in a four-hour fire in Barangay Arena Blanco, Zamboanga City, on Monday, September 18. (City Hall...
Barangay Ginebra added a potent weapon to its backcourt rotation after signing guard Maverick Ahanmisi to a three-year deal. Maverick Ahanmisi agrees to a three-year deal with Ginebra. (PBA Images) With their backcourt saddled by manpower woes following the injury of Jeremiah Gray and the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates to remember their responsibility once they are elected into office. Go stressed such importance as the 2023 barangay and SK elections draws near, underscoring the crucial role of public trust...
CEBU CITY – Criminal charges were filed against a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) official of Barangay Apas here. Lloyd Genon Yosoya, 28, was charged for alleged violation of Republic Act (RA) 11648 or an Act Promoting for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Yosoya, who...
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat (PNA) – A candidate for the village council of Pandag, Maguindanao del Sur was killed in an ambush on Tuesday afternoon, September 11, in President Quirino town of this province. In a report on Wednesday, September 12, Major Davis Dulawan, President Quirino town...
BATANGAS CITY – Two barangay tanods or watchmen died and 10 others were injured when their patrol jeep rammed into a tree on Sunday morning, September 10, in Sitio Tanlayag, Barangay San Miguel here. The Batangas Police Provincial Office identified the fatalities as Teodoro Guico, 59, and...
