Another clash mars Taguig polls
By Jaymee T. GamilAnother scuffle between supporters of rival political camps reportedly marred Election Day in Taguig City.
Another scuffle between supporters of rival political camps reportedly marred Election Day in Taguig City.
An attempt to reconcile the warring camps of political rivals Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano and Rica Tiñga who are both running for mayor failed after the latter snubbed the event, citing what it called the organizer’s bias for the incumbent.
With just a few days left before May 13, political tensions are still running high in Taguig City with the two mayoral candidates announcing their intention to file charges against each other.
Political tensions got physical and potentially explosive in two cities with a few days to go before the May 13 elections.
Rival political camps in Taguig City continue to trade allegations of election campaign violations following a scuffle last week at a common poster area designated by the Commission on Elections.
The murder of a former Taguig City official late Friday has apparently given local political rivals a new reason to bicker.
A man was wounded and over 10 families were displaced when fire gutted a shanty community in Taguig City Tuesday evening, a city fire officer said Wednesday.
Easter Sunday will also mark the resurrection of the years-old Tiñga-Cayetano rivalry in Taguig, and the beginning of the political showdown for the May local elections.
Academic excellence literally pays off in Taguig City with the approval of an ordinance that grants cash incentives of up to P30,000 to outstanding elementary and high school graduates in public schools.
Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano once again assured parents of the more than 18,000 graduating students of local public schools that they will not be spending a single centavo for the graduation of their children beginning this March 16.
Over the last three years, with a hushed dedication one would expect from a librarian, Joselito Carpena Jr. has been sending out emails to potential book donors.
Longtime political foes in Taguig City are resuming their word war weeks ahead of the campaign season for the May local elections, this time with opposition figures in the council accusing the administration of Mayor Laarni “Lani” Cayetano of withholding funds from their offices for 2013.
Eight more suspected members of the Tiñga drug syndicate were arrested the Monday after the police raided a four-story apartment complex being used as a drug den in Taguig City.
