BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here announced that he will continue the seven-point core agenda and fight corruption in his last term. These are environment, land use, and energy, climate and disaster resilience, urban regeneration, empowering the youth, economic recovery and development,...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Receliste “Tanoy” Escolin was reelected in President Roxas town, Capiz province, despite the three-term limit. The Commission on Elections proclaimed Escolin as mayor after defeating Vice Mayor Braulio Godfrey “Botoy” Asis and Bart Locsin. Escolin maintained that he...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday, May 17, that their lawyers are already studying how former president Rodrigo Duterte, who won as mayor of Davao City despite being detained in The Hague, can take his oath of office before June 30. Former president Rodrigo Duterte and his lead counsel...
BACOLOD CITY – From being the first lady mayor, outgoing Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan made history again as she was elected as the first woman vice mayor of La Castellana, Negros Occidental. After serving three terms as mayor since 2016, Mangilimutan is transitioning to her new role leading the...
Mayor Vico Sotto shared that he remains single for now, but his heart is fully taken by the people of Pasig, who continue to motivate his dedication to public service. In a TV interview, Sotto, with a raspy voice, answered a question about the state of his heart and whether he ever thought it would...
BACOLOD CITY – Lawyer Rowena Lizares was elected as the first lady mayor of Talisay City in Negros Occidental. “Today, I was proclaimed the first woman ever to have been elected as mayor of my beloved Talisay City. I am at a loss for words but then I have so much to say in gratitude,” Lizares...
The Valenzuela City Police, led by station chief Col. Nixon Cayaban, arrested a woman for selling fake government IDs on Wednesday, May 14. The suspect, identified as "Tere", 29, a resident of Barangay Gen. T. De Leon, was caught in an entrapment operation conducted by the Valenzuela City Police...
BINMALEY, Pangasinan – Vice Mayor Simplicio “Sammy” Rosario resigned from his position allegedly due to irreconcilable differences with Mayor Pedro “Pete” Merrera III and members of the Sangguniang Bayan. Rosario stepped down after he lost to Merrera for mayor in the May 12 elections. ...
Manila City Engineer Moises Alcantara said that at least 12 truckloads of campaign materials have been collected across the city in recent days, following a directive from Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan to fast-track the cleanup operation. In his report to Mayor Lacuna, Alcantara said that by next week,...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have filed murder and frustrated murder complaints against a barangay captain and three others over a shooting incident where two people were killed and seven others were injured in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Election Day. Police Lt. Col. Joem...
Reelected Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto stressed that he has no plan to run for higher government positions following his landslide victory against his rivals in the recently concluded May midterm elections. Sotto made the statement during a TV interview where he was asked if he has plans to run for...
The Antipolo City local government has started the removal of various campaign materials in different parts of the city on Monday, May 12, way ahead of the May 17 deadline set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) following the conclusion of the midterm elections. In his social media post,...
