Law enforcers from the San Miguel police station, the Provincial Intelligence Unit and the Criminal Imvestigatiion and Detection Group (CIDG) Provincial Field Unit arrested the No. 4 Regional Most Wanted…
Month: February 2025
Backrider killed in Virac accident
For the second time in as three weeks, a backrider has been killed in a motorcycle accident that the Catanduanes police attributed to reckless driving. The report likewise indicated that…
Virac reigns supreme in 2025 Palarong Panlalawigan
In dominant fashion, the capital town of Virac dominated the 2025 Palarong Panlalawigan held last week at the Catanduanes Athletic Complex, grabbing 58 gold medals, 28 silvers and 36 bronzes…
DENR deputizes 50 wildlife law enforcement officers here
Compared to just two previously, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) now has at least 50 deputized Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers (WEO) to help protect and preserve the…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
REMEMBERING BASILIO MANALO
The first members of the Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO), founded in 1926 by Dr. Alexander Lippay are all gone now. But a new generation of MSO musicians, nurtured by Prof.…
PSA: Catanduanes had 1,803 deaths last year
The province of Catanduanes had 1,804 deaths reported to the civil registration office last year, with nearly nearly a third of the death registrations not stating the cause of death,…
TGP’s Teves seeks full MAIFIP coverage of doctor’s fees for indigent patients
TGP Representative Jose “Bong” Teves Jr. last week called on medical doctors to fully serve their clients as he vowed to do all he can for Congress to pass his…
CDHI opens Catanduanes’ 1st blood bank
A year after the board of directors considered the proposal, the Catanduanes Doctors Hospital, Inc. (CDHI) opened the island province’s first blood bank with specialized testing facilities last week. The…
Catanduanes has no security concern for now:
At least 800 police personnel to secure May 12, 2025 polls
At least 800 uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police will be deployed to voting centers and other areas during the run-up to the upcoming National and Local Elections (NLE)…
Bryce McIntyre:
Butete: A Deadly Delicacy
The tragic death of a young Virac man late last month after a meal that included butete serves as a sobering reminder of the dangers that lie beneath the seas…