DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian Duterte took his oath as vice mayor here on Friday, June 27. He vowed to uphold the trust of the people and promised a brand of governance rooted in transparency, accountability, peace, and principled leadership. He was inducted by Court of Appeals Associate Justice...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A suspect in the killing of a Quezon town vice mayor three years ago was killed in a shootout on Friday morning, June 20, in Sitio Santa Ana, Barangay Malao-a, this city. Police Col. Romulo Albacea, Quezon police director, identified the suspect as Rolando, 52, a resident...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was urged to review the appointment of former Mayor Alex Centena of Calinog town in Iloilo province as Visayas commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). “We humbly and earnestly appeal to your good office to reconsider...
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. ...
Muntinlupa Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac thanked his supporters after losing his reelection bid in the May 12 national and local elections. “Masaya pa rin ako na sa limang (5) terminong paninilbihan bilang inyong Vice Mayor, tayo po ay naghatid ng makatotohanan, matapat, taos puso, tunay at...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued separate show cause orders against Vice Mayor Macario “Doc Mac” Nicer Napulan for alleged non-registration of his social media page and non-disclosure of animated videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in his campaign to...
CAMP MARCELO ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police said two suspects in the murder of Aparri, Cagayan Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda and five companions in Barangay Kinacao, Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya on Feb. 19, 2023 was arrested in Barangay Luna, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on Tuesday, March 25....
BACOLOD CITY – The Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental Regional Trial Court Branch 64 has dismissed the murder charges filed against 14 individuals, including an incumbent vice mayor and councilor of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, as well as a former mayor of Isabela, Negros Occidental. In a...
Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos together with other guests pose for a photo during the launching of the mural. A historical wall mural was recently unveiled by the Mandaluyong City government in celebration of National Arts Month commemorated every February. The event was led by Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos...
DAVAO CITY – The local government unit of Matalam in Cotabato province has stepped in to resolve the land conflict in the remote Barangay Ilian after tensions sparked on Tuesday, Feb. 25. VICE Mayor Ralph Ryan Rafael facilitates a dialogue in Barangay Ilian, Matalam, Cotabato....
Vice-Mayor April Aguilar with CHO head Dr. Julie Gonzalez. (Photo from Las Piñas PIO) Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar distributed vegetable seedling during a health and wellness caravan held in Manuyo Dos on Thursday, Dec. 12. Aguilar said the City Agriculture Office (CAO) headed by...
Marawi City Vice Mayor Annouar Romuros Abedin Abdulrauf was arrested on Monday, Dec. 2, for murder. Abdulrauf was apprehended at the Marawi City Hall compound on a warrant issued by a court in Caloocan City. The National Bureau of Investigation, accompanied by the Task Force Marawi, Marawi City...
