Philippine Politics 🇵🇭
@here Mayor Jenny Barzaga was proclaimed winner of the special congressional election in Dasmariñas at 3:21 am, Sunday, August 30. She replaces her son Kiko Barzaga, who was expelled by the House of Representatives last June.
As Jenny vacates the mayor's post, it will be assumed by her other son, Third Barzaga, who is the current vice mayor.
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/jenny-barzaga-wins-dasmarinas-cavite-special-election-district-representative-august-2026/
Jenny Barzaga is no stranger to the House of Representatives. When her husband, Elpidio "Pidi" Barzaga Jr., was still alive, the two of them swapped posts as mayor and district representative whenever they reached their term limits.
After the Comelec's board of canvassers proclaimed Jenny, they called on her family to join her for a photo opportunity. It was interesting to observe Kiko, who went onstage as if it was any family activity, no trace of embarrassment or regret that the poll happened because of his expulsion, and no smugness either that the post was taken from him but ended up with his mother anyway.
would like to ask who voted no to terminate the interpellation in the OP budget hearing before the House Committee on Appropriations; the development is shameful and the Committee shows its selectivity in holding people accountable
House Assistant Minority Leader Robert Nazal Jr. moves and urges members of the House appropriations committee to go slow on the Office of the Vice President as they tackle its proposed 2027 budget of P785 million.
ACT Teachers partylist Representative Antonio Tinio objects, saying there should be no special treatment in examining proposed budgets.
Office of the Vice President Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez declines to say what Vice President Sara Duterte and her office's position is on the Pax Silica plan. She tells House Assistant Minority Leader Renee Co that they are not authorized to speak about it during the House appropriations deliberations on Duterte's proposed P785-million budget for 2027 on Wednesday, September 2.
Voting 15-0-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading proposed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1962 or an “An Act Disqualifying Relatives of Public Officials Within the Fourth Civil Degree of Consanguinity and Affinity From All Government Contracts and Providing Penalties Therefore”.
COA Commissioner Mario Lipana, allegedly linked to flood control corruption, on medical leave Commission on Audit (COA) Commissioner Mario Lipana, who has been allegedly linked to the flood control corruption scandal, is on medical leave, says COA Chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba. @here RELATED STORY: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/coa-commissioner-mario-lipana-wife-won-billions-dpwh-government-contracts/
SAN PEDRO, Laguna — Various sectors of the San Pedro community will join an Advocacy Walk on September 5, 2026, to oppose any further postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), scheduled for November 2, 2026.
The walk will assemble at 4:00 PM at San Pedro Gateway Park/Gateway Plaza, proceed along A. Mabini Street through Barangays San Antonio and Poblacion, and conclude with an advocacy program at San Pedro City Plaza from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
The peaceful activity forms part of the “Taumbayan Naman, Ituloy ang Halalan!” #YesToBSKE2026 national campaign led by various youth organizations and coalitions including KASAPI Coalition, Kaya Natin! Youth, Kilos Ko! Youth, Akbayan Youth, and Youth Against Kurakot.
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