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…
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Feature by Atty. Dexter A. Francisco:
Q&A on Recall and Recall Election
Q: What law provides for the recall of local elective government officials? A: Recall of an elective local government official is provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known…
Remembering the 2004 Verceles recall move
To the younger generation of voters, the petition for the recall of an elective official is an unfamiliar concept. But not to those who were already members of the electorate…
Former councilor cleared of election overspending rap
A former councilor of Virac has been acquitted by the Regional Trial Court of the criminal charge of overspending during the campaign for the May 13, 2013 local elections. In…
FICELCO kicks off weekly elections for board seats
The series of elections for members of the board of directors of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) began last Saturday in San Miguel town in an atmosphere mirroring…
Only 25% of first-timers triumphant :
Two-thirds of 78 incumbent local officials win reelection
Fifty-two (52) out of the 78 incumbent provincial and municipal officials that ran for reelection in the recent May 9, 2022 local elections emerged victorious, final and unofficial data from…
ISIP-ISIPON TA | qui Tang Tacio:
Sa gabos daang mga votante, ang magcapirang mga taga-San Miguel an masuwerte. Nagtao daa nin mil quinientos cada voto an consejal, binalosan ni alcalde nin dos mil, patungan pa man…
Rodriguez, Cua brods post landslide victory
Breaking a three-decade jinx, Governor Joseph Cua won a third and final term by a huge margin, the same definitive victory hacked out in last Monday’s election by his brother,…
Still no clues about group, motive behind P20-M Rodriguez robbery
A Special Investigation Task Force (SITG) has been formed to focus on the probe of the alleged robbery at the residence of congressional candidate Eulogio Rodriguez in Batalay, Bato last…