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Comelec: SJDM local gov't may refile HUC bid after majority vote against conversion | City of San Fernando

First councilors to temporarily assume office in unproclaimed villages | Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) | Suspension of proclamation in Cebu | Automatic succession to first councilor as officer-in-charge (OIC) | Limitations on OIC's authority | Comelec's omnibus order on candidates with pending charges | Suspension of proclamation for winning candidates | Details of disqualified candidates in Cebu | Awaited directives for suspended BSKE officials | Assumption of...

BSKE Elections 2023: CandidatesScale Up Campaigning to Win The campaigning in the recently concluded Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) has scaled up. I would say that it is comparable, and in some instances, more lavish, than campaigns at the city level. Gone are the trompa (horn loudspeakers) for showboats, enter the ear-splitting huge speakers with high wattage amplifiers powered by generators. Posting tarpaulins is no less extravagant. It’s a good thing COMELEC prohibited t...

This is the first electoral exercise since the 2021 Palawan plebiscite where advocates of a ratification bid lost to its opponents

Out of the 24 localities in Bulacan, 22 voted against the move to convert San Jose del Monte into a highly-urbanized city

MANILA, Philippines: Residents in Bulacan rejected a proposal to convert San Jose del Monte into a highly urbanized city (HUC).

“No” votes dominated the October 30 plebiscite for the conversion of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to a highly urbanized city.

Bulacan voters have decided to reject the bid of San Jose del Monte (SJDM) City’s conversion into a highly urbanized city (HUC). According to the certificate of canvas released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), 820,385 residents have voted against the bid of San Jose del Monte City, while only 620,707 have chosen “yes.” A

The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) wholeheartedly supports President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s commitment to advancing local governance

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has declared that not all government agencies are exempt from securing public solicitation permits from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a two-page legal opinion, DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vasquez noted that only national government agencies (NGAs), government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), state universities and colleges (SUCs) and