This possibility is being seriously considered by investigators looking into the ambush slaying of San Miguel intelligence officer PSMS John de la Cruz Teston last Feb. 1, 2022 while on…
Month: February 2022
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
POEM INSPIRED BY PHOTO OF VP LENI ON A BIKE GOES VIRAL!
My poem, Woman On A Bike, has reached more than 32,000 netizens in less than three days and still counting. Praises for the poem from netizens: Rock Drilon: “It is…
Pork still expensive despite lifting of ban on hog imports
Meat vendors at the Virac public market are still selling pork at P330 per kilo two weeks after the provincial government lifted the ban on the entry of live hogs…
Zeis/Excel Care among two health labs registered with DENR
Records of the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office show that the embattled Zeis Polyclinic & Diagnostic Services, Inc. is one of…
Abaca stripper shot dead by unknown suspect while catching fish in Gigmoto
Gigmoto police authorities are facing a blank wall in the death of an abaca stripper who was gunned down while catching fish in the shallow sea off barangay San Vicente…
Billiard hall owner nabbed in shabu buy-bust
Two big sachets of shabu worth an estimated P68,000 were seized from a Virac billiard hall owner during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) last…
Tucao couple meted 36 years in jail for gun, grenade and ammo
An abaca stripper and his wife could spend as much as 36 years in jail after the Regional Trial Court found them guilty of illegal possessions of weapons and ammunition…
Virac senior citizens thanks donor for donating tricycle, equipment
The Virac Federation of Senior Citizens Associations (VFSCA) and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) have expressed their deep gratitude for individuals and establishments for donating a tricycle…
In honor of Catanduanes’ World War II heroes:
“This May, let us go out and let us vote wisely”
2022 Liberation Day speech of Col. Jose C. Sorreta (Ret.) “Seventy-seven years ago, our veterans, with great fortitude and amazing courage, faced a determined enemy, emerged victorious and liberated our…
On week-to-week basis:
New COVID-19 cases plunge by 67%
New coronavirus cases decreased by a substantial 67% during the Jan. 29-Feb. 4 period, compared to the previous week, data of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed. There were only…