Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is calling for the protection of teachers as local elections are set next month, saying "without them, polls will not happen." Citing the importance of teachers in the conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October, Duterte on...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, September 17 assured that officials and members who would be elected in the upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will benefit from a stronger, more responsive SK system. Angara noted it has been a year since Republic Act 11768, which...
A total of 8,565 candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October formally filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. The office of Atty. Arnulfo Pioquinto, provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Rizal...
The Comelec has issued new schedules for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) following the suspension of government work due to the inclement weather. In a post on Thursday night, Aug. 31, Comelec said for the National Capital...
Candidates for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Muntinlupa on Aug. 28 to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs). Comelec Commissioner and Muntinlupa resident Rey Bulay visited the Comelec-Muntinlupa office,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba said it's a good idea to update the joint circular used to scrutinize the utilization of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) by government agencies. Cordoba made this remark...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) The individual barangays' Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of almost P175 billion each should be a big reason for Filipinos to vote wisely during the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (left) and DOF Secretary Benjamin Diokno (Screenshots from YouTube) Simply put, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno thinks that imposing a billionaires' tax is a bad idea. Diokno was asked of his...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 2 said future deferment of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) is still possible despite the recent Supreme Court decision invalidating the law postponing the 2022 BSKE. Tolentino is referring to the SC ruling which declared Republic...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Wednesday, June 28 said she respects the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) which declared unconstitutional the law that postponed the holding of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) from their initial schedule of December 5, 2022, to the last...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) Here's a friendly reminder to Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates from Rowena Guanzon. The P3PWD Party-list nominee said over Twitter that children of Barangay (village) chairpersons or captains shouldn't bother to run in the upcoming SK polls. "SK...
Senator Imee R. Marcos has sought a Senate inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the alleged fraudulent voters registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October. "Despite earnest efforts of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to enforce the law, problems pertaining to the...