Virac LGU’s Summer Barakalan generates over P500-K in sales

In the limited period of two weeks, Virac-based micro and small enterprise exhibitors at the 11th Summer Barakalan Tourism and Trade Fair generated a total of ₱529,389.00 in cumulative sales,…

Rotary Club of Virac donates Mobile Clinic to Virac LGU, boosts health care delivery

Enhancing the capital town’s access to health care especially in remote villages, the Rotary Club of Virac has donated a state-of-the-art Mobile Clinic to the local government unit of Virac.…

Colorum vans competing with UV Express operators

Colorum vans are the ones competing with legitimate UV Express operators and not the buses of the Cat Island Express, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan concluded in last Friday’s hearing on a…

SP slams DPWH for abusing discretion on infra projects

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) came under fire from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan last week for allegedly abusing its discretion in the implementation of infrastructure projects in Catanduanes.…

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…

Environmental planners’ group sworn in

Officers of the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP) Catanduanes chapter, sworn in last weekend, are set to serve as emissaries on environmental protection and conservation on the island. During…

Virac’s finest MSMEs to take center stage at Summer Trade and Tourism Fair next month

Virac’s Plaza Rizal will transform into a vibrant showcase of local craftsmanship and entrepreneurship as micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from the capital town present their finest products at…

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Ex-Pandan mayor, 4 officials asked to settle P862,000 audit suspension

The Commission on Audit has reportedly asked former Pandan Mayor Atty. Honesto Tabligan II and four other officials of the municipal government to settle a total of P862,000.00 in audit…

BFP receives boost from Capitol, Virac LGU

Not only did the leadership of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) successfully hold its year-end command conference but it got a boost for its fire safety awareness campaign from…

Pandan officials defend P155-M loan, cite benefits from landfill, water project

Saying the plan was rigorously studied, Pandan local officials led by Mayor Raul Tabirara last week defended its proposed P155 million loan for the establishment of a sanitary landfill, upgrading…