COMELEC PUSHES BACK FILING OF COC

Chris A. Ligan, Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 09/19/2017

SK, BARANGAY ELECTIONS Just as local elections officials have gotten ready to accept the certificates of candidacy (COC) of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections hopefuls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to move to a later…

3K candidacy forms printed in Cebu City

Chris Ligan 09/19/2017

  The Cebu City north district office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) printed 3,000 of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) despite a pending measure in Congress to postpone the October 23, 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)…

Candidates readying COCs for barangay elections

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/18/2017

  WITH the uncertainty of passing the measure postponing the barangay elections, those planning to run are now readying their Certificates of Candidacy (COC). For now, with no decision from Congress, the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)…

ANOTHER EXTENSION

Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/07/2017

House agrees to postpone brgy elections to next year Village officials may have to stay in their seats a little longer. The members of the House of Representatives agreed to postpone the barangay elections for another seven…

Davide backs holding of brgy. elections

Morexette Erram 07/04/2017

THE fate of this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, whether or not it will be postponed to 2018, is still pending at Congress, but Cebu governor Hilario Davide III expressed his disapproval on the possibility…

NYC Confident SK elections will push through

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/27/2017

THE Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will push through this coming October, said an official of the National Youth Commission. “We are pushing for the SK elections this October so that our youth can have participation (in government).…

BARANGAY CAPTAINS WILL BE ARMED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/11/2017

Chief Supt. Noli Taliño says PRO 7 willing to train village chiefs in proper gun handling Barangay captains in Mandaue City will soon get back their city government-issued firearms. But Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing assured that…

Arming barangay chiefs

Editorial 05/11/2017

A plan to arm barangay chairpersons with firearms by Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing which drew support from Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III raises some questions, not least of which is whether it is the right solution…

A 3-cornered fight looms over who gets to be mayor

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/08/2017

It is now a three-cornered fight for the mayoralty post in Bantayan town. The tug-of-war for the position of mayor of Bantayan town between Mayor Arthur Despi and newly proclaimed Mayor Ian Christopher Escario has become a…

86K more voters register for barangay, SK elections

Intern 05/05/2017

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cebu Provincial office has recorded more than 80,000 registrants in a span of four months. Based on the data from Comelec Cebu, a total of 86,000 additional voters have registered since the…

Gujilde reminds voters of registration deadline

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/24/2017

PROVINCIAL election officer Ferdinand Gujilde reminded the public to register now as the registration for the SK and Barangay elections ends on Saturday, April 29. “If possible, we should not wait for the last day of registration.…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/31/2017

BARANGAY ELECTIONS An official of the Cebu provincial government expressed dismay over President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to appoint barangay officials instead of holding barangay elections later this year. According to the source, the President’s plan was ridiculous…

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