November 4, 2023
Republic Act 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 provides the following in Section 491, Article I, Chapter I Title VI, “Liga ng mga Barangay, Purpose of Organization – There shall be an organization of all barangays to be known as the Liga ng mga Barangay for the primary purpose of determining […]
October 28, 2023
While much of the attention of the public eye is still focused on the war between Israel and Hamas as well as the still ongoing and brutal conflict between Russia and Ukraine there seem to be indications that closer to home, here in southeast Asia, tensions are also rising because of several actions and maneuvers […]
October 21, 2023
Anyway that you look at it allegations of corruption within the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is already stale news. No one would even come out to contradict rumors, reports, and exposes such as the latest corruption allegation by supposed “whistleblower” Jeffrey Tumbado, a former executive assistant of LTFRB, since it is already an […]
October 14, 2023
With the iron fist policy of the previous Duterte administration against illegal drugs already relegated to history we now learn of reports of how individuals either singly or in groups are once more attempting to smuggle into the country illegal drugs such as cocaine and its derivative liquid cocaine as well as methamphetamine hydrochloride or […]
October 7, 2023
The Cambridge Dictionary defines sacred this way, “considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god”. Other definitions online state is as, “connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration”. Now however it is defined sacred is something that cannot just […]
September 30, 2023
Not having been out of town for a while and visiting a city in the Bicol region for the first time, for a seminar conducted by the Personnel Officers Association of the Philippines, Inc.,left a most satisfying impression for this writer. Preparing for the seminar with a little online research led to the discovery that […]
September 23, 2023
Desperate times call for desperate measures and from hindsight this may have been what compelled the CPP-NPA-NDF to execute a false flag operation against the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and thereby embarrass the government. A false flag operation as generally defined “is an act committed with the intent of […]
September 17, 2023
The matter of ensuring peace and order in the country does not only belong or the exclusive burden of certain public officials, agencies, departments or offices of the national government. This is an issue and situation that involves a whole of nation approach or the gamut of stakeholders who stand to benefit from a tranquil […]
September 10, 2023
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections is well underway and on October 30, 2023 we will know who our next set of village leaders will govern the 42,001 barangays in the country. This is one of the most important political exercises in the country with the exception perhaps of the election to choose the […]
September 1, 2023
Republic Act 7160 also known as the Local Government Code of 1991 expressly provides for the creation and role of a Barangay. There are actually three important sections of the Local Government code that deals with the Barangay. Sections 385 and 386 deals with the manner of creating a barangay as well as the necessary […]