About 80 workers will be slashed from the job order personnel of the Virac municipal government this January 2023 with the implementation of the P55 increase in their daily wage…
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GAD budget to fund P1,000 monthly subsidy for qualified solo parents
A draft memorandum circular of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provides that the approved P1,000 monthly subsidy for qualified solo parents will be charged by local…
DILG leads SIM card registration info drive in LGUs
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has urged all local government units (LGUs) to raise awareness among their constituents on the newly enacted Republic Act No. 11934…
The ‘stranded’ Virac councilor’s issue: too hot to handle?
For months now, the Catanduanes Tribune has held back on publishing the news on the Civil Service Commission’s decision on the case of Ephraim Antonio Gianan, who was ‘stranded’ in…
Some good news this Christmas season
Except for the fuel price increase that was implemented this Dec. 20, some good news came for the inflation-hit Catandunganons this Christmas season. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) provided the…
Pandan ex-mayor slams reports on P1-M COA disallowance as politically motivated
Former Pandan Mayor Honesto Tabligan II has branded as “politically motivated” recent reports regarding the Commission on Audit’s disallowance of a P1 million transaction covering the local government unit’s acquisition…
Cabugao, Bato is now drug-cleared; LGUs crafting anti-drug plan of action
Barangay Cabugao has been cleared of illegal drugs, according to the Regional Oversight Committee (ROC) following a virtual deliberation last Nov. 24, 2022 together with the barangay captainl and focal…
Truth and honesty in the barangay anti-drug program
Earning the nod of the authorities in charge of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program is no easy feat. Last week, after a painstaking, evidence-based process and final deliberation, the Regional…
The Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino
By the way the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) explained last week to local officials, the Marcos administration’s bid to reduce the six-million-unit housing backlog in the…
Fear depletion of calamity funds with two months left in year:
Some LGUs wary of joining “Paeng” relief distribution
Fearing depletion of their calamity funds with more than a month to go before the year ends, some local government units are not joining the “Paeng” relief goods distribution spree.…