Before the end of this month, 12 central elementary schools in the province will have fully-operational medical and dental clinics, the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Catanduanes disclosed…
Month: September 2021
Baras LGU’s negotiated purchase
of P5.8-M in goods without basis?
2020 COA Annual Audit Reports The propriety of P5.8-million in disbursements from the Bayanihan Grant to Cities and Municipalities (BCGM) released to the Baras local government last year could not…
CatSU alumnus aces CPA exam in Canada
A native of Virac who finished her accountancy course at the Catanduanes State University two decades ago is now a Certified Public Accountant in Canada after passing the tough, multi-stage…
STAY A LITTLE LONGER MY CHILD
Stay a little longer my childKeep your father companyAs he welcomes another sunriseWithout you. Stay a little longer my daughterKeep your son companyHe who is proud of youIn your prolonged…
PSA Catanduanes to conduct
Sept. 2021 Labor Force Survey
The Philippine Statistics Authority will conduct the monthly Labor Force Survey (LFS) this September 2021. A total of six (6) sample barangays with ninety-seven (97) sample households will be interviewed…
74 new COVID-19 cases recorded last week, highest since March 2020
A total of 74 new coronavirus disease cases were recorded by local health authorities in Catanduanes last week, the highest ever since the pandemic quarantine restrictions began in March 2020.Of…
COVID-19 deaths here rise to 40
Three more COVID-19 patients succumbed to complications brought about by coronavirus disease, bringing the island’s total death toll to 39 as of Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021.The capital town of Virac…
Capitol employees elect new officers
The Provincial Government of Catanduanes Employees Association (PROGOCEA) has elected a new set of officers headed by its President, Eric S. Manlangit.The other officers are Jorge I. Tabirara, vice president;…
The government should boost COA’s capability
According to the United States Coast Guard, Aids to Navitation (or ATONs), like the red-and-green lighted buoys in Cabugao Bay that now mark the passage in and out of Virac…
PRRD’s ill-advised rant vs. Sen. Gordon
President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirade against Sen. Richard Gordon for allegedly using the Philippine Red Cross, of which he is chairman, as a milking cow is wildly off the mark.His call…