Just a day after an ‘unfavorable’ result in the bidding of seven projects, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Catanduanes District Engineering Office has cancelled the bidding of…
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Minaabat project “grossly overpriced”:
Graft charges filed vs. DPWH director, contractor over Gigmoto road project
Four residents of Gigmoto have filed a complaint with the Ombudsman against the regional director of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a contractor over the allegedly…
“Kristine” toll: 5 dead, P872-M in damage to infra, agriculture
Landslides, flooding and a tornado brought by Tropical Storm “Kristine” led to the deaths of five people, destroyed 43 houses and caused over P872 million in damage to infrastructure and…
JPSCC: Catanduanes is now insurgency-free
On the same month that its people celebrate the province’s 79th foundation anniversary, Catanduanes has been declared free from the influence of communist insurgents by the Joint Peace and Security…
80 reelectionists lead 271 aspirants who filed CoCs for May 2025 polls
A total of 271 aspirants for 121 elective positions in Catanduanes have filed their Certificates of Candidacy for the May 2025 midterm elections, with just 14 percent of them women.…
To stave off rotating brownouts:
Consumers to pay P20/kWh under proposed emergency power deal
Residential consumers would have to pay as much as P20 per kilowatt-hour for electricity under the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) being considered to avoid rotational brownouts in the Catanduanes…
Final slates almost done except for some key posts:
Some bets seen to delay filing of CoCs until last hour of deadline
Some aspirants for key posts in the May 2025 local elections in the province of Catanduanes are expected to wait until the last hour of the Oct. 8, 2024 deadline…
Two other civil servants from island are regional winners:
School janitor wins 2024 Dangal ng Bayan award for public service
For his exemplary performance and public service over the last three years, a janitor from Cabcab Central Elementary School was among the 28 individuals and groups given recognition by President…
Irregularities noted in P55-M contract for 920-meter new road:
SP seeks probe of overpriced DPWH road project in Sicmil
In response to an issue raised at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Governor Joseph C. Cua has reportedly called for an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the design and construction of…
Political parties to select ‘25 official candidates next month
Political parties in Catanduanes will have to look not only at the winnability factor when they select their official candidates in the 2025 local elections this September but also the…