Eleven (11) Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) municipal federation presidents are set to choose their provincial federation officials this Friday, Nov. 24 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall in Virac. Department of…
Month: November 2023
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
IT’S A BUSY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FOR TENOR ARTHUR ESPIRITU
(Conclusion) To be sure, Espiritu isn’t the first one to make a big splash in Europe. Soprano Evelyn Mandac sang with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in one Salzburg festival…
Wage order mandates P30 increase:
P395 minimum wage for Bicol workers takes effect on Dec. 1
By Dec. 1, 2023, all private establishments in the Bicol region will have to pay their workers an extra P30 per day to comply with the new minimum wage order…
30 barangays now practicing Zero Open Defecation (ZOD), gets P10-k incentive
Governor Joseph Cua last week awarded a P10,000 cash incentive to each of the 30 barangays which are now practicing Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) as he expressed hope the province…
Move to provide better services to riding public:
LTFRB defends grant of provisional authority to Cat Island Express buses
Calling on local transport groups to embrace change, the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) last week justified its grant of provisional authority to bus operator Cat Island Express…