All areas located along the six active trenches in the country, including the Philippine Trench barely 150 kilometers east of Catanduanes, could experience an earthquake of up to 8.2 in…
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LGUs told to maximize L!STO Manual for earthquake preparedness and recovery
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on local government units to maximize the use of the Operation L!STO Manual on Disaster Preparedness for Earthquakes to…
BFP advises public to remain calm during fire incidents, go out quickly
As the province mourned its first fatality in a fire in four years, the Bureau of Fire Protection called on the public to remain calm during such an incident and…
SP approves P82-M Supplemental Budget for key Azanza projects, MOOE expenses
In a special session requested by the chief executive, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan last week okayed several measures, including the P82 million Supplemental Budget No. 1 for CY 2026 that funded…
High power rates for June billing caused by expensive fuel, deferred “pass-on” charges
In what is described as an unavoidable circumstance, a decision to defer pass-on charges to ease the financial burden on consumers, coupled with the high cost of diesel fuel, led…
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…