Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Sunday, October 22 renewed his call to allow qualified senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to vote early in local and national elections. Lapid, has filed Senate Bill No. 2361, which seeks to grant those who are part of the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) George Erwin Garcia said on Friday, Oct. 20 that the poll body will not hesitate to use its powers against those who commit or are involved in election-related violence. Comelec Chairman George Garcia leads the dismantling of election paraphernalia such as posters...
As the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election candidates run their campaigns between Oct. 19 and 28, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded the nation's 1.9 million government employees to abstain from taking part in electioneering and partisan activities. It refers to electioneering...
Netizens were quick to react over how fast election materials have flooded the news feed of their Facebook accounts since the start of the campaign period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Thursday, Oct.19. Campaign posters for Barangay and Sangguniang...
CEBU CITY – A barangay here was placed under a state of calamity after a riprap wall collapsed on Tuesday, October 17. SEVERAL houses were affected when a riprap wall in Sitio Kawayan, Barangay Sambag 2, Cebu City collapsed on Tuesday, October 17. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) Several houses in...
"Don't ever misjudge our resolve to enforce with such might our election laws." This was the stern warning of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia against candidates who think that the poll body will not be strict in enforcing its rules as the campaign period of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged barangay candidates in her hometown of Davao City to ensure an “honest, orderly and peaceful barangay elections” on Oct. 30. Vice President Sara Duterte meets with barangay candidates in Davao City. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) Speaking during a...
In a few days time, Filipinos will yet again exercise one of the most basic rights of a citizen in a democratic society: suffrage or the right to vote. And while slogans of “vote wisely” and “no to vote buying” are themes as common as the latest TikTok dance craze during election season, it...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested two barangay tanods (watchmen) after they were caught keeping unlicensed firearms in their homes in Barangay Lamesa, Balamban, Cebu. Nabbed on Friday morning, October 13, were Rouel Dumdum Goc-ong, 48, and Mario Vasquez, 48. AN OFFICER from the Criminal Investigation...
President Marcos has declared Oct. 10 to 16 of every year as "Linggo ng Lupong Tagapamayapa" as he recognized the need to increase public awareness on the role of barangay officials in the community. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the...
President Marcos has declared Oct. 30, 2023, Monday, a special non-working day across the country to allow the people to vote in the much-awaited Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Proclamation No. 359 on Oct. 9, 2023, signaling that the...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A barangay kagawad (councilor) running for chairman in the barangay elections was arrested after a search warrant operation in his house here on Friday, October 6, yielded suspected shabu and marijuana. Police identified the suspect as Windel Tamayo, 38, of Barangay 4,...
