Solon proposes appointment rather than election of barangay and SK officials...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) you are here » Home » Press Releases Solon proposes appointment rather than election of barangay and SK officials Total views: 4 26 September 2015 07:23:10 AM...
View ArticleRetiring barangay officials and workers to get P100,000 (Congress of the...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Retiring barangay officials and workers to get P100,000 Total views: 7 31 July 2015 09:36:14 AM Writer: Jazmin S. Camero, Media Relations Service-PRIB Send...
View ArticleSolon seeks higher campaign expenditure limits of poll candidates to promote...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Solon seeks higher campaign expenditure limits of poll candidates to promote transparency Total views: 64 28 August 2015 09:18:45 AM Writer: Rowena B. Bundang,...
View ArticleBill to create the Office of Barangay Legal Officer (Congress of the...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Bill to create the Office of Barangay Legal Officer Total views: 6 10 August 2015 09:32:01 AM Writer: Ma. Victoria I. Palomar, Media Relations Service-PRIB Send...
View ArticleHouse approves bill introducing reforms in the Sangguniang Kabataan (Congress...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) House approves bill introducing reforms in the Sangguniang Kabataan Total views: 5 09 September 2015 09:14:48 AM Writer: Lorelei V. Castillo, Media Relations...
View ArticleSeven New Barangays Established In the 3rd Quarter of 2015 (PSA - Philippine...
(Source: PSA - Philippine Statistics Authority) As of September 30, 2015, the total number of barangays in the country increased from 42,029 as of June 30, 2015 to 42,036 with the establishment of...
View ArticleSeven New Barangays Established In the 3rd Quarter of 2015 (PSA-PR-20151026,...
(Source: NSCB - National Statistical Coordination Board) Press Release Seven New Barangays Established In t he 3rd Quarter of 2015 (PSA-PR-20151026, Posted 27 October 2015) As of September 30, 2015,...
View ArticleGov't allots P13 billion for holding of automated national and local...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Gov't allots P13 billion for holding of automated national and local elections, and synchronized barangay and SK polls in 2016 Total views: 5 10 August 2015...
View ArticleLaw on election of sectoral representatives in local Sanggunians taking shape...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) you are here » Home » Press Releases Law on election of sectoral representatives in local Sanggunians taking shape Total views: 2 23 January 2016 09:10:21 AM...
View ArticleAppropriations Committee approves DILG 2016 budget of P124.15B without...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Appropriations Committee approves DILG 2016 budget of P124.15B without interpellations Total views: 17 17 September 2015 01:22:15 PM Writer: Rowena B. Bundang,...
View ArticleSolon pushes for approval of timely Presidential Debate Commission proposal...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Solon pushes for approval of timely Presidential Debate Commission proposal Total views: 13 16 August 2015 09:34:10 AM Writer: Rowena B. Bundang, Media Relations...
View ArticleHouse Committee on Local Government approves proposed incentives and benefits...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) you are here » Home » Press Releases House Committee on Local Government approves proposed incentives and benefits for barangay officials and volunteer workers...
View ArticleSolons seeks mandatory appointment of municipal vet officers for much-needed...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) you are here » Home » Press Releases Solons seeks mandatory appointment of municipal vet officers for much-needed vet services in rural areas Total views: 2 08...
View ArticleDomondon: Legislative representation for the elderly proposed
IN A BID to further empower the senior citizens in the City of Baguio, City Councilor Faustino Olowan has authored a bill that would make mandatory the representation of senior citizens in the City...
View ArticleCourt acquits ex-Gensan mayor, 2 others
The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division has acquitted South Cotabato first district Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr. and two others in a graft case over the issuance of a travel order in 2006 while the lawmaker...
View ArticleSouth Cotabato solon acquitted of graft
The Sandiganbayan Seventh Divisionon Tuesdayacquitted South Cotabato Rep. PedroAcharon Jr. of a graft charge in connection with the issuance of a travel order without the approval of the Department of...
View ArticleCourt asked to hold acquittal of SCotabato lawmaker, 2 others
Prosecutors underthe Office of the Ombudsman are asking the Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division to reconsider the acquittal of South Cotabato First District Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr. and two others over a...
View ArticleState lawyers appeal acquittal of South Cotabato solon
State prosecutors appealed the acquittal from graft ofSouth Cotabato Rep. Pedro AcharonJr. in connection with the issuance of a travel order without the approval of the Department of Interior and Local...
View ArticleHouse reviews barangay polls sked
The House of Representatives will soon decide on the fate of proposals seeking to postpone the synchronized election of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officers originally scheduled in October in...
View ArticleCoop officer in every LGU in the works
Home Press Releases PRESS RELEASES SOURCE: Press and Public Affairs Bureau Coop officer in every LGU in the works 05-June-2017, 04:15:58 PM The House Committee on Cooperatives Development has approved...
View ArticleSolons out to postpone barangay, youth polls
LAWMAKERS on Tuesday said Congress had ample time to pass a bill postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 23 this year. “We still have enough time to postpone the barangay and...
View ArticleBarangay, SK polls deferment backed
THE House of Representatives will push for the postponement of the barangay elections scheduled this October. But this time, Alvarez said, Congress will no longer allow hold-over officials but instead...
View ArticleDILG to youth: Your representation in barangay council assured
<p>THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is preparing for the October barangay elections while there are two pending bills in Congress asking for its postponement.</p>...
