Proposal to extend term for barangay officials resurfaces

John Michael Mugas 10/30/2023

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday renewed her call for longer terms for barangay officials. “Dapat habaan na yung termino ng ating mga barangay officials, kasi wala na kaming ginawa sa Senate, sa Congress kung…

Barangay, SK officials to get shorter terms following SC ruling on grassroots elections

Kurt dela Peña 07/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines—With the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) that declared unconstitutional the law that rescheduled barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, originally set for Dec. 5, 2022, to Oct. 30, 2023, the winners of the October…

On Day One, Bongbong Marcos, Sara Duterte attend mass, urged to be ‘leaders who listen’

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 07/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte attended Holy Mass on Friday as they kicked off the first full day of their term. The Mass was held at the San Miguel…

BDO to offer P5 B LTNCDs

PR 03/27/2019

BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) is set to offer P5 billion Long-Term Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (LTNCD) as part of the bank’s efforts to lengthen the maturity of its funding sources and support business expansion plans. BDO has the…

Removing term limits

12/18/2018

To be fair, there is already talks of amending the 1987 Constitution in order to cope with shifting political realities and needs such as meeting the Bangsamoro people’s call for greater control of their people and more…

Woman meted 15-year prison term for child trafficking

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/22/2018

THE trial court in Cebu has sentenced a woman for 15 years in prison after she pleaded guilty for Qualified Trafficking. Judge Jose Nathaniel Andal of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 ordered the conviction of…

Banks flock to short-term BSP deposits amid stubbornly high inflation

Inquirer.net 07/18/2018

CASH-RICH financial institutions bid aggressively on Wednesday for the right to lodge their funds in short-term securities of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), marking the third week that the regulator’s term deposit facility auction was oversubscribed.…

TERM OF OFFICE

MAO BA? 07/08/2018

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s assertion that President Rodrigo Duterte could not seek another term should a federal government be finalized drew mixed online reactions. A netizen named Mario Homer Flores Abiabi commented, “Remember everybody in…

Duterte can’t seek another term under draft federal Charter–Sotto

Inquirer.net 07/07/2018

SENATE President Vicente “Tito” Sotto said on Saturday that President Rodrigo Duterte could not seek another term should a federal government be finalized. However, Vice President Leni Robredo can run again for an executive seat as the…

Garganera : Fines, jail term await vandals in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/14/2018

Any act to deface private and public properties in Cebu City will be penalized if the City Council approves the anti-vandalism ordinance proposed by Councilor Joel Garganera. Fines ranging from P3,000 to P5,000 or imprisonment of three…

Putin eyes 4th term as Russians go to polls

AFP 03/18/2018

Russians voted Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth Kremlin term, as the country is embroiled in a crisis with Britain and its allies over a spy poisoning. With the vast country…

Term extension

Editorial 01/04/2018

If the postponement of last year’s barangay elections reminded us of anything, it’s that the Duterte administration can now move to entrench itself in power. Such is the looming scenario foisted on the Filipino people by Congress…

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