Catanduanes has produced four more (4) new architects who were in the list of passers of the recent Architect’s Licensure Examinations (ALE) given by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) and the Board of Architecture (BoA) in Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Legaspi and Zamboanga on January 24 and 26, 2020.
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PBM Balmadrid tops SP colleagues in attendance, measures passed
According to the 2019 accomplishment report prepared by SP Secretary Atty. Gilbert Suarez and approved by Acting Vice Governor Lorenzo Templonuevo Jr., both Balmadrid and Zuniega registered perfect attendance in the 51 regular sessions and eight special sessions for the year.
US-based group brings “Gift of Love” to 10 towns
Undeterred by the unexpected suspension of their medical-dental and humanitarian mission by the provincial government, the United Catanduanes San Diego (UCSD) nevertheless decided to bring their “Gift of Love” packs of medicines and various goods to 10 towns of the island through the Diocese of Virac.
EREID task force reorganized vs. nCoV, emerging viruses
Acting on a directive from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the provincial government has reorganized the Emerging-Re-Emerging Infectious Disease Provincial Task Force (EREID PTF) to address at its level the containment, prevention and control of any infectious disease such as the 2019 novel Corona Virus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019 nCoV-ARD).
Riding-in-tandem guns down brother of Dec. 2019 victim
According to the official report of the Virac police station, the victim, Samuel “Tamenz” Magtangob Besa Jr., 34, was on board his black Kawasaki Rouser with plate number EA-45715 bound for the family home at Salvacion at about 10:08 P.M. of Feb. 8, 2020 when one of two unidentified suspects on board a motorcycle shot him several times using a firearm of unknown caliber.
Pandan’s ‘CEO’ bares plans for sustainable tourism dev’t
Last week, the chief executive, still young-looking at 45, spoke with members of the local media to discuss what his administration has accomplished in the first six months of his three-year term and his plans to harness the beauty of his native town’s bountiful nature and talented people.
Brownouts seen this May-June if NPC plants stops operation
Based on one scenario of their Power-Supply Demand Outlook for 2020 operation during wet and dry operations, the non-renewal of NPC’s Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with the cooperative will take a total of 7.7 megawatts off the grid.
“Very unstable” power by summer:
FICELCO scrambles to counter NPC’s non-renewal of power deal
Warning of “very unstable” power situation this summer, the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) scrambled to seek the support of local officials following the decision of the National Power Corporation (NPC) not to renew its Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with the cooperative.
Police arrest 10 over ‘hot’ lumber, illegally-caught fish
Three separate operations in support of special laws led to the apprehension of 10 persons who were caught in possession of illegally-caught fish and illegally-cut lumber last week.
P355-k worth of shabu seized from former Pandan barangay captain
Prior to his apprehension, he was included in the National Watchlist for Illegal Drugs (NWID) and ranked second in the Provincial Recalibrated Top 10 illegal drug personality/priority target of the province, the police stated.