Barangay officials should be capable of enforcing health safety protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they are given a sufficient budget to perform their duties, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday, May 30. DILG...
The chairman of Barangay 171 in Caloocan City has been suspended for 60 days following the unauthorized operation of a resort in his village, which also led to violation of health measures against COVID-19. Romeo Rivera, who is facing administrative charges for gross neglect of duty and conduct...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reiterated Friday, May 28, that punong barangays (PBs) or barangay captains play a major part in preventing mass gathering activities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo courtesy of DILG)...
The Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) has expressed full support for President Duterte's arrest order against barangay chairpersons who will fail to prevent or act appropriately on mass gathering activities in their respective jurisdictions. (Logo courtesy of Liga ng mga Barangay) However, LnB national...
Screenshot from PBA's Twitter account Ber Navarro, best known for his role as Ginebra team manager during the latter years of Robert Jaworski’s career, died Tuesday, May 27, due to a cardiac arrest. He was 81. Navarro, who was once president of La Tondena Distillers, began his tenure as team...
Following the President Duterte's order, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Thursday, May 27 to have the barangay captains arrested in addition to being suspended for failure to stop mass gathering activities in their areas in the midst of the pandemic. In an interview...
The police are allowed to use “reasonable force” on individuals who resist arrest during mass gatherings, President Duterte said late in his taped briefing that aired on late Wednesday night, May 26. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on May 26, 2021 (Malacañang photo) In...
Upset with the reports of super spreader events, President Duterte has ordered the arrest of barangay captains who fail to enforce the rules against mass gatherings in the country. President Duterte meets with top government officials on pandemic response on May 26, 2021 (Sen. Go/Malacañang)...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Wednesday night that the distribution of the national government's financial assistance to the NCR (National Capital Region)- plus is now at 99.67 percent complete. A breakdown of the disbursed cash aid revealed...
A midwife helped a woman give birth on a pavement in Marikina City in the wee hours of Wednesday (May 26). Rozendo Naupan, 24, and his wife Lobilla, 36, were on their way to a maternity clinic aboard a motorcycle when Lobilla's water broke around 2 a.m. in Barangay Nangka, Marikina. “Pinark ko po...
8064 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is hoping to have LA Tenorio take part in full practices and scrimmages as early as next week. Assistant coach Richard del Rosario said Tenorio is still in the process of completing his quarantine period following a brief visit in the United States a few weeks ago....
Five PBA teams kicked off the start of full practices and 5-on-5 scrimmages Thursday, May 20 in Batangas City. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Magnolia and Terrafirma held their sessions at the Lyceum of the Batangas campus while NorthPort and Phoenix trained at the Batangas City Sports Center. San...
