Citing the devastating effects of super typhoon “Rolly” in Catanduanes, the Bicol Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved the request of the provincial government for the suspension of inbound travel…
Month: November 2020
Minor, 17, guilty of raping mentally-challenged girl
A Child In Conflict with the Law (CICL) has been sentenced to reclusion perpetua and ordered to pay a total of P225,000.00 as civil indemnity and damages to an 18-year…
Typhoon-stricken gov’t workers may apply for emergency leave
Government employees directly affected by the aftermath of Typhoons Quinta and Rolly may apply for a special five-day leave. This was announced by the Civil Service Commission as it reiterated…
Gigmoto ‘mob’ forces Wiliie to motor back to Virac
Popular entertainer and game show host Willie Revillame was forced to return to the capital town of Virac last Sunday evening (Nov. 8, 2020) after he was met by a…
LGUs told to ensure fast distribution of relief goods
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed local government units to ensure that food packs are distributed to the people not later then two (2) days…
MSO’s virtual concert for a cause
𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘰 𝘈. 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘯 It seems bizarre watching a concert through a private password in the internet. Then the images of musicians come in assorted setting and seemingly holed…
‘Rolly’ rips off poet’s heritage house
Another big casualty of Typhoon Rolly is the ancestral house of distinguished poet Angela Manalang Gloria in Tabaco City. The entire second floor of the house lay exposed after the…
PAGASA Virac hopeful that “decapitated” Doppler radar could be restored soonest
With its modern Doppler radar at Buenavista, Bato torn off by super typhoon Rolly’s estimated 315-kph gusts, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in Virac is hoping…
315-kph Rolly the strongest ever tropical cyclone to make landfall
“We were not expecting this kind of typhoon which is stronger than Rosing which hit the island in 1995,” Governor Joseph Cua said at the capitol last week. “I believe…
Power supply to be fully restored by December
Power supply will be fully restored in all 11 towns of the island by next month, the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) said last Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, following…