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Estradas, Binays, Eusebios fall, but more old names still dominate politics in Metro Manila

Ana Maria Reyes, Bethina Farin, Adrian Catalogo and Kia Obang, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of May 16 11:24 AM

Local races in Metro Manila showed a few unexpected results, but the May 13 elections will best be remembered for the political downfall of the Estradas in Manila and San Juan, and the Eusebios in Pasig. Read more »

Mayors urged to help in Manila Bay rehab

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 10:35 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday appealed to over a hundred city and town mayors to help in the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay. Read more »

No foreign trips for local gov't officials during storms- DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 04:56 PM

The directive aims to ensure that mayors and other officials will no longer be "missing in action" in times of calamities. Read more »

13 out of 18 cases of slain mayors and vice mayors solved, says PNP

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 10:09 PM

The motives ranged from politics, issues related to business and clan rivalry. Read more »

At least 16 mayors under probe for absence during typhoon Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 12:24 AM

More than a dozen mayors in northern Luzon are under investigation for supposedly abandoning their constituents at the height of Typhoon Ompong's onslaught.  Read more »

Mga 'nawalang' opisyal sa kasagsagan ng Ompong, pinagpapaliwanag

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 08:46 PM

Pinagpapaliwanag ng DILG ang hindi bababa sa 16 alkalde na wala umano sa kanilang mga nasasakupan noong kasagsagan ng bagyong Ompong. Read more »

Palace vows due process for mayors probed for 'Ompong' absence

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 05:29 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday vowed due process for mayors under investigation for allegedly neglecting their duties when their respective areas were being hit by Typhoon “Ompong.”   Read more »

10 mayors face probe over Ompong response: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 01:25 PM

At least 10 mayors who were allegedly missing in action during the onslaught of typhoon Mangkhut over the weekend are facing investigation for negligence, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte to provide security to local execs, LMP chief says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 12:54 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday promised to provide additional security detail to local executives amid the spate of recent killings across the country. Read more »

PNP says can't provide additional security detail to every local official

Trishia Billones. ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 05:10 PM

The Philippine National Police could not grant the mayors' plea for additional security more than the 2 officers assigned to them, its chief said Tuesday. Read more »

Karagdagang security escort, hiling ng ilang alkalde

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 02:56 PM

Kasunod ng pagkamatay ni General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Mayor Ferdinand Bote, sinuportahan ng iba pang alkalde ang hiling ng League of Municipalities of the Philippines na payagan silang magkaroon ng bodyguard. Read more »

10 alkalde, napatay simula Hulyo 2016

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 04:40 PM

Bago pa ang pagpatay kina Mayor Halili ng Tanauan City, Batangas at Mayor Bote ng General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, may 8 na ring alkalde ang napatay mula Hulyo 2016. Read more »

Lanao Sur mayors declare Maute group 'enemies' of Maranaos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 06:16 PM

Mayors of the province of Lanao del Sur on Saturday signed a manifesto declaring war against ISIS-inspired Maute extremists and its sympathizers. Read more »

7 gobernador, 132 alkalde sa Mindanao, tinanggalan ng kapangyarihan sa pulisya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 04:48 AM

Iniuugnay din ang mga lokal na opisyal sa terorismo at ilegal na droga. Read more »

Lanao mayors eye arming civilian volunteers amid Marawi crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 05:15 PM

Mayors of Lanao del Sur are planning to arm barangay police and civilian volunteers amid the crisis in the province's capital, Marawi City. Read more »

Duterte to confront governors over drug menace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 10:19 PM

President Duterte warns local officials involved in illegal drugs: '...papatayin talaga kita, believe me. Hahanapan kita ng ambush, lasunin kita.' Read more »

Mga alkalde, tikom ang bibig sa naging pulong kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 10:37 AM

Ayon sa Malacañang, ipinatawag ng pangulo ang lahat ng alkalde, at hindi lang ang mga kasama sa umano'y "narco list". Read more »

Mga mayor, dumagsa sa Palasyo para makipag-usap kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 04:05 PM

Ilang araw matapos bantaan ni Pangulong Duterte ang mga mayor na kabilang umano sa narco list, dumagsa ang mga mayor mula sa iba't ibang bahagi ng bansa sa Malacañang ngayong araw. Read more »

Duterte to meet with mayors after threat to 'kill' those in drug list

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 05:22 PM

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to meet with mayors this afternoon, several days after he threatened to kill those he would find to be in his “narco-list.” Read more »

Poe calls out mayors for skipping traffic hearing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 01:33 PM

Senator Grace Poe expressed dismay over the absence of some mayors at Thursday's resumption of hearings on proposed "emergency powers" to solve chronic traffic jams in the capital. Read more »