There may be no escaping the inevitable rotating brownouts for 62,000 consumers of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) once the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) with Sunwest Water…
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One of trio nabbed in buy-bust has five pending VAWC cases
One of the three individuals arrested by the Virac police in last week’s buy-bust operation turned out to have five (5) cases of violence against women and children pending before…
Baras LGU to take over water district?
Municipal officials are reportedly considering a takeover of the Baras Water District after it failed to convince the management and the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) to lower the P200…
Only active, registered farmers, fisherfolk entitled to P2,325 Palace cash assistance
Municipal agriculture personnel from the 11 towns have reportedly received criticism from legitimate farmers who were not included in the list of recipients of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and…
FICELCO starts negotiation with new supplier:
Rolling brownouts seen after EPSA expiration on May 15
Rotating brownouts are likely to occur all over the island after May 15, 2026 when the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) expires, taking with it about 20 percent of Catanduanes’…
Vice gov, PBMs receive tongue lashing from Remulla over feud with governor
While a polite call for unity and cooperation was made at the inauguration of the new Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) provincial office, Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor…
Health authorities suspect cholera in San Andres gastroenteritis outbreak
The cholera bacterium may be behind the clustering of gastroenteritis cases in eight (8) barangays of San Andres, local health authorities say, with the intestinal infection leading to the death…
PENRO donates narra lumber to CNHS for new workstations
The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Catanduanes recently donated narra lumber to the Catanduanes National High School in Virac for use in the fabrication of essential school furniture.…
March 2026 is ‘driest’ in 7 years:
Research: VIWAD has bigger issues than scarcity of water
With the Virac Water District reporting that potable water from its three main sources has fallen in volume by nearly 50 percent, data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…
PAGASA: Catanduanes, 31 other areas in dry spell
Fifteen Luzon provinces are now experiencing drought conditions while 32 others, including Catanduanes, are in a dry spell, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced last week.…