As 2025 draws to a close on a devastating note — Super Typhoon Uwan and its predecessors leaving abaca plantations shredded and rice fields submerged — farmers in Catanduanes can…
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Virac mayor reports on accomplishments
Virac Mayor Sinforoso Sarmiento Jr., reporting on his accomplishments for the first 100 days of his administration, reiterated last week that support for agriculture remains his priority. In his Ulat…
Bryce McIntyre:
“Boil Some Bitter Gourd Leaves and Call Your Albularyo in the Morning”
In a rural Philippine province with limited access to health care, the local albularyo is a commonly accepted fallback position. An albularyo is an herbalist-slash-faith-healer in the Philippines, a nation…
PSA: Catanduanes had 1,803 deaths last year
The province of Catanduanes had 1,804 deaths reported to the civil registration office last year, with nearly nearly a third of the death registrations not stating the cause of death,…
US Navy’s humanitarian mission to conduct disaster preparedness workshop, build school
Officers of the Unites States Navy’s Pacific Partnership is laying the groundwork for a proposed workshop focused on strengthening Catanduanes’ disaster preparedness and response capability. In a courtesy call last…
Minaabat project “grossly overpriced”:
Graft charges filed vs. DPWH director, contractor over Gigmoto road project
Four residents of Gigmoto have filed a complaint with the Ombudsman against the regional director of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a contractor over the allegedly…