House members of the 19th Congress want the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BKSE) to push through no later than May 2023. Citizens line up to register with the Commission on Elections (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel and Quezon City 2nd district Rep....
Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, June 28 said proposals to postpone the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections are justified noting how the incoming Marcos administration needs to prioritize other immediate concerns, particularly the ongoing Covid-19...
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is studying the possibility of enacting a law that would increase the term of barangay officials from the current three years to five years. Executive Secretary-designate Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook live) A statement from Press...
President Duterte has signed a law providing honorarium and other benefits, including class exemptions and health insurance, to the members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). Republic Act (RA) No. 11768 stated that SK members, including the treasurer and the secretary, shall receive a monthly...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday said he favors the postponement of the December 2022 barangay elections so that the government can start desynchronizing the barangya and local polls. Should he secure a seat in the Senate in the upcoming...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Ilocos Region (DILG-R1) announced Friday, April 22, that it has conducted a virtual voters education program which sought to provide the public, especially the youth, with valuable insights that will guide them to choose the most qualified...
The 2022 barangay elections must finally push through in order to give the people the freedom to choose their next set of local leaders, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, March 19. Lacson made this stand knowing that the electoral process for the...
The Senate and the House of Representatives have ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to strengthen the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). During their respective sessions on Wednesday, both chambers ratified the bicameral committee report on Senate Bill No. 2124 and...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections should not be postponed again because this would deny citizens their choice of leaders. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, an opposition leader, noted the democratic process in...
Parents must not be allowed to escape responsibility for criminal offenses their children knowingly commit. Sen. Panfilo Lacson stage Pangasinan Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson aired this view in a public discussion with youth leaders during the Sangguniang...
Several government agencies, along with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), will provide manpower support for the simultaneous “Bayanihan Bakunahan National Vaccination Days’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. This was disclosed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary...
A notorious supplier of illegal drugs and a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) village leader were arrested by anti-narcotics operatives in a buy-bust operation in Pasay City on Monday night (June 7). ELEONOR ODTUHAN (PASAY CITY POLICE / MANILA BULLETIN) Police identified the suspects as Eleonor Odtuhan,...
