Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is preparing to deploy at least 300 generator sets (gensets) to avert blackouts or power interruption scenarios that could mar the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) by the end of this month. On top of that,...
Senator Sherwin Garchalian said on Saturday, Nov. 4 that all election workers--both teachers and non-teachers--should have already received their well-deserved full honoraria. Gatchalian emphasized this, especially now that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are officially...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – The third district of Negros Oriental is up for a possible “battle” between two controversial political names during the special poll on December 9. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday said the widow of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, Pamplona...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Is Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte going to run for senator in 2025? Apparently, Rep. Duterte's family will have a huge say on whether or not the second-term congressman would aim for a Senate...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte said he currently has no intentions of running for senator. REP. Duterte Duterte said he was surprised that his name is constantly included in surveys for the 2025 senatorial elections. These pollsters placed him from Top 9 to 12 along with...
An unnamed mayor in Bicol is in hot water after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) found out that the local official put on hold the proclamation of candidates in an unspecified barangay in the province. "Ito warning 'to dun sa mayor na yun kilala mo kung sino ka. 'Wag mo na lang pilitin na...
A total of 19 people were killed while 19 more were injured during the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023 from Aug. 28 to Oct. 31, 2023. Based on the data provided by the poll body in a press conference on Tuesday, October 31, from the Philippine National Police...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on the public to support the new generation of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) leaders rather than seek the abolition of the youth leadership council from local governance. Cayetano made the call in an interview with reporters right after casting his vote for the...
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30, were generally peaceful nationwide despite a few reported incidents of violence, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said. In a press conference, Garcia said that no election-related violence was...
For the first time, polling precincts in the municipality of Angono in Rizal, known as the “Art Capital of the Country”, became litter-free on election day. From the opening of polling places at 7 a.m. until closing time at 3 p.m., no sample ballots, leaflets or campaign materials littered the...
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have been generally peaceful and orderly based on the preliminary observation of the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel). Namfrel has been accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the citizens' arm for the...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has commended the local treasurers all over the country as they embark on playing a crucial role in the success of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections on Monday, Oct. 30. “Today marks a significant moment as we step out to exercise our right...
