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…
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Farmer, student injured in Bato motorcycle accident
A 64-year-old farmer and a 17-year-old student were hurt when they figured in a vehicular accident in Mintay, Bato last Feb. 17, 2024. According to the report from the Bato…
Abalos: Study regularization of at least one (1) barangay health worker, nutrition scholar in every barangay
Barangay health workers and nutrition scholars must be given permanent positions to ensure the continuity of the crucial services they render in their communities. This, as Interior and Local Government…
Island’s No. 3 Most Wanted apprehended in Pampanga
A man ranked No. 3 in Catanduanes police’s Provincial Most Wanted Person list in connection with seven counts of rape and sexual abuse has been arrested in Pampanga province after…
CA acquits accused in Virac illegal drugs case, blames police’s procedural lapses
Procedural lapses by the police team prompted the Court of Appeals to reverse the conviction of a Virac resident arrested in an alleged buy-bust operation in 2021 and order his…
Virac MTC one of top 10 Bicol courts with over 100% case clearance rate
Judge Myra S. Mangente of the Virac Municipal Trial Court was among the judges of first- and second-level courts recently commended by the Supreme Court for attaining the highest case…
PDEA, Capitol anti-drug abuse council awards 8 drug-cleared municipalities
With just six of the 315 barangays still affected by the drug scourge, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration (PDEA) Regional Office V last week commended the eight (8) municipalities declared…
Virac LGU to offer free issuance of Civil Registry certificates on Feb. 27
In line with the celebration of Civil Registration Month this February, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Virac will offer free issuance of civil registry certifications on February 27, 2024.…
Gov’t workers here urged to use GSIS Touch mobile app to access services
The Virac office of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) last week brought its campaign for the GSIS Touch mobile app to the provincial capitol in a bid to increase…
Province passed 9 of 10 governance areas in 2022:
PLGU Cat’nes confident of winning coveted Seal of Good Local Governance for 2023
Officials expressed high optimism last week that the provincial government of Catanduanes would be able to earn the prestigious Seal of Good Local Governance for 2023 after just missing out…