The Virac Water District has been bestowed the 2023 Freedom of Information (FOI) Rising Star Award for its significant contribution to the development and progress of the FOI program. VIWAD…
Month: December 2023
Spike in dengue cases noted in Virac barangay
Fogging operations began last Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in barangay Gogon Centro in Virac after health officials recorded an abrupt increase in mosquito-borne dengue cases in the area. A reliable…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
THE 2023 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: MORE OF SAMEOUTPUT?
The 49 th edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival is all set to unfold December 25 2023 with ten films vying for assorted festival prizes and awards. It used…
DIOCESE OF VIRAC CHANCERY OFFICE Virac, 4800 Catanduanes, Philippines:
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN NG CATANDUANES
DIOCESE OF VIRAC CHANCERY OFFICE Virac, 4800 Catanduanes, Philippines AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN NG CATANDUANES November 21, 2023 The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Catanduanes Legislative…
Low abaca fiber prices, high cost of goods forced farmers to dig for coal
Farmers and residents of Cabuyoan, Panganiban reportedly resorted to digging for coal due to the successive drops in the buying price of abaca fiber and the surge in prices of…
August 2023 probe was requested by Panganiban SB:
DENR report confirms illegal coal extraction in Cabuyoan
As early as August 2023, the Panganiban municipal government had received reports of alleged coal mining activity in two barangays, with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) later…