Local poll bets will now be under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) existing election laws as the campaign period for local candidates begins today, Friday, March 28. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Sa mga kumakandidato, tandaan lang, lagi po tayong tatalima sa...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A led by Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas has identified eight election hotspots in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon region. Under the yellow category or areas with a history of election-related...
Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has admitted to getting "frustrated" by certain national laws that lack the perspective and inputs of local government officials. Binay had this to say during her recent visit to the City Hall of Santo...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Facebook) The administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas slate has postponed its two big rallies this week, and the supposed reason has to do with giving way rather than purposely...
Local candidates in Taytay, Rizal signed a pact for a peaceful election on May 12, 2025. In a brief ceremony held outside the Taytay Police Station, the candidates, police, and other stakeholders vowed to do their part in achieving an orderly midterm elections. Prior to the covenant signing,...
President Marcos encouraged local government units (LGUs) and agencies to set their goals according to the country's national priorities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM) "I encourage everyone to align your organizational goals with our national priorities so that we can push...
The National Food Authority (NFA) is appealing to participating local government units (LGUs) to accelerate their procurement of rice stocks as part of the mandate under the food security emergency on rice. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 28, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson called on LGUs to aid the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged local government units (LGUs) and law enforcement agencies to arrest the proliferation of love scams that have been victimizing countless foreign nationals. Gatchalian made the call following a claim made recently by the Australian Federal Police that around AUS$24...
The National Food Authority (NFA) has begun releasing rice stocks to participating local government units (LGUs), which consumers can purchase for as low as ₱33 per kilo, as part of the agency’s mandate under the food security emergency on rice. During a ceremonial turnover on Wednesday, Feb....
The Philippine Parts Makers Association (PPMA), the sole organization representing the country’s automotive parts manufacturing industry, is raising the alarm on the sector’s continued decline. Once a robust industry with 140 company members at its peak in 1997, the association now struggles...
Senator Raffy Tulfo asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to expand their visibility and place an outpost in the Marikina-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon (Marilaque) Highway which is reportedly being used as a "race track". Sen. Raffy Tulfo examines the root causes of accidents involving land transport,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should exhaust all means at helping Filipinos who are not yet registered in the civil registry acquire their birth certificates. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said at the very least, the PSA should adopt a proactive, community-based approach in...
