Majority of the marriages recorded in 2025 occurred in the month of May, not June, according to the Preliminary Marriage Statistics for Catanduanes released by the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA)…
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1,824 poor families receive food baskets under DSWD’s Walang Gutom Program
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing food baskets worth P3,000.00 to 1,824 poor families in Catanduanes who have been identified as beneficiaries of the Walang…
For various development projects:
7 towns, 12 barangays here gets P256-M in LGSF funds
Nineteen (19) disadvantaged municipalities and barangays in Catanduanes will receive a total of P256 million from the Local Government Support Fund-Growth Equity Fund (LGSF-GEF) for the implementation of various development…
Spanish foundation FRS partners with Caritas on livelihood, resilience projects
Two development projects funded by the Spanish government have been approved for implementation in Catanduanes through the Fundacion de Religiosos para la Salud (FRS) in partnership with Caritas Virac. This…
DOH Bicol intensifies call for voluntary blood donors
The Department of Health Bicol Center for Health Development is intensifying its call for voluntary blood donors in response to the growing demands for blood supply. In a press conference…
Man nabbed in Virac buy-bust was recently released from jail
The Virac resident arrested last week in a drug buy-bust operation recently served time in prison for a similar offense, the Tribune learned. Joebert Gianan Sorrera, 47, who was identified…
DILG reiterates ban on use of gov’t vehicles during weekends, holidays
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has reiterated the strict prohibition on the use of government-owned motor vehicles during Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, except when such use…
PSA Preliminary Birth Statistics 2025:
Seven out of ten babies born to unmarried parents
More than 70 percent of the 3,404 live births in the province of Catanduanes last year were born to mothers who were not married, the preliminary birth statistics released by…
Suspect leptospirosis cases on the rise due to flooding
While not a single case of leptospirosis has been confirmed in Catanduanes, the number of suspected cases has doubled to 16 last year, with three deaths attributed to its symptoms,…
2024 COA Annual Audit Reports:
Auditors flag university’s P37-M procurement of goods, supplies
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged a total of P37 million in the Catanduanes State University’s procurement of goods and supplies in 2024 for violation of the provisions of…