One Meralco Foundation (OMF), the social development arm of the Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has energized the water system of an underserved community in South Cotabato that has long faced challenges with access to clean and reliable water.
The initiative, which is part of OMF’s Water Electrification Program that entails provision of solar photovoltaic (PV) system to improve water security in local communities, benefited residents of Barangay Guinsang-an which is comprised of farmers who had been sourcing their water through deep wells.
While the barangay officials institutionalized Barangay Water System Association (BAWASA) to provide tap water to residents, it was still a struggle for the households – which are mostly low income – to afford their share in paying electricity bills. In addition, water supply still gets cut when power outages occur, which is an added challenge for the community according to barangay kagawad and BAWASA Administrator Cris Valencia. READ MORE
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Pangasinan health workers provided with livelihood opportunities. To empower barangay health workers, IFern Philippines has offered free livelihood opportunities through the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List during the launching of the program in Barangay Palaming, San Carlos, Pangasinan on Jan. 25, 2025.
The program aimed to empower health workers by providing them with livelihood opportunities from IFern Philippines and solidifying a partnership that underscores the organization's commitment to public service through the initiative of the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List.
The highlight of the event was the signing of a memorandum of agreement by Brian Poe Llamanzares, first nominee of the party-list, IFern Philippines and the Barangay Health Workers Federation of Pangasinan. READ MORE
Dolphins trapped, released in Negros Oriental barangay. Two dolphins were found dead, trapped in a mangrove area in Sitio Pambutan, Barangay Canlargo, Bais City, Negros Oriental, following a reported mass stranding on Sunday.
A third dead dolphin remained unrecovered while three others were rescued and treated for injuries, according to Col. Roland Desiree Lavisto, Bais City police chief.
Lavisto told the Philippine News Agency that retrieval efforts for the third dolphin were halted due to rising tides but will resume once weather conditions become favorable. READ MORE
Butuan City barangay tanods receive incentives from DILG. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Butuan City, in partnership with the City Government of Butuan, successfully distributed the incentives for the Peace and Order Funds to its barangay tanods.
A total of P7.29-million from the Peace and Order Fund was allocated, benefiting 1,275 barangay tanods from 86 barangays.
The release and distribution was organized into four clusters, earlier December 26 to 30, respectively, prioritizing order and efficiency. READ MORE
Bacolod City barangays told to adopt digitalization. The city government directed all 61 barangays here to adopt digitalization by implementing online processing of transactions particularly business permit applications.
This comes after the positive feedbacks from the business community received by the city’s ongoing business one-stop-shop (BOSS) at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC).
“I received feedbacks from businessmen that due to the BOSS, processing for the renewal and new registration of business permits becomes easier,” said Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez. “That is why I also want all barangays here to go ‘online’. READ MORE
House approves six-year term of office for barangay officials. The House of Representatives on Tuesday night approved on second reading Speaker Martin Romualdez’s bill that sets a six-year term of office for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from the present three years.
Through voice voting, lawmakers approved House Bill No. 11287, which the Speaker filed to ensure the continuity of projects at the barangay and SK levels and protect officials from politicking.
A transitory provision in the bill allows all incumbent barangay and youth officials elected last October 30, 2023 to remain in office until the next elections in May 2029, unless they are legally removed or suspended. READ MORE
Talisay City barangay hosts 2025 'Pooc Bankaton' boat race. A total of P180,000 in cash prize is up for grabs in the 2025 edition of the “Pooc Bankaton” slated on February 21 in Barangay Pooc, Talisay City.
Supported by the city government of Talisay headed by mayor Samsam Gullas, the ‘Bankaton’ is an exciting boat race featuring high-speed outrigger canoes locally known as pump boats fitted with powerful engines that can produce 22 horsepower and reach a top speed of 90 kilometers per hour.
The champion will go home P100,000 richer, while the second and third placers will pocket P50,000 and P30,000, respectively. READ MORE
122 Kalinga barangays to receive P1.2-Million each from DSWD Kalinga program. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-CAR, through its field office in Kalinga, conducted an orientation for the third cycle implementation of the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services- Community Driven Development (KC-CDD).
The orientation aimed to re-orient the local government, including the barangay officials and the civil society organizations, on the program’s principles and approaches. An emphasis will be given to the improvements in the implementation process and the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder.
As one of the KC-CDD areas, 22 barangays of Tabuk City will be implementing the cycle 3 community subprojects with a total amount of PhP27 million. Each of the 22 barangays will receive a PhP1.2M-fund for the subprojects that include farm-to-market roads, daycare centers, and electricity and water systems, among others. READ MORE
Voter surge in Cagayan de Oro barangay exploded - now the highest in the country. The voter roll in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City’s largest barangay, barely moved between the 2022 national and local elections and the 2023 barangay and youth polls, rising by just 3%. A minor shift.
But months later, the numbers told a different story.
In 2024, voter registration in Carmen — Cagayan de Oro Mayor Rolando Uy’s longtime political stronghold — didn’t just rise. It exploded. READ MORE
Cebu City plans to give waste management incentives to barangays. To lessen the volume of garbage disposal to the landfill, the Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) of Cebu City is pushing to incentivize barangays with the highest diversion rates from the landfill. It also plans to revive the “No segregation, no collection” policy as part of the City’s waste diversion program.
SWMB chairperson Emma Ramas told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, that since 50 percent of the city’s total waste is biodegradable, the City Government could have saved around P323 million if a waste diversion program were implemented in every barangay.
Ramas explained that in 2023, a total of 196,000 tons of garbage was disposed of in the landfill, averaging 536 tons per day. In 2024, as Ramas recalled, there was an increase to 585 tons per day seen in July. READ MORE
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