The city government here is pushing for contactless processing of building permits through the Office of the Building Official (OBO) for faster transactions and to eliminate corruption. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the system’s initial phase in…
More than 9,000 teachers and support staff of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Oriental will be deployed for poll duty during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial elec…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday led the covenant signing for an orderly, honest, and peaceful Barangay and Sangguniaang Kabataan (BSK) polls, with an executive citing the importance of village offic…
The Commission on Election (Comelec)-Central Visayas on Monday said ‘community peace warriors’ are needed to safeguard the sacred votes in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-7 regional dir…
The president of the Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP) said the three-day transport strike led by another group is likely to fizzle out because it does not enjoy the support of the country’s major transport organizations.
Strong linkages and connectivity are vital components to promote and develop the Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities, an official said Monday. Lawyer Fritzie Lynne Sumando, legal officer of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples-Caraga (NCIP-13…
