BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan councilor was apprehended on Saturday, Oct. 25, in a buy-bust operation in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The suspect Matthew was arrested after he sold suspected shabu valued at P2,800 to a police poseur-buyer. Seized from the suspect were seven...
BACOLOD CITY – The newly-established Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) kicked off its anti-illegal drug campaign with the arrest of a barangay official in Siquijor. The suspect, a 23-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor from Barangay Tignao, Lazi town,...
BACOLOD CITY – The MassKara Festival’s highlight events here traditionally held every fourth Sunday of October has been permanently moved to the third Sunday of the month due to frequent weather disruptions. COUNCILOR Em Ang (right) campaigning. (FB) The City Council during their regular...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday, March 25, urging the Philippine Senate to seek and back any appeal to the International Criminal Court for the prompt provisional release of former President Rodrigo Duterte in line with the Rome Statute law. ZOZOBRADO (FB) A...
BACOLOD CITY – The 70-year-old ancestral home of former Mayor now Councilor Richard Jaojoco in Purok Malinawon, Barangay Poblacion, Toboso, Negros Occidental was destroyed by a fire on Friday, Feb. 21. THE ancestral home of former Mayor now Councilor Richard Jaojoco was destroyed in a fire...
A reelectionist municipal councilor from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur was gunned down in Barangay Tamag, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on Saturday morning, Jan. 25. Police identified the victim as Anthony Verzola, a resident of Barangay Callaguip, Caoayan. Investigation said Verzola was sitting in front of a...
UMINGAN, Pangasinan – A municipal councilor here was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Barangay Lubong, this town, on Saturday night, Dec. 7. The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office identified the victim as Ponciano Vallecer Onia, 59, from Barangay San Leon here. Investigation said the...
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Councilor Johnny Young has urged fellow councilors to adhere to proper decorum following several recent heated confrontations. THE Iloilo City Council session hall. (Iloilo City Council Facebook page) “We have a duty to uphold the highest standards of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 62-year-old former barangay councilor or kagawad was gunned down in Zone 1, Barangay Handumanan here on Monday, Nov. 4. The victim was identified as Henry Salbibia of Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental, a caretaker of a non-government organization based in this...
DAVAO CITY – Majority of the people here are discontented with the leadership of Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, Councilor Bernard Al-ag said on Tuesday, October 8. AL-AG (FB) “Majority of Dabawenyos are discontented with this administration, and you all know that. This is an opportunity...
DAVAO CITY – Several allies of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte filed their Certificate of Candidacy for councilor here before the Commission on Elections on Sunday, October 6. FORMER President Duterte (SMNI screenshot) They are running under the Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (HTL) or the Partido...
DAVAO CITY – The Datu Bago Awardees Inc. announced on Tuesday, October 1, that they are now accepting nominations for the 2025 Datu Bago Award, the highest honor given by the Davao City government. The annual award honors individuals who have dedicated themselves to excellence and made important...
