The Department of Education (DepEd) in Catanduanes last week officially launched its three-year Learning Recovery Plan intended to provide refreshers to at least 10,000 learners with low levels of mastery…
Month: May 2022
Bato church now included in Nat’l Registry of Historic Sites, Structures
With its roofing and ceiling fully restored, the St. John the Baptist parish church in Bato town has been added to the National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
GUESS WHO CAME TO EARLY DINNER
It was a spur of the moment thing. We were all depressed and had to hang on to each other for comfort and relief. It seemed everyone was headed for…
6th Abaca Festival now in full swing
A Thanksgiving Mass on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 kicked off colorful and meaningful activities of this week’s 6th Abaca Festival in the Abaca Capital of the Philippines. Following the Mass…
Long jail term, P400K fine meted on Virac drug pusher
The Regional Trial Court has sentenced a Virac tricycle driver to 21 years imprisonment and to pay a fine of P400,000 following his conviction on an illegal drug charge last…
10 grams of shabu seized in Virac buy-bust operation
A 40-year-old unemployed man yielded 10 grams of shabu in a buy-bust operation that went down inside a boarding house in Virac last week. According to the report, joint elements…
PSA Catanduanes surveys crop production, farm prices this May
The Philippine Statistics Authority is conducting two important surveys in Catanduanes this month: the 2nd Quarter 2022 Crops Production Survey (CrPS) and the monthly Farm Prices Survey in all municipalities.…
Jobless man drowns in Bato river
A man who didn’t know how to swim drowned in Bato river last Friday afternoon while crossing the river on board a wooden banca. In its report, the Bato police…
Virac mountain climber dies after falling ill on way up Mt. Pacogon
A mountaineer’s third climb up the highest peak in San Miguel town turned into a tragedy when he fell ill at the campsite and had to be carried down by…
A news blackout for the Catanduanes police?
“Most Wanted Person Arestado sa Bayan ng Pandan Arestado sa kasong frustrated murder ang isang 40 anyos na lalaki nitong Martes sa Brgy. Bagawang, Pandan, Catanduanes. Ayon sa Pandan…