In what could be deemed a steal, the entire second floor of the Virac Public Market is being offered to lease by the municipal government at just P34,125 per month…
Month: August 2021
Top leaders of Catholic Church to lead dedication of Virac cathedral Aug. 27
This Friday, August 27, 2021, the leader of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, Manila Archbishop Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula, will preside over a mass for the solemn blessing and…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
RECUERDOS DE LA ISLA
(For Monsignor Ping Molina, Tony Zantua, Gregorio Sarmiento, Sr. Beda Camacho, Grace Sarmiento Gabao, Pablo de Leon, Pedro Rojas, Jesus Torrente** & especially to Architect J. Romano) There was…
LGUs urged to be aggressive vs. COVID-19 as cases reach 1,000
With coronavirus cases in Catanduanes topping the thousand mark last Friday, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has urged local government units to be more aggressive in…
New DOJ building to house three more offices
Aside from the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Catanduanes, the newly-inaugurated building of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Virac will also serve as the home of three other…
CatSU biology professor among finalists in global breakthrough research contest
Catanduanes State University (CatSU) Biology Professor Dr. Jimmy T. Masagca has been named as one of the 30 finalists in the Future Learning category of this year’s prestigious Falling Walls…
PSA to conduct geotagging of economic areas, updating of geotagged building structures in Virac
The Philippine Statistics Authority will conduct the 2021 Updating of Geotagged Building Structures and Geotagging of Economic Areas in municipality of Virac, as the sample municipality for the twin activities.…
Baras grandpa guilty of raping 5-year old girl
On the strength of the eyewitness testimony and that of his five-year old granddaughter, an abaca stripper from Baras town has been convicted of statutory rape by the Regional Trial…
Life term for man caught with 32 sachets of shabu
A resident of Virac who was arrested for possession of 32 sachets of shabu inside his home early this year has been meted life imprisonment by the Regional Trial Court.…
Mechanic nabbed in buy-bust op while drinking in Virac nightspot
A motorcycle mechanic enjoying a bucket of ice-cold beer at a Virac nightspot while selling illegal drugs had his relaxation cut short when he was arrested by the police in…