Last January 3, 2024, a passenger plant in the United Kingdom narrowly came close to colliding with a drone flying 24 times the allowed legal height for the remotely piloted…
Month: April 2024
San Miguel MDRRMO in-charge left scene of accident in Bato town
The officer-in-charge of the San Miguel Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office rescued when his tricycle fell into a rice field in the town last week reportedly left the…
Three men nabbed in police ops vs. tupada
Police personnel apprehended three men in separate operations against illegal cockfighting or “tupada” in the towns of San Andres and Caramoran on Good Friday last week. In San Andres, law…
Fisherman, tricycle driver fall in shabu buy-bust ops
Two more suspected drug pushers were arrested by the Catanduanes police in separate buy-bust operations in Virac and San Miguel towns over the past two weeks. In the capital town…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
ROCK STAR RECEPTION FOR CECILE LICAD AT THE MET
A day after she received double standing ovation at the Manila Metropolitan Theater, Cecile Licad agreed to answer assorted questions from the media. The questions are mainly on how she…
LGUs pressed on measures vs. mendicancy, vagrancy
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has again reminded all provincial, city and municipal governments to craft and implement measures to address the proliferation of mendicancy and…
Ordinance on drone use could discourage tourism promotion
A proposed ordinance providing strict oversight on the use of drones could harm current efforts to market Catanduanes’ emerging tourist destinations. This contrary view was expressed by some enthusiasts and…