The Commission on Audit has flagged the San Miguel local government’s hiring of an ICT technician and payment of salaries and benefits thereto without complying with the appointment requirements of…
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National ID–PhilHealth integration boosted through Sabayang YAKAP in Catanduanes
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)’s efforts to reinforce the implementation of the National ID System has been complemented by its integration with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), enhancing the…
PSA rolls out APCAS in Catanduanes to streamline Civil Registry corrections
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) continues to strengthen its digital services with the implementation of the Administrative Petition for Correction Automated System (APCAS), also known as E-Endorsement, in Catanduanes. This…
Filipino-Aussie commercial pilot relishes brief vacation in Virac
Granted only 10 days of vacation leave, a pilot with Australian flag carrier Qantas nevertheless made the most of it in Virac where her mother was born and raised. In…
DSWD cash assistance anomaly in Virac:
147 recipients of DSWD aid for tricycle drivers are unregistered
A review of the list of recipients of the P5,000 Cash Relief Assistance released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently showed that 147 of them were…
FICELCO board divided on EPSA 2:
Extension of SUWECO EPSA sought to prevent brownouts by noon of May 15
There may be no escaping the inevitable rotating brownouts for 62,000 consumers of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) once the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) with Sunwest Water…
One of trio nabbed in buy-bust has five pending VAWC cases
One of the three individuals arrested by the Virac police in last week’s buy-bust operation turned out to have five (5) cases of violence against women and children pending before…
Baras LGU to take over water district?
Municipal officials are reportedly considering a takeover of the Baras Water District after it failed to convince the management and the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) to lower the P200…
Only active, registered farmers, fisherfolk entitled to P2,325 Palace cash assistance
Municipal agriculture personnel from the 11 towns have reportedly received criticism from legitimate farmers who were not included in the list of recipients of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and…
FICELCO starts negotiation with new supplier:
Rolling brownouts seen after EPSA expiration on May 15
Rotating brownouts are likely to occur all over the island after May 15, 2026 when the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) expires, taking with it about 20 percent of Catanduanes’…