View ArticleComelec stops Oct. SK, brgy poll efforts
THE Commission on Elections has put off all preparations for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, which initially were reset to Oct. 23 this year, as...
View ArticleBarangay-SK polls reset to May
THE House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a consolidated bill seeking to reset the scheduled Oct. 23, 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to May 14, 2018....
View ArticleHouse resets barangay, SK polls to 2018
Home Press Releases PRESS RELEASES SOURCE: Press and Public Affairs Bureau House resets barangay, SK polls to 2018 11-September-2017, 08:20:03 PM Voting 213-10, the House of Representatives on Monday...
View ArticleBarangay OICs take over with polls reset
ALLOWING President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint officers-in-charge for the barangays on an interim basis is among the provisions cited in the joint Senate electoral reforms and finance committee report...
View ArticleHouse okays new date for bgy and SK polls
BACKED by 213 solons, the measure that seeks to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections this year was approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Only 10...
View ArticleDILG warns bgy chiefs: Conduct assembly or face sanction
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned barangay officials to conduct barangay assembly on October 8 or face sanctions. According to DILG Officer-in-Charge Catalino Cuy,...
View ArticleCOMELEC guidelines on COCs for brgy election released
Even after the suspension of election passed through the third reading in the House of Representatives, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday released the guidelines on the filing of...
View Article‘Barangays must meet on Oct. 8’
Amid deliberations over the postponement of the barangay elections and the possible holdover of incumbent barangay officials, the Department of the Interior and Local Government on Friday reminded the...
View ArticleLawmaker seeks to regulate motorcycles-for-hire (Congress of the Philippines)
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) PRESS RELEASES SOURCE: Media Affairs and Public Relations Service Lawmaker seeks to regulate motorcycles-for-hire Writer: Lorelei V. Castillo, Media Affairs and...
View ArticleDU30 hailed for postponing barangay, SK elections
President Duterte’s allies in the House of Representatives yesterday praised him for signing the law resetting the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections from October 23, 2017 to May 14,...
View ArticleRegistration of voters to resume next week
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will resume the registration of voters on November 6 in preparation for the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections to be held in May...
View ArticleComelec welcomes Abas as new poll body chief
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday welcomed the appointment of Commissioner Sheriff Abas as its new chairman. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said they support his designation as poll body...
View Article'Appointing barangay chairs problematic'
Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno said President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to just appoint barangay leaders and do away with elections could pose some problems. To address this, Sueno said he is meeting...
View ArticleComelec holds offsite registration in barangays, schools
THE Commission on Election is conducting offsite registration in barangays and schools to encourage qualified voters to register for the next barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Comelec...
View ArticleSpeaker Alvarez backs postponement of barangay polls; urges Palace to certify...
Home Press Releases PRESS RELEASES SOURCE: Press and Public Affairs Bureau Speaker Alvarez backs postponement of barangay polls; urges Palace to certify measure as urgent 18-July-2017, 07:35:35 PM...
View ArticleHouse approves postponement of barangay and SK elections
Home Press Releases PRESS RELEASES SOURCE: Press and Public Affairs Bureau House approves postponement of barangay and SK elections 15-August-2017, 02:07:21 PM The House committee on suffrage and...
View Article77M ballots for barangay, SK polls
THE Commission on Elections would have to print at least 77,658,205 ballots should the October 31 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections push through. Director James Jimenez, Comelec spokesman,...
View Article843 clustered precincts for SK, barangay polls in Bacolod
<p>BACOLOD City has a total of 843 clustered precincts for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay elections this coming October, records of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
View ArticleSolons eye postponement of SK, barangay polls anew
Menbers of the House of Representatives yesterday expressed their support to the postponement anew of the barangay and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, which was originally scheduled in October...
View ArticlePalace expresses concern over Comelec infighting
Malacañang is worried over the supposed infighting among Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials erupting for the past few days. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella, at a briefing yesterday, said...
View ArticleComelec awaits law, but ready for October 23 polls
While there is no law yet postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is prepared to hold the polls on October 23. Comelec spokesman...
View ArticleSC Justices willing to testify vs Sereno
The impeachment woes of Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno have increased, what with the statement issued by impeachment complainant lawyer Lorenzo “ Larry” Gadon, confirming that two SC...
View ArticleHouse solons fret over RROW cuts
Some House members are grumbling over the budget cuts sought by the Senate in the 2018 national budget as they expressed fears the P50.7 billion slashed from funds for road right-of-way (RROW)...
View Article2 days left for voter registration for ‘barangay,’ SK elections
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called on the public to take advantage of the last two remaining days of voter registration for next year’s barangay (village) and...
View ArticleInfighting erupts at election body
Comelec chief hit for delay in printing of ballots PERSONAL issues are getting in the way of the official duties of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista, a Comelec...
View ArticleSolon wants TESDA proposed 2016 budget of P6.5B raised to P10B (Congress of...
(Source: Congress of the Philippines) Solon wants TESDA proposed 2016 budget of P6.5B raised to P10B Total views: 10 02 September 2015 06:29:06 PM Writer: Rowena B. Bundang, Media Relations...
View ArticleGoodbye, comelec
BELEAGUERED Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista is leaving the poll body by the end of the year. Reading a letter before the employees of the Comelec, Bautista said he wanted to let his...
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