Walang puso! San Andres town in Catanduanes has no budget for PWDs in 2015 The municipality of San Andres in Catanduanes failed to allocate the appropriate budget for projects and activities of senior citizens and differently-abled persons in 2015, state auditors... READ FULL ARTICLE
Yan kasi! COA scores Catanduanes mayor for wasteful P319K travel spree Municipal mayor Edna Bernal of the town of San Miguel in Catanduanes was scolded by state auditors for splurging P319,764.09 in taxpayers’ money for excessive travel... READ FULL ARTICLE
COA hits Viga town, Catanduanes for poor use of education fund State auditors scored the municipal government of Viga in Catanduanes for its poor implementation of its Special Education Fund (SEF) in... READ FULL ARTICLE
Wrong move? Catanduanes Guv Wong withdraws re-election bid Incumbent Catanduanes Gov. Araceli Wong is no longer running for re-election in the 2016... READ FULL ARTICLE
Bakit pa? Catanduanes solon insists House should still probe ‘tanim-bala’ Even as the Senate has already held a hearing on the “tanim-bala” cases at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento said the House of Representatives should also do a parallel investigation. Sarmiento pointed out that the lower chamber’s inquiry is not a duplication of the Senate probe since many aspects of... READ FULL ARTICLE
Catanduanes solon grants ‘Mr. Clark’s’ wish to develop Clark airport Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento has acceded to Pampanga 1st District Rep. Yeng “Mr. Clark” Guiao’s advocacy to promote and develop the Clark International Airport (CIA) as the country’s alternative gateway. During the hearing of the House committee on transportation on November 25, Sarmiento directed the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to prepare a master... READ FULL ARTICLE
Solons fly to Laoag to condole with Fariñas It’s during times like these when you cherish colleagues and brothers. Politikos wanted badly to condole with Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Fariñas as he lost his son JR in a motorcycle accident last Nov. 15, so they flew all the way to Laoag with some well wishes. A House contingent led by no less than... READ FULL ARTICLE
3×3: 3 Catanduanes politikos vie for top 3 posts Three candidates from three rival political parties will clash for the three top posts in Catanduanes in the upcoming May 2016 elections. The local Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the Liberal Party (LP), United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) and Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) each fielded candidates for governor, vice governor, and House representative. In the gubernatorial... READ FULL ARTICLE
Vice Guv Teves joins 3-way Catanduanes gubernatorial race Catanduanes Vice Gov. Jose “Bong” Joson Teves, Jr. will run for governor in 2016, a local newspaper reported. Citing unnamed sources, Bikol Peryodiko revealed the Teves camp is now all-out in their preparations for the 2016 following a recent survey showing the vice governor ahead of incumbent Gov. Araceli Wong and former governor Joseph Cua.... READ FULL ARTICLE