Day: November 12, 2025

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday that the preparations for the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have become a primary focus. This follows the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the legality of the law postponing these electoral exercises. According to Philippines News Agency, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia emphasized the importance of aligning their schedules for the upcoming elections next year. He remarked that the Supreme Court’s ruling should settle any ongoing discussions about the timing of the village and youth polls. “This, hopefully, would finally put an end to endless speculations concerning the BSKE,”

Iloilo city: The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) approved a resolution on Wednesday requesting PHP50 million in aid to construct a classroom building in the Mandurriao district. This resolution supports a request already sent by Mayor Raisa Tre±as to Senator Bam Aquino’s office on August 26. According to Philippines News Agency, the fund is earmarked for a four-story building comprising 12 classrooms at Mandurriao National High School. Mayor Tre±as highlighted the school’s dire need for additional classrooms due to an increasing number of enrollees, which has forced some classes to be conducted in makeshift rooms or under temporary structures. These conditions

Manila: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has announced the rescheduling of the public auction for seven luxury cars seized from the Discaya family, moving the event to November 20, 2025. The auction will take place at 10 a.m. in the Situation Room, Ground Floor, OCOM Building, South Harbor, Port Area, Manila, according to the BOC’s social media update. According to Philippines News Agency, the auction was initially planned for November 17 but was postponed due to disruptions caused by Super Typhoon Uwan, known internationally as Fung-wong. The BOC has also opened a two-day public viewing of the luxury vehicles, scheduled

Manila: Eastern Visayas recorded a 0.5 percent inflation rate in October 2025, slightly higher than the 0.4 percent registered in September, according to a report released Wednesday by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). According to Philippines News Agency, the uptrend was primarily driven by the increase in the inflation rate of the housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels commodity group, which rose to 0.7 percent from 0.4 percent in September. Also contributing to the higher regional inflation were faster price increases in the health commodity group, which posted a 2.6 percent inflation rate in October from 2.3 percent the

Caraga: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 13 (Caraga Region) has distributed 110,885 family food packs to families affected by recent typhoons. As of Wednesday, Surigao del Norte received the largest allocation with 40,845 packs, followed by Dinagat Islands with 33,990 and Surigao del Sur with 8,227. The remaining supplies went to Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and Butuan City. According to Philippines News Agency, the operations of DSWD-13 continue to ensure that food packs and other aid reach every affected family in the region. On Tuesday, the agency and Tubajon’s municipal government in Dinagat Islands distributed