Starting with the P25 million abaca processing facility to be built this year in Caramoran town, the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) plans to establish an additional three or…
Month: February 2021
Senators vow to follow up on aid:
PhilFIDA scored on ‘lost’ P121-M abaca rehab fund
The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) came under fire last week from several senators after they learned that Catanduanes has yet to receive the P121-million funding for the rehabilitation…
Almost 7 out of 10 babies are born illegitimate
Of the total 4,114 live births recorded in Catanduanes in 2020, which is equivalent to a crude birth rate (CBR) of 14.9 or 15 births per thousand population, almost 70…
7 arrested in Virac anti-gambling raids
Seven people were apprehended in two separate police operations against illegal gambling operations in the capital town of Virac last week. Joint elements of the Virac police station, the Catanduanes…
Jobless man nabbed in Virac buy-bust op
A total of 10 sachets of suspected shabu were seized from a 39-year old jobless man who was entrapped in a buy-bust operation conducted by combined units of the Philippine…
Tricycle driver in 2019 buy-bust sentenced to life imprisonment
A tricycle driver who was caught in a buy-bust operation in Virac in September 2019 has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Regional Trial Court. RTC Branch 43 Presiding…
Chief tanod guilty of raping own daughter
A former head of the barangay tanod brigade in San Miguel town has been sentenced to reclusion perpetua for raping his own 18-year old daughter last year. Testimony given by…
DTI ties up with Rotary Club of Virac for intensified consumer welfare protection
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Catanduanes provincial office has partnered with the Rotary Club of Virac for the promotion of business excellence alongside the intensified protection of consumer…
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Puede man palan mag-work from home an sisay man na empleyado nin gobyerno minsan bakong COVID an helang. Segun sa mga sehongan sa kahadean ni Mayos Bos Te, magpoon daa…