In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar, DPWH Bureau of Maintenance Director Ernesto G. Gregorio Jr. said that starting January 2020, all DPWH Regional and District Engineering Offices were required to submit an inventory of all footbridges along national roads, including structures’ details and condition, and cost of repair.
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No schooling, promotion for obese police officers
Those who are not within the ideal BMI range are either told to reduce their weight by two kilos a month or increase their weight to be eligible for schooling and possible promotion, Catanduanes Police Provincial Director Col. Paul F. Abay said.
Gov. Cua heeds DILG order, ends 5-day Capitol impasse
Wednesday last week, Cua’s lawyer, Atty. Maria Nympha Mandagan, sent a letter to the DILG regional and provincial offices informing that her client would assume his duties and responsibilities as governor of Catanduanes effective that day.
PDEA seals pact with NCWC to prevent entry of illegal drugs through coastlines
Under the agreement, PDEA and the NCWC have agreed to closely coordinate and render mutual assistance in the interdiction of illegal drugs and controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) entering into the Philippine shores.
AG Abundo presents plans for 2020, calls for support
Addressing the chiefs of offices during the New Year’s Call and joint meeting of the Catanduanes Development Council (CDC) and the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) at the Catanduanes Convention Center last Friday (Jan. 10, 2020), the acting chief executive said the programs to be implemented followed the same programs initiated by Governor Joseph C. Cua to ensure continuity.
ARTA orders elimination of ‘burdensome’ requirements for businesses inside malls and CBDs
The memorandum circular also requires LGUs to ensure the availability and accessibility of the Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plan to the public. Furthermore, risk-profiling of business permits applications and renewal based on its geographical location and post auditing of business tenants located within shopping malls and CBDs are being ordered.
Cimatu seeks easier, affordable way to set up sanitary landfills
Sanitary landfill is the waste disposal method allowed under Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which LGUs are duty-bound to follow.
But Cimatu noted that a lot of LGUs find it difficult to comply with the law as building and maintaining a sanitary landfill can be costly and somewhat complicated.
SSS Calamity Assistance Package now available for Tisoy victims in Bicol
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said affected members and pensioners in Naga City and provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon may now avail of Calamity Loan, Direct House Repair and Improvement Loan, and advance three-month pension for qualified pensioners from December 20, 2019 until March 19, 2020, except for the Direct House Repair and Improvement Loan.
DA allots P2B for youth agripreneurship programs
“We have approved an initial P2 billion to implement two lending programs, namely the Young Agripreneurs Loan Program (YALP), and Micro and Small Agribusiness Loan Program (MSALP) — with an initial budget of P1B each, during the DA-ACPC 67th governing council meeting, on January 8, 2020,” said Secretary Dar.