Nearly 85 percent of Catanduanes’ 315 barangay councils and less than half of the Sangguniang Kabataan are fully compliant with the Full Disclosure Policy of the Department of the Interior…
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LGUS told to strictly enforce water conservation measures
All chief executives have been directed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to strictly implement water conservation measures in their respective localities due to the persisting…
Disaster officials trained on use of earthquake impact assessment tool
Local and national officials concerned with disaster preparedness and management recently completed a five-day training on the use of the Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System (REDAS) Software. Developed by the…
LGUs pressed on measures vs. mendicancy, vagrancy
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has again reminded all provincial, city and municipal governments to craft and implement measures to address the proliferation of mendicancy and…
PDEA, Capitol anti-drug abuse council awards 8 drug-cleared municipalities
With just six of the 315 barangays still affected by the drug scourge, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration (PDEA) Regional Office V last week commended the eight (8) municipalities declared…
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Meager portions for Cat’nes in DA, DepEd infra budgets
Compared to the more than P2 billion allocation for infrastructure projects for DPWH Catanduanes, the 2024 budget of the national government provides only a paltry P185 million for other infra…
Giving credit to where it is due
“Give credit where credit is due.” Congressman Eulogio Rodriguez had this phrase as answer to the failure of the chief executives of Virac, Bato and Baras to mention his role…
Abalos: Awards await cleanest barangays under KALINISAN Program
In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to incentivize local government units (LGUs) maintaining cleanliness in their areas, the Department of the Interior and Local Government…
DILG urges all LGUs to ban personal use of firecrackers
In a circular issued last week, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has encouraged all cities and municipalities to pass ordinances and otherwise issue regulations banning the…
The Senate’s slow action on the Magna Carta for BHWs
The removal of some barangay health workers by reelected or new barangay captains in some towns soon after the Oct. 30, 2023 BSKE, which merited a headline story in the…