The local police cleared two of Bato town’s top wanted men with the arrest of the No. 2 and No. 4 wanted personalities on the same day recently, the Catanduanes…
Month: February 2021
Businessman, 3 others nabbed over hot lumber
A criminal charge for violation of Presidential Decree 705, or the Forestry Code of the Philippines, will be filed against a businessman and three other residents of Panganiban town after…
DWPH DE Balmadrid heads PICE Cat’nes
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineer Gil Augustus A. Balmadrid, who is now the president of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Catanduanes Chapter, recently called…
Chinese vessel didn’t contact PCG before anchoring off Bato
Contrary to the official claim that the Chinese survey vessel Jia Geng sought permission from Philippine authorities to shelter off Catanduanes, the ship’s captain allegedly never made contact with the…
Carorian fishers seek help on bail vs. impending arrest
Following the arrest of 10 fishermen from Cabugao last month, five more from Carorian in Bato town are now soliciting assistance for their bail once a warrant of arrest is…
Islander In The City:
ONCE UPON A VIRUS
“HIV, Ebola, and Zika are ugly, nasty viruses. David Goodsell makes them look beautiful, even alluring.” A science news It took a virus To isolate people From each other.…
Caritas Virac, partners bring P96-M aid to Catanduanes
As of the middle of January, Caritas Virac Justice & Peace Inc. has brought nearly P96 million in relief and rehabilitation assistance to victims of last year’s successive typhoons in…
DILG to LGUs: Ensure local EOs are aligned with ASF zoning plan
In a move to avert the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) while ensuring food security, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urges all local government units…
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Cong. Sanchez and CatSU’s partially-restored funding
Last year, then newly-designated OIC Dr. Freddie Bernal was dismayed to learn that the 2021 budget of the Catanduanes State University came up to only PP495.858 million, down by nearly…
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CHARTER CHANGE MALABO; REVGOV ISINUSULONG PARA SA CHACHA
Hindi raw mapipigilan ni Duterte ang kanyang anak na si Mayor Sarah na tumakbong pangulo ng bansang Pinas. Katunayan ay nagpahayag na raw itong tatakbong pangulo. Si Bongbpng Marcos ay…