A jobless relative of a municipal mayor was apprehended by the Virac police station last week after a court-ordered search of his residence in barangay Calatagan Tibang yielded a sachet…
Author: erwinjamesgianan
Ex-soldier caught in drug sting meted double life terms, P1-M fine
A former member of the Philippine Army will probably spend the rest of his days in prison after being sentenced to double life imprisonment and 10 more years for selling…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
PHILIPPINES BAGS GRAND PRIX, BEST CONDUCTOR PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL CHORAL COMPETITION
A Philippine choir does it again! Kammerchor Manila (KM) under conductor Anthony Go Villanueva bagged the Grand Prix and the Best Conductor Prize in the recently concluded Queen of the…
Caramoran’s #1 Most Wanted arrested in San Andres town
A 40-year old widowed man, who is on top of Caramoran’s Most Wanted list for raping his own daughter 18 times last year, has been apprehended in San Andres town.…
3 Virac spear fishers survive ordeal at sea
Only water, and prayers, kept alive three spear fishermen from Virac who floated on their half-sunk motorized banca at sea for a night and a day last week before…
Life termer finishes college course in prison, seeks help in regaining freedom
Fourteen years after being sentenced to reclusion perpetua for raping his first cousin, a Virac resident has expressed his remorse and appealed for whatever help in regaining the freedom…
Laguna memorial planned for two Medal of Valor awardees
Sixty-five years after they participated in a dangerous operation against a notorious Hukbalahap leader in Laguna, Catanduanes’ first hero, Master Sergeant Francisco Molina Camacho, and his partner, Cpl. Weene…
Due to adverse public reaction:
DPWH scraps plan to demolish Panganiban municipal building
The proposed demolition of the 54-year old municipal building in Panganiban town this week has been called off by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) after the…
Tingnan Natin ni Jex F. Lucero:
DATING MUKHA PA RIN ANG MGA KAKANDIDATO SA ATIN
Nilabas na ng oposisyong 1SAMBAYAN ang kanilang mga kakandidatong pangulo. Sila ay sina Robredo, Trillanes, Grace Poe, Diokno, Santos at Villanueva. Pero ayon sa balita ay Umatras na sina Grace…
Thoughts and Memories by Armando V. Zafe:
Brgy. BUYO: March of Time and Development
(Excerpts from an unfinished book on the History of barangay Buyo) Introduction: To write about history of barangay Buyo is a challenge made harder by the fact that it…