A man who was found guilty of transporting shabu on board a passenger bus from Manila in 2019 has been cleared by the Court of Appeals after it ruled that…
Month: October 2022
Two homes razed in separate Virac fires
More than a million pesos in property were destroyed in two separate fires that occurred in the capital town of Virac last week. The first blaze was reported to the…
Catanduanes marks 77th year on Oct. 26
At least five activities have been penciled in for the celebration of the 77th founding anniversary of the province of Catanduanes this Oct. 24-26, 2022. According to the Provincial Tourism…
Motorcycle rams parked tricycle
A resident of San Andres was seriously injured when he rammed his motorcycle into a parked tricycle along the national road in barangay Timbaan last Oct. 15, 2022. According to…
Abaca stripper arrested over unlicensed firearm
Combined elements of three police units arrested an abaca stripper in Viga after a court-ordered search yielded a loaded gun in his possession. According to the report, operatives of the…
The lamentable state of the abaca industry in Catanduanes
Last week’s distribution of P5,000 cash to qualified rice farmers in the province of Catanduanes is pursuant to Section 13 of Republic Act 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Law. Under…
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Something suspicious about Stuurman case
There is no truth to the report that the fugitive Dutchman arrested by immigration agents and police officers in Calatagan Tibang, Virac, last Oct. 14 spent some time at the…
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Ang milagrong pigaluto sa Dificelco
Magpoon ngonian, dae na siguro masakitan an mga mahagad nin tabag, ay sala, tabang palan qui Congressman Yoloyo. Pinapaisi an gabos na bukas na an congressional district office adyan na…
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Typos from all over the world
Curriculum vitae howlers: I have a graduate degree in unclear physics. I am a rabid typist. I worked for 6 years as an uninformed security guard. …
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Biblical misprints
An edition from 1562 has our Lord asserting, in Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the place-makers.” The Barker and Lucas Bible of 1631 – also known as the Wicked Bible…