Passwords are a modern plague, and the list of grievances is long. Users must meet complex requirements to create passwords. These require a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special…
Month: December 2024
Bato rob suspect yields marijuana
A Baras resident who was arrested for robbery in Bato town found himself in deeper trouble after the police found dried marijuana in the toolbox of his motorcycle the other…
Tis the season for scams…:
Police warns vs. extortion schemes
The Catanduanes Police Provincial Office has warned the public against text extortion schemes of unscrupulous persons claiming to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who are targeting business…
Public alerted vs. tricycle drivers ‘targeting’ lone female passengers
Despite hitting the proverbial blank wall on its investigation, the Virac Municipal Police Station said it is continuing to implement measures against certain tricycle drivers allegedly preying on female passengers…
Virac’s Robles Top 2 in Aeronautical Eng’g exam
Another Catandunganon made a mark in the professional board tests last week, with Virac’s Airro King Tatac Robles as No. 2 in the December 2024 Aeronautical Engineering Licensure Examination (AELE).…
KMME-MME Online Batch 2 graduates urged to learn from mistakes, persevere
“You may fall but you have to learn from these failures.” This was one of the nuggets of wisdom imparted by officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)…
Transgender civil servants can now wear preferred work outfits
Government workers, particularly transgenders, can now officially dress according to their gender identity under a recent directive of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) adopting a revised dress code for civil…
CA junks drug conviction over court, police lapses
A Virac convicted of possession of dangerous drugs four years ago has been freed by the Court of Appeals after it reversed the decision of the Regional Trial Court last…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
THE YEAR’S BEST VOICES AND MOST PROMISING ONES
Tenor Arthur Espiritu remains the year’s most exciting singer with his landmark concerts in Baguio City in October and another one on November 16 at the Manila Pianos in Makati.…
Red Cross gives cash aid, non-food items to 711 storm victims in Viga, Bagamanoc
Nearly 500 families in three Bagamanoc barangays received cash aid of P5,000 each last week from the Philippine Red Cross in its Super Typhoon “Pepito” relief operation `while another 256…