The Senate building GP (Galing sa Puso) Party-list has hailed the final approval in the upper chamber of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2838, also known as the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHW). In a statement Tuesday, Feb. 11, GP Party-list first...
It’s survival of the fittest as the last two quarterfinals series in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup go full length with a do-or-die Game 3 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, Feb. 9. EXPECT MERALCO to lean anew on Akil Mitchell after a triple-double explosion in Game 2. (PBA...
Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo was visibly furious during a stretch in the third frame when the Bolts were assessed with five straight fouls against none to the side of Ginebra. He received a technical foul for continuous complaining. Trillo played down the incident saying that emotions were...
By JADEN ALBERTO, Intern Jansen Rios rose to the occasion and became the hero that Meralco desperately needed in Game 2 of their PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals series against Barangay Ginebra on Friday, Feb. 7. With streaky scorer Chris Banchero playing limited minutes due to foul...
RJ Abarrientos cried foul after being on a receiving end of death threats from a dummy account on Instagram following Barangay Ginebra’s close 108-104 loss to Meralco in Game 2 of their quarterfinals series in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Abarrientos posted...
Mayor Abby Binay during the Eastern Samar Provincial Liga Assembly. Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay underscored the need to reform the country's barangay governance system and advocated for the payment of salaries to barangay officials rather than just honorariums. Binay made...
If the government is able to roll out a financial amelioration program nationwide, then the state can also give a better compensation package for barangay health workers (BHW), Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Thursday, January 30. Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee...
Barangay Ginebra averted disaster and squeaked past an import-less but gritty Meralco, 91-87, to put a winning end to its elimination campaign in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The Kings rode on a searing 17-2 run to open the second half...
The House plenary (PPAB) The proposed measure that would extend the terms of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from three years to six years is one step away from attaining final passage in the House of Representatives....
Calvin Oftana put up a conference-best showing as TNT asserted its mastery over last conference’s Finals rival Barangay Ginebra, 91-86, to inch closer to a quarterfinals seat in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Jan. 17. The versatile forward erupted for 32...
Voting 22-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the Senate, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) No. 2816, also known as an act setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). “With the longer fixed term, the barangay officials...
Barangay Ginebra vented its ire on Blackwater with an 86-63 thumping to bounce back from a shocking defeat in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, Jan. 12. Justin Brownlee showed the way for Ginebra with 18 points. (PBA Images) The Kings were dominant...
