DAVAO CITY – A councilor here expressed dismay on Tuesday after he was barred from entering the session hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod during the first State-of-the-City Address of Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte on July 28. During his privilege speech, Councilor Nilo “Small” Abellera...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A legislator in this city has said that the lack of engineers in the local government may have been one of the factors behind over 100 delayed infrastructure projects here. The city council committees on public works, finance, and appropriations conducted a joint hearing on...
CEBU CITY – Motorcycles will have to use the right most lane when traversing the South Coast Road (SCR) here starting next week. The move is part of the measures to reduce vehicular accidents in the area, said Councilor Joel Garganera. GARGANERA Garganera had filed a resolution asking the Cebu...
PILA, Laguna – A municipal councilor of Santa Cruz, Laguna accused of rape surrendered to the police here on Wednesday, May 31. Police identified the suspect as Mark Anthony Joven, 41. Joven was accompanied by his lawyer after an alleged warrant of arrest was issued by the Regional Trial...
COTABATO CITY – Police created on Wednesday a special body to probe the murder of Datu Salibo town, Maguindanao del Sur province Councilor Demson Dagloc Silongan on Monday, April 17. Police Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) police director, said he...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A still unidentified gunman shot dead a municipal councilor in Datu Salibo town, Maguindanao del Sur province while on his way to the Sangguniang Bayan session hall around 9 a.m. on Monday, April 17. SILONGAN Police Major Roldan Kuntong, Datu Salibo municipal police station...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman and former councilor was robbed of more than P1-million in jewelry and cash in his house in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, April 1. Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz police chief, said the 59-year-old victim left his house on March 31 for a...
KORONADAL CITY (PNA) – Unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen shot and seriously wounded a former town councilor of Polomolok, South Cotabato while he was on his way to the municipal hall on Friday morning, March 17. Former Councilor Rhyolite Agregado Balili, now personal secretary of Polomolok...
The Local Government Code clearly defines the qualifications, roles, and responsibilities of an elected city or municipal councilor. They craft, review, and approve ordinances, resolutions, and regulations, ensuring that these are up to date and relevant for the constituents they serve. More than...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police arrested a municipal councilor of Tantangan, South Cotabato for rape and sexual harassment on Friday, March 10. Tantangan police chief Major Randy Apostol said Councilor June Vicente Seneca was arrested by personnel of the General Santos City Police Office at his...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Various medical establishments in this city, including the Philippine Dental Association, are having difficulty disposing their hazardous waste, Councilor Roger Abaday said in his special report during the regular session of the city council here on Monday, Feb. 20. ABADAY...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A barangay official was killed while two others, including his wife, were injured in an attack in an upland village here, police reported on Saturday, Feb. 11. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the fatality as Barangay Tolosa...
