The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) is not in favor of postponing the December 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. PPCRV In a statement, the church-based poll watchdog group said the calls to postpone the BSKE seem to "undermine the barangay’s important...
RIZAL, Cagayan – The Cagayan police formed a Special Investigation Task Group to solve the killing of Chairman Roberto de Ocampo of Barangay Anurturu here Wednesday, August 10. CHAIRMAN Roberto de Ocampo’s truck ended up in a ricefield moments after he was shot. (Police photo) Police Capt....
Citing their heroism and tough job, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is seeking the grant of incentives totaling at least P5,000 per month, along with other benefits and privileges, to qualified barangay health workers (BHWs). Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) This is...
Another lawmaker, this time from Mindanao, has joined the mounting calls to postpone the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Screenshot from House of Representatives Livestream) Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman has filed a bill to reschedule the Dec. 5...
Young members of the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has urged Congress to allow the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to push through on Dec. 5, 2022. Namfrel In their position paper on the proposed postponement of the BSKE, they said, they believe that...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, delivered 200 hygiene kits and 400 jerry cans to Barangay Puro, Caoayan in Ilocos Sur on Aug. 2. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) Located in a coastal area, PRC said that volunteers needed to...
Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), wants all policemen to actively engage all barangay officials in strengthening the peace and order down at the community level. Azurin said the engagement will include planning and implementation of peace and order...
TUAO, Cagayan – A former barangay councilor was gunned down by two men riding a motorcycle on NIA Road, Purok 6, Barangay Bulagao here Wednesday, August 3. Cagayan police identified the victim as Fernando Masam, 61, of Barangay Macapil, Piat, this province. Investigation showed that Masam...
The PBA cracked the whip on Ginebra players LA Tenorio and Prince Caperal and Meralco guard Franky Johnson due to separate incidents that transpired during the heated quarterfinals series between their teams in the PBA Philippine Cup. Tenorio is slapped with a P20,000 fine for his comments deemed...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 2, a drug suspect and seized P3.4 million worth of shabu in an operation conducted in Quezon City . The PDEA agents passed through several crowded alleys of the depressed area along NIA Road in Barangay Pinyahan at...
Tapping into the therapeutic effects of art to mental health, the council of Barangay San Antonio (BSA) in Pasig City launched on Saturday, July 30, a free monthly art program to strengthen ties between communities and curb pandemic-driven woes. BSA Chairman Raymond U. Lising oversees the launching...
Meralco put an end to the series of playoff nightmares at the hands of Barangay Ginebra, this time escaping with a nail-biting 106-104 victory in Game 3 of their best-of-three quarterfinals duel in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Sunday, July 31. Photo from PBA The Bolts...
