We elected our president and other leaders in government in May this year.So why did we have another election in October? Well, last month we elected our barangay officials. I asked some of my little ...

MANILA, Philippines - Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo yesterday called on elected barangay officials who are set to assume office at noon today to promote and practice good ...

The pandemic crisis has reminded me of our foreign exchange shortage in the 1970s, during the Martial Law era, when we experienced rationing. This was the time when I first encountered and appreciated ...

The Quezon City government does not distribute birthday cakes to senior citizens, it said Saturday after thieves pretending ...

Patuloy tayong tinatrato bilang volunteers lamang.... Ito ay hindi makatarungan; ito ay hindi katanggap-tanggap,' says the ...

My mom believes that the barangay chairperson abused his power when he forcibly evicted her from a disputed property situated in our barangay. She filed a complaint before the barangay, but nothing ...

THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed all barangay and SK officials to begin early ...

BARANGAY Labangon in Cebu City marked a historic milestone on Friday, March 27, 2026, as Barangay Captain Derrick Yap and Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival formal ...

Last month while preparing for a commencement speech at St. Luke’s medical school, I went through barangay names in the Philippines looking for those named after the saint (San Lucas). What I did was ...

Bigger is not necessarily better. The largest barangay (village) in the Philippines, which is located in Caloocan City, could soon be chopped up into smaller villages amid complaints that government ...