After six months in hiding, one of the Bicol region’s Most Wanted Persons, a Virac resident accused of three counts of rape, has been arrested in Batangas province. Last Feb.…
Month: March 2024
2022 COA Annual Audit Reports:
Caramoran LGU unable to provide proof on P1.74-M relief distribution
Weak internal control in the local government unit of Caramoram could result in losses or wastage of government resources, the Commission on Audit said in its report on 2022 transactions,…
TWECS-Canada Eye Mission benefits 5,668 Catandunganons
Nearly 6,000 islanders were benefitted by the recent Eye Mission mounted by the Third World Eye Care Society Canada (TWECS) in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Virac and the…
Tricy group seeks CHED aid over rival’s exclusive use of CatSU parking spaces
A group of tricycle operators and drivers serving students of the Catanduanes State University has sought the intervention of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) over a deal granting a…
Controversy over alleged interference mars run-up to CatSU student council elections
Allegations of administration interference, the withdrawal of a candidate and the filing of similarly worded complaints against the remaining presidential bet have made the upcoming University Student Council elections on…
SP to verify implementation of charity bed allocation in two private hospitals
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan will invite the heads of two private hospitals in Catanduanes to provide information on the implementation of the charity bed allocation in such hospitals. In a privilege…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
FLASHBACK 1981: WRITERS PETE LACABA & MARRA LANOT ON MARRIAGE AND THE MUSE
Strains of something like Mozart emanate from what looks like a cottage in this family compound in Quezon City. Standing by the gate, I see the family pets streaming in…
New bishop of Virac diocese installed before end of June
Rev. Fr. Luisito Audal Occiano, the newly appointed bishop of the Diocese of Virac, will be installed at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral sometime in the last week of June 2024.…
Caramoran abaca farmers’ co-op set to operate fiber processing plant this April
The P25-million abaca fiber processing facility constructed by the Philippine Fiber Industry Authority (PhilFIDA) in Sabangan, Caramoran will be finally turned over to an abaca farmers’ cooperative this April 2024.…