Month: June 2026
PLGU readies construction of 4 new school buildings for DepEd
The four school buildings to be constructed by the Provincial Government of Catanduanes for the Department of Education (DepEd) under a Memorandum of Agreement signed earlier will be scheduled for…
DepEd: 67,531 learners enrolled this school year
A total of 67,531 pupils and students are attending classes this School Year 2026-2027, according to the Department of Education (DepED) Catanduanes Schools Division Office. Citing data from all 289…
World Press Freedom Hits 25-Year Low; Philippines Moves Up Slightly
The world’s journalists are working in the most hostile environment in a quarter century, according to the 2026 World Press Freedom Index released weeks ago by Reporters Without Borders to…
BFP probes Virac fire that killed resident
Officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) are still conducting an investigation to determine the cause of a fire at a Virac subdivision that led to the death of…
Two fish vendors, student nabbed for possession of shabu, dried marijuana
A court-ordered search led to the arrest of two fish vendors in Virac who yielded two sachets of suspected shabu last week, a day before an alert security guard at…
To solve recurrent water crisis:
Virac seeks DPWH okay of P800 million water impounding project
Officials of the capital town of Virac are moving to convince the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to allocate multi-year funding for a proposed P800 million water impounding…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
CULPA AQUILIANA x CULPA CONTRACTUAL
The untimely and heartbreaking deaths of two collegiate basketball players have captured the attention of the entire nation, drawing an outpouring of grief, sympathy and concern. These young athletes were…
Bryce McIntyre:
The Cable That Could End Catanduanes’ Power Nightmare An Old Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on connecting Catanduanes’ power grid to Luzon. Part 2 will appear next week. Catandunganons may have taken heart a…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
Seeing What Truly Matters
There are moments in life when God allows us to lose something precious so that, when it is restored, we begin to appreciate it in a completely different way. My…