Catanduanes police personnel apprehended an automotive mechanic in Bato town last week for selling a fragmentation grenade to an undercover officer in a buy-bust operation. Together with elements of the…
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Viga woman arrested after losing appeals over four counts of grave oral defamation
Personnel of the Catanduanes police arrested a resident of Viga town the other week after exhausting all her appeals over her 2024 conviction in four counts of grave oral defamation.…
DTI’s P4.3-M Shared Service Facility:
Local furniture will cost 70% less with use of high-tech equipment
By next year, furniture makers in Catanduanes will be able to trim the cost of a typical wooden door with intricate carving by as much as 70 percent, with the…
Barangays allotted P200,000 each for college scholars, dev’t projects under BBM program
The guidelines are out for the P200,000 financial assistance to be released to all 42,010 barangays in the country under the “Bawat Barangay Makikinabang Program” (BBMP) funded under the Socio-Civic…
Bato family, couple, other groups help renovate BMCH male ward
Health services at the Bato Maternity and Children’s Hospital received a significant upgrade last week with the turnover of its renovated Male Ward, courtesy of a prominent Bato family, a…
Virac residents sue Sta. Cruz brgy. council over cellsite tower
An administrative case for dereliction of duty, misconduct and abuse of authority has been filed against the barangay council of Sta. Cruz in Virac over a completed cell site tower,…
FICELCO to seek extension of NPC power contract, subsidy for EPSA 2
With power rates in Catanduanes to stay at the P19/kilowatt-hour level until August, the management of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) will push for the extension of the…
Former Gov. Cely Wong’s 2013 initiative
Among the sites the team visited was the salt-makers cooperative in Bote, Bato where a number of makeshift salt beds consisting of black UV plastic traps on bamboo frames were…
RP’s biggest salt producer vows help in boosting production here
The country’s largest salt producer, Salinas Foods, Inc., last week promised to provide technical support and training to cooperatives and individuals interested in venturing into the salt business in Catanduanes.…
Former Pandan OIC treasurer now facing Ombudsman graft raps:
Azanza asks SP anew to concur on Razal’s appointment as PGSO head
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan, six members of which are facing a petition questioning their right to their positions, has been asked anew to pass a resolution concurring with the appointment of…