Although one of the two suspected masterminds of the multimillion Complan investment scam has been arrested in Cavite province on alleged drug charges, he cannot be brought back to the…
Month: November 2021
DICT to activate 18 more free Wi-Fi sites in Cat’nes next year
Eighteen more Free Wi-Fi for All hotspots in Catanduanes will be activated next year by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to provide Internet connectivity to more people.…
Two islanders win in DA search for Bicol’s outstanding women farmers
Two women farmers from Catanduanes ended up first and second in the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 5’s “Gawad Parangal sa Katangi-tanging Kababaihan sa Pagsasaka at Pangingisda sa…
Strawberry farm began from just five seedlings
Cristina Lato Torreda remembers exact when she started her now thriving farm in Yocti, San Andres. It was on Sept. 25, 2018 when she bought five strawberry seedlings on line…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
CELLO PRODIGY QUALIFIES IN 2022 TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION
The winning streak of Filipino cello prodigy Damodar das Castillo, 13, continues when he recently qualified as one of the 60 contestants world-wide who qualified in the XI International Tchaikovsky…
Caramoran farmer hacked to death by half-brother over land dispute
A simmering family grudge over a land dispute is being considered as the motive behind the fatal hacking of a 27-year old abaca stripper in Caramoran town last Nov. 13,…
Island’s No. 7 Most Wanted man nabbed in Antipolo City
A native of Gigmoto wanted for multiple cases of rape has been arrested in Antipolo City where he has been hiding for 10 years now. A manhunt operation conducted by…
PDEA, Virac police seize P408k shabu from couple in buy-bust
Police authorities seized its biggest haul of illegal drugs in the province so far this year, with a joint buy- bust operation last Monday afternoon (Nov. 22, 2021) yielding P408,000…
Student, 21, yields P340-k shabu in Virac buy-bust op
Twin criminal complaints have been filed against a college sophomore in Virac who was found in possession of P340,000 worth of shabu and marijuana during a buy-bust operation last week.…
PSA Catanduanes conducts 4th Quarter 2021 Fisheries Survey
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Catanduanes will conduct the Fourth Quarter Fisheries Survey this Nov. 22-26, 2021 involving fish landing centers, aqua farms and households. The survey aims to…