ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is investigating how the gun owned by AAMBIS-Owa party-list Rep. Lex Colada was used by a murder suspect in the killing of a former barangay captain in Tigbauan town, Iloilo province. COL. Bayani Razalan (center) speaks in a press...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Commission on Elections proclaimed former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. as the new mayor here on Monday, Nov. 11, following a Supreme Court ruling disqualifying Mayor Geraldine Rosal. FORMER Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin (second...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The United Nations Development Programme has recognized former Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato as a “Champion of Change.” It is a special recognition for individuals who play a catalytic role in policy processes and act as true agents of change....
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte tested negative for illegal drugs in the hair follicle test taken at Hi-Precision Diagnostics Center in Mandaluyong City on Oct. 23. DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte takes a drug test in Mandaluyong City on Oct. 23. READ:...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo of the third district of Albay appealed for immediate help from the national government for people of a barangay in the town of Libon submerged by flood caused by severe tropical storm “Kristine.” CABREDO (center). (FB) Cabredo said that as...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first congressional district Rep. Paolo Duterte voluntarily submitted once again to a hair follicle drug test on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at High Precision Diagnostic Norkis Building in Mandaluyong City, in response to a challenge from a lady solon here. REP. Paolo Duterte...
CEBU CITY – Building a mental health rehabilitation center in Bohol province is being eyed in response to a tragic incident in a private hospital where a nurse was fatally stabbed by a male patient. REP. Aumentado Bohol second district Rep. Vanessa Aumentado said she will push for a legislative...
ILOILO CITY – The two opposing political parties in this city are not fielding a candidate for Congress and mayor. Team Gugma has no candidate for mayor and Team Uswag has no candidate for Congress. Thus, Rep. Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda of Team Gugma and mayoral candidate Raisa...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez and Rep. Greg Gasataya swapped posts in the 2025 elections. Benitez, who is in his first term, is running for congressman while Gasataya, in his third and last term, is vying for mayor. THE Asenso Team slate led by congressional candidate Mayor Albee Benitez...
Reelectionist Rep. Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino of the eighth district of Cavite filed her Certificate of Candidacy on Tuesday, October 8. Tolentino, daughter of Tagaytay City Mayor and Philippine Olympic Committee Chairman Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino, vowed a better life for her constituents....
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Reelectionist Quezon second district Rep. David "Jayjay" C. Suarez filed his Certificate of Candidacy on Monday, October 7. SUAREZ (FB) Suarez, a House deputy speaker, vowed to continue infrastructure projects and provide jobs, livelihood, education, health, and social...
BAGUIO CITY – Baguio Tourism Council chairwoman Gladys Vergara is running for the lone congressional seat in this city. FORMER Baguio City Rep. Bernardo Vergara accompanies his daughter Gladys in filing her Certificate of Candidacy. (Zaldy Comanda) Vergara, the eldest daughter of former Baguio...