The Agro-Industrial Economic and Processing Zone now being pushed for funding by the Catanduanes State University needs a private developer partner for the venture to succeed, National Scientist Dr. Emil…
Month: August 2022
Ineligible expenses charged to Baras LGU disaster funds
Ineligible expenditures were charged by the Baras local government to the 2021 Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (LDRRM) Funds which was not fully utilized, the Commission on Audit said…
Abaca stripper guilty of illegal possession of firearm, explosive
The Regional Trial Court last week found an abaca stripper from Bagamanoc guilty of illegal possession of firearm, ammunition and explosive seized during a search of his house in 2021.…
College student to spend life behind bars for P340k shabu
Life imprisonment, an additional 12 to 14 years of jail time and total fines of P900,000.00 were meted on a Virac resident who yielded P340,000 worth of shabu in 2021…
Two new coronavirus deaths from Bato were unvaccinated
The two new fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic in Catanduanes were both from Bato town and reportedly did not get vaccinated against the virus. A reliable source told the Tribune…
Former councilor cleared of election overspending rap
A former councilor of Virac has been acquitted by the Regional Trial Court of the criminal charge of overspending during the campaign for the May 13, 2013 local elections. In…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
THE HORRORS OF MARTIAL LAW AS MUSICAL
When Katips (short for Katipunan) was first screened in November last year, nobody knew the Marcoses were poised for a dramatic comeback. Thus, the film was treated as another brainchild…
Tourist arrivals on the rebound, more than doubles 2021 total
For the first half of 2022, the province of Catanduanes recorded a total of 61,825 domestic and foreign tourist arrivals, more than doubling last year’s total in a sign that…