Natural habitat in Negros Occidental barangay gets P2
million funding. A Seacology field representative has lauded the Sagay City
government’s conservation efforts for its natural habitat.
Seacology field representative Ferdie Marcelo highlighted
this during the recent turnover of a PHP2 million watchtower and kayak center
funded by Seacology.
The facility is located within the 364-hectare Lapus
Lapus-Macapagao Local Conservation Area in Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City. (PHOTO CREDIT: DailyGuardian) Read More
House oks bill extending term of barangay officials from 3 to 6 years. The House of Representatives on Monday, June 9, passed on third and final reading House Bill 11287, which proposes to extend the term of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from three to six years.
The measure, which proponents say would “fix” the term of office, was approved with 153 affirmative votes, four negative votes and one abstention.
House Bill 11287 particularly proposes amendments to Sections 42 and 43 of the Local Government Code of 1991, which currently prescribe three-year terms and define how many consecutive terms officials may serve.
Although the bill extends the term of office to six years, it also imposes new limits on re-election. Barangay officials would be allowed to serve two terms in a row, and SK officials just one. Read More
Voter registration for barangay elections in December 2025 to proceed. The voter registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan elections (BSKE) in December will proceed as scheduled in July,
according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Comelec Chairperson George Garcia made the clarification
following the House of Representatives' approval on third and final reading of
a bill seeking to extend the term of barangay and SK officials from three years
to six years.
"Whether it will be passed or not, we will continue
with the voter registration," Garcia told reporters in a virtual
interview. Read More
Bill extending SK term from three to four years ratified. The
measure extending the terms of elected Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)
from the current three years to four years was ratified on Wednesday night,
June 11 by the House of Representatives.
It was only last Monday, June 9 when the House approved on
third and final reading its version of the measure, embodied in House Bill (HB)
No.11287. The particular bill sought to double the terms of the village and
youth officials from three years to six years.
However, it was the Senate version of the measure--which
provided for a more modest term extension--that prospered during the Bicameral
Conference Committee hearings. This was the extension that was ratified by the
House. Read More
San Fernando City barangay to ease city traffic congestion with bypass road. The San Fernando City government, under the leadership of
Mayor Vilma Balle-Caluag, and SM Development Corporation (SMDC) have signed a
memorandum of agreement for the bypass road project in Barangay Del Carmen.
Under the deal inked on Monday, June 9, the SMDC authorizes
the city government to use its 9,328-square-meter land in Del Carmen for the
proposed 1.25-kilometer access road.
Caluag and SMDC Executive Vice President Grace Evangeline
Sta. Ana signed the agreement. Read More
Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace,
Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., and Governor
Bonifacio Lacwasan, Jr led the groundbreaking of the Balicanao-Am-am Provincial
Road improvement project in Balicanao, Sadsadan in the municipality of Bauko on
September 13, 2024.
Landfill in Cebu City barangay could be shut down due to failure to address environmental issues. The sanitary landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City may be closed if persistent complaints from nearby residents remain unresolved.
Mayor-elect Nestor Archival said that once he officially
assumes office, he will hold discussions with the landfill operator Prime
Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. to address the long-standing concerns of
neighboring communities.
“Wala gyud ni ma-address ang kabaho ug ang tubig nga nagdagayday didto sa ubos (The stench and the water flowing down below have really not been addressed),” Archival said in a phone interview on Friday, June 6, 2025, referring to complaints from residents, including those in neighboring Consolacion, about the foul odor and contaminated water. Read More
Beneficiaries in 21 barangays from Bacolod receive P15.7 million from TUPAD program. The Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE) has distributed around PHP15.708 million in total wages
to 3,062 worker-beneficiaries from 21 barangays here under the Tulong
Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.
DOLE-Negros Occidental Provincial Head Carmela Abellar led
the release of checks to the village chiefs and treasurers at the Sugar Workers
Development Center here on Thursday afternoon.
“We hope the TUPAD program can help your respective barangays. We thank the opportunity to be able to help you,” Abellar said. Read More
Children in Antique barangay taught love of country early. Children
enrolled in child development centers (CDCs) in Antique learned to develop
their sense of nationalism at an early age.
Margie Mijares, whose four-year-old son is enrolled at the
Lacaron CDC in Barangay Lacaron, Sibalom, said, at times, he could hear him
singing the national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, alone, although he could not
memorize the full lyrics yet.
“My son learned to sing the national anthem because he is being taught at the CDC,” she said in an interview on Thursday. Read More
Congress hit for failure to pass Magna Carta for barangay
health workers. Barangay health workers (BHWs) and a global union federation
have expressed deep frustration over lawmakers’ failure to pass the Magna Carta
for Barangay Health Workers before the 19th Congress adjourned sine die on
Wednesday.
The Magna Carta for BHWs was identified as a priority bill
by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council for passage before
the 19th Congress ends.
The proposed measure aims to institutionalize standardized
and fair compensation for over 250,000 barangay health workers nationwide. Read More
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