Catanduanes State University (CatSU) President Dr. Patrick Alaine T. Azanza has expressed confidence that the university will be able to open its law and medicine courses in August 2024. …
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Farmer’s daughter 11th in nursing licensure exam
A daughter of a Caramoran farmer and housewife took 11th place in the recent Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination (PNLE) that saw the Catanduanes State University graduates score an unprecedented 99.1%…
7 towns among recipients of DSWD nutrition subprojects
Seven towns in Catanduanes are among the recipients of more than P722 million worth of nutrition-sensitive community subprojects through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s the Kapit-Bisig Laban…
Stakeholders propose measures vs. low price, quality of abaca fiber
Stakeholders from abaca-producing provinces, traders and government agencies have recommended several priority measures to address issues hounding the abaca industry including the low buying price and low quality of abaca…
Island surpasses targets in Chikiting Ligtas vax drive
More than 100 percent of children targeted in Catanduanes under the Department of Health’s Chikiting Ligtas project has been vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio. Last May, teams from the…
Island’s youth rep to 2023 ASEAN Summit is UST cum laude graduate
Catanduanes’ youth representative to the 2023 Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit has graduated cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Tiffany Manlangit Templonuevo, 23, of…
Red Cross team deployed to assist in Mayon eruption ops
A six-person team from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Catanduanes Chapter left for Albay last Friday, June 16, 2023 to assist in the Mayon eruption operations. Chapter Administrator Reymund Reginaldo…
Despite being least poor among 6 provinces:
Catanduanes leads Bicol region in stunted, underweight children
For a province with the least number of poor families in Bicol, Catanduanes’ leading the region in terms of malnourished children has resulted in its inclusion in the four-year Philippine…
Viga, San Miguel tops in malnutrition among kids
The municipality of Viga and San Miguel have earned the unenviable achievement of having the highest percentage of stunting among pre-school children. In the 2022 Operation Timbang Plus, it was…
FICELCO maintains “AAA” rating in NEA 2022 performance assessment
Four of the 11 electric cooperatives in the Bicol region, including the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO), have maintained their “AAA” rating in the tentative 2022 Overall Performance Assessment…