My heartfelt gratitude goes to family and friends who attended my 60th birthday celebration at the function hall of ARDCI Corporate Inn last Saturday evening, Jan. 21, 2023. Among them…
Tag: local government
Who says the provincial government lacks funds?
Not a few eyebrows among the newspaper-reading public were raised when the Tribune reported that in 2021, the provincial government of Catanduanes had parked P242 million in time deposits in…
2021 COA Annual Audit Report:
Capitol’s P242-M in time deposits could have funded dev’t projects
By the end of 2021, the provincial government of Catanduanes had Time Deposit accounts with a total amount of P242 million, which the Commission on Audit said could have been…
Virac to lay off 80 workers due to P55-increase hike in JO wage rate
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…
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…