7 BARANGAYS TO GET BACK AID

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/23/2018

CEBU CITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Seven barangays in Cebu City will be getting back the financial assistance that was earlier taken back from them after the City Council yesterday approved the inclusion in a new supplemental budget (SB)…

Comelec breaks ties in two barangays in San Fernando

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/16/2018

TWO barangay councilors in Lantawan, San Fernando town, who tied for seventh place tossed the coin to decide who between them would assume the position. San Fernando Election Officer Renante Angcos said Alicia Alcoseba and Analyn Ilustrisimo…

Circus in the barangays

Editorial 05/15/2018

The barangay and youth council elections held across the country on Monday left much to be desired though authorities deemed them generally peaceful. Many voters were disenfranchised. They came early to the polling stations only to find…

Barangay candidates to break tie by coin toss

Ador Vincent Mayol 05/15/2018

At least seven barangays in Cebu will have to do a toss coin to determine who shall sit as their village officials. Cebu provincial election supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano said the practice has to be done to…

This ‘drug-cleared barangays’ brouhaha

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 05/10/2018

Asincere barangay captain narrated to me his assessment of President Rodrigo Duterete’s war on drugs. He said he is happy because the drug problem in his barangay has reduced since Duterte became the president. He admitted, however,…

Barangays in Pilar town to be declared as ‘drug free’

Rosalie Abatayo 05/08/2018

All of the 13 barangays of Pilar town in Camotes will be declared as drug cleared. This makes Pilar the second LGU in the province to be categorized as drug cleared, next only to Bogo City. However,…

2 aspirants want their barangays under EWA

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/07/2018

Both fearing for their lives, two village chiefs in Tuburan welcomed the recommendation of the Cebu Provincial Police Office to place their barangays under the Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs). Reynato Bardoquillo and Gamaliel Casas, incumbent barangay captains…

10% of Cebu province barangays targeted to be drug free

Jessa Mae Sotto 05/07/2018

Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III said they will declare drug free barangays which already gained approval from the oversight committee, on May 10. He added that they are targeting least 10 percent of the 1,066 barangays in…

6 TUBURAN BRGYS: HOTSPOTS

Jessa Mae O. Sotto and Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 05/05/2018

Law enforcement authorities will pay special attention on the town of Tuburan in northeastern Cebu as all of the six barangays in Cebu that have been included in the hotspots list are all in the town. A…

More barangays may be included in EWAs

Intern 05/02/2018

THIRTEEN more barangays in the province of Cebu are now being recommended by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for inclusion in the Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of the May 14…

CPADAO wants 38 barangays declared as drug-free

Nestle L. Semilla 04/27/2018

THE CEBU Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) has endorsed 38 more barangays for declaration as drug-free barangays by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7). The 38 barangays are among the 73 barangays that already…

Barangay’s crucial role in environmental protection

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 02/18/2018

Are you satisfied with how barangay officials are managing the affairs of your area? They represent the State as the basic political unit, as we should know. Do they show concern that your rights to a good…

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