Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez urged his constituents, especially new voters, to register for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections that are scheduled on October 30 next year. Olivarez made the call on Saturday, Dec. 10, after he received the schedule of voters’ registration from...
After the House of Representatives passed on second reading the proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co on Saturday, Dec. 10, vowed to lobby to “each and every Senator” the quick passage of the bill. Senate of the Philippines’ plenary...
The proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHW) has been approved on second reading in the House of Representatives. (PPAB) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6557, was approved via simple voice vote during plenary session Wednesday, Dec. 7. The House Committee on Local...
Recognizing the “heroic role” of barangay health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, Dec. 5, approved the tax provisions of the substitute bill consolidating proposed measures for the magna carta of barangay health workers (BHWs). (Photo from...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives are batting for higher allowances for barangay officials as well as the grant of honoraria and benefits to barangay workers and "tanods" (watchmen) in the current 19th Congress. Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez Tingog Party-list Reps....
A member of the notorious Josue Guial robbery-holdup group responsible for the series of robbery in Pasay City was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Col. Byron Tabernilla, city police chief, identified the suspect as Marvin Boticario, Jr, 22. Tabernilla said Boticario was arrested around 8:00 p.m....
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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez couldn't help but cite the old Gilas Pilipinas battle cry of "puso" after the plenary gave its final approval to the naturalization bid of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Justin Donta Brownlee. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) gets an autograph...
Jamie Malonzo conspired with Justin Brownlee and haunted his former team as Barangay Ginebra snapped NorthPort’s three-game win streak with a 122-105 victory in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Nov. 27. PBA Images6 (21) Malonzo spearheaded the huge fourth...
BACOLOD CITY – New People’s Army rebels gunned down a former barangay tanod or watchman in Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Nov. 20. A POLICE officer probes the area in Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental where a former barangay watchman from Moises...
Barangay Ginebra squandered a huge 17-point lead but recovered just in time to frustrate TNT, 89-85, and clinch a spot in the playoffs in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 20. Justin Brownlee (PBA Images) Justin Brownlee scored nine of his team’s last...
