ARTA taking legal action vs. LGUs without online business permitting

With just three months to go before the November 1, 2026 deadline, local government units, including the 11 municipalities in Catanduanes, will have to digitize the issuance of business permits…

PBM proposes measure on regular monitoring of water refilling stations

A proposed ordinance institutionalizing the regular monitoring of water refilling stations in Catanduanes has been filed at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. In a privilege speech last week, PBM Joseph L. Mendoza…

DA Bicol owes P4.8-M to local farmers for pigs depopulated in 2025 due to ASF

Backyard hog raisers in Catanduanes are still waiting for the Department of Agriculture’s payment of the government’s indemnification for the hundreds of pigs culled during the African Swine Fever (ASF)…

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Gold panning prevalent in watersheds, forest reserve

Last week, the Virac Water District management asked the Virac Municipal Police Station to send personnel to check reports that small-scale miners have been digging up the banks of the…

CatPPO, DENR deploy Task Force Obi:

San Andres mayor backs police chief vs. ouster bid

  With an appeal by Mayor Aly T. Romano still pending before higher headquarters, the San Andres chief of police remains at his post for now following an attempt by…