Barangay Front
Solon pushes Magna Carta for barangay health workers
Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte on Wednesday urged the Senate to put the proposed Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHW) on its priority list to improve the delivery of community-based primary health care services in the country, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. ...
Pasig lauds ‘clean and green’ barangays
To recognize and reward the efforts of Pasig City’s barangays in compliance with their environmental and sustainable projects and programs, the local government held its first “Pag-Asa Award ng Kalikasan: Search for the Cleanest and Greenest Barangay in Pasig City” ceremony on Dec....
2 million new voters expected to register
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to register 2 million new voters before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) next year, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said they are expecting Filipinos to register as ...
Higher allowance for village officials pushed
Tingog Party-list Representatives Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre on Sunday urged the House of Representatives to prioritize a proposed measure that would increase the allowances of barangay officials and the grant of honoraria and benefits to barangay workers and tanods (village police office...
Comelec asked to prepare for barangay polls in 2023
An election lawyer has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to direct the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to resume preparation for the conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) next year, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Lawyer Romulo Macalintal said he filed a f...
Solon wants DOH to distribute anti-leptospirosis drugs in barangays
House Deputy Majority leader and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin urged Sunday the Department of Health (DOH) to make anti-leptospirosis drugs readily available in barangays and schools often used as evacuation centers during calamities, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Garin made the...
PCW launches digital copies of women handbook
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) has launched digital copies of their Barangay Violence Against Women (VAW) Desk handbook in five languages namely English, Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Ilokano, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. “The Barangay Violence Against W...
Pasay deploys mobile kitchen to Malibay
Pumunta ang Kain Tayo Mobile Kitchen sa Malibay Central Plaza upang magdala ng food packs at lutong pagkain para sa mga Pasayeño sa pangunguna ng Ina ng Lungsod ng Pasay, Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano kasama ang Rise Against Hunger Philippines at Pasay Social Welfare Development Department, kahap...
Pasig opens new tricycle terminal
The Pasig City local government inaugurated on Oct. 24 the tricycle terminal for the FHNAPICO Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) on Eastbank Road in Barangay Sta. Lucia, Pasig City, according to a report by Manila Bulletin Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Congressman Roman Romu...
Manila vice mayor leads Tondo medical mission
Manila Vice Mayor Yul Servo Nieto led the “Araw N’yo Serbisyo Ko” medical mission at Brgy. 159 Zone 14 in Tondo, Manila on Oct. 23, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. “Ikinagagalak kong ibalita na 1,700 na mga Batang Tondo ang ating napaglingkuran (I am happy to ...