COTABATO CITY – Police have identified one of the two gunmen who ambushed and killed a Sangguniang Kabataan chairman and his brother over the weekend in the commercial district here. “The PNP has identified and is actively investigating a person of interest who may have a direct link to the...
COTABATO CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman here was killed while his brother was wounded in an ambush in this city’s busy thoroughfare on Saturday morning. Police Brig. Gen. Jansen de Guzman, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) police chief, was at the crime scene,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Saturday, Oct. 4, that a show-cause order has been issued to Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero over the P30-million campaign donation he received from a contractor for his May 2022 election bid. "Ito po ay naipadala na...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Sept. 20, that the campaign and election periods for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will not be lifted. This was stated in a memorandum issued by Comelec Chairman George Erwin...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to suspend its preparations for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) scheduled for October 13, 2025. According to a resolution provided by Comelec Chairman George Erwin...
COTABATO CITY – A village chairwoman escaped death in a daylight ambush by six gunmen on separate motorcycles on a busy street here on Tuesday morning, police said. Police Col. Jibin Bongcayao, city police director, said Barangay Poblacion 9 chief Pahima Ayunan Pasawiran-Pusaka was slightly...
Homegrown fashion brand Penshoppe is ramping up its logistics and technology investments to adapt to the rapid growth of e-commerce and intensifying competition from global fashion players. At the Anvil Business Summit 2025 on Monday, Sept. 15, Golden ABC Inc. Executive Chairman Bernie Liu said...
DAVAO CITY – The Duterte Youth party-list has criticized the Commission on Elections for proclaiming Gabriela Women’s party while withholding Duterte Youth’s proclamation over a pending case, calling the move “a naked political maneuver.” In a statement on their Facebook page, the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday, 10, that it is looking into 52 contractors who donated to political candidates during the May 2022 elections. "Fifty-two [contractors] po 'yon. Forty-three plus may nakita pa kaming siyam na para sa local...
PIGCAWAYAN, North Cotabato – A barangay chairman reporting for work survived a gun attack here Wednesday morning by trading gunshots with his attackers. The Pigcawayan municipal police immediately launched a manhunt for two gunmen who escaped when Barangay Presbitero Chairman Emmanuel Doctolero...
While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) made it clear that government contractors are prohibited from making donations to election candidates, it may come out differently if it were made in a personal capacity. "Sa aking palagay iyan ng magiging mabigat na depensa nung naturang tao (In my...
TACLOBAN CITY - A barangay chairman and a driver were shot and wounded on Saturday, Aug. 2, in Barangay Tagbas, Albuera, Leyte. The victims were identified as Barangay Captain Enrico Barcelona of Barangay Tinag-an, Albuera and his driver Sabel Gubalane. Initial investigation revealed that the...
