Like kaingeros setting fire to wild vegetation in their mountainous farms, two agencies of the national government wielded its disciplinary power and gutted the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and the FICELCO Board…
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Did Ombudsman properly serve suspension order on SP 12?
Vice Governor Robert A. Fernandez, who along with 11 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan were suspended by the Ombudsman for six (6) months without pay, maintains that the order was…
Cua, Surtida to recommend party members as replacement PBMs
Former Governor Joseph C. Cua and Virac Vice Mayor Lemuel L. Surtida will recommend temporary replacements for the seven suspended Provincial Board Members in their capacity as provincial chairpersons of…
Pending replacement of 7 suspended PBMs:
SP can still hold sessions despite having 5 members
With the two remaining Provincial Board Members and three replacements for ex-officio PBMs, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan can continue to hold sessions pending the appointment of nominees in place of seven…
PBM questions nursing students’ summer affiliation outside island
A member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has sought an inquiry into the affiliation agreement between the provincial hospital and the Catanduanes State University after learning that nursing students are going…
Starlink’s promise for isolated barangays
Last week, a youth group, Sinag Kabataan, successfully demonstrated that satellite internet service could end the isolation of far-flung areas, communications-wise, in the province of Catanduanes. Sinag President Fred Benedict…
DPWH district engineer goes on leave, will not face SP questioning on P2.1-B
DPWH Catanduanes District Engineer Edy Ferdinand Joven has declined the invitation from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to appear for questioning last Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, regarding the P2.1-B in infrastructure projects…
DE Joven hides behind the FOI program
Section 7. The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts,…
CSC: Virac vice mayor responsible for implementing decision on ex-councilor
The Civil Service Commission has advised Virac Vice Mayor Arlynn H. Arcilla that her office is responsible for executing its decision on the appeal of former Councilor Ephraim Antonio Gianan…
Job Order personnel not allowed to attend capacity-building programs
While Job Order (JO) personnel may be allowed to undergo official local travel to perform assigned tasks, they shall not be allowed to attend capacity-building programs such as trainings and…