BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued show-cause orders to 19 candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) here. KATHRINA Trinio-Caña, head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Bacolod, delivers a message during the send-off ceremony for...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Gov. Ramon V. Guico III urged the people to make the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in this province on October 30 safe, peaceful, and orderly. GUICO (FB) Guico aired the call in a press conference on Thursday, October 26, announcing the arrest of the suspects...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 6,064 soldiers and policemen were deployed for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Occidental on October 30. MORE than 5,000 security personnel were deployed on Friday, October 27, to secure this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections...
(Photo by PNP Public Information Office) A bicycle-riding man managed to sneak past through what was supposed to be strict security measures at the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, and fired a gun to protest...
A barangay kagawad running for chairman in the upcoming elections was injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in Gen. Luna, Quezon on Thursday night, Oct. 26. A report reaching Camp Crame identified the victim as Ruben Ilagan, 63, a kagawad and resident of Barangay Malaya where he is...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced that it will elevate its status to "full alert" as part of security preparations for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. PNP Chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the full deployment of 187,600 police...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections here and the province of Iloilo is ready for the barangay elections on Monday, October 30. A MOCK barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election (BSKE) was held at the Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) A mock election to test...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, October 27 stressed the importance of maintaining peace and order during the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections, as well as during the nation’s observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day next week. In...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, October 27 urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to guarantee that the traveling public will have a safe and hassle-free travel experience during the extended holiday period. Gatchalian said the DOTr ought to make sure that passengers using air,...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – A candidate in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections was wounded in an ambush in Barangay Malaya here on Thursday, October 26. MAP of General Luna, Quezon. Police identified the victim as Barangay Malaya Councilor Ruben Ilagan, 62, who is running for...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A total of 17,784 personnel from law enforcement agencies have been deployed to secure the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the Bicol region on Monday, October 30. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5, said that the...
As part of its commitment to ensuring the orderly conduct of the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Department of Education (DepEd) will be deploying around half a million teachers and personnel for poll duties. (Photo from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) “Our...