Gov. Azanza posts bail for Powerzone cyberlibel suit

With security personnel shielding him from the waiting media, Governor Patrick Alain T. Azanza last week posted bail of P48,000 for his provisional liberty after the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office…

FICELCO clarifies issue of Net Metering for consumers with excess solar power

The growing number of homes and business establishments with solar PV systems prompted the Sangguniang Bayan of Virac to conduct a hearing on the Net Metering Program of the national…

GSIS officials promote solar energy loan program for qualified members

Officials of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) visited the province last week to formally introduce the Ginhawa Solar Energy Loan (GSEL) Program, which allows qualified members to borrow up…

Separate accidents claim lives of ex-Bato councilor’s son, San Andres Grade 4 pupil

Two vehicular accidents that occurred two days apart last week claimed the lives of a former Bato councilor’s son and a Grade 4 pupil from San Andres. In the first…

Man stabs live-in partner in row over ending relationship

Virac police officers responding to a report on domestic violence arrested a man for stabbing his live-in partner in Calatagan Tibang last week. A concerned citizen called the police station…

Pandan truck driver nabbed over 3 counts of lustful acts in Cavite

A man working as a company truck driver in Pandan town turned out to be one of Cavite’s most wanted persons facing three counts of acts of lasciviousness, Last June…

Local police arrest top 3 wanted persons accused of raping minors

Police authorities apprehended three of the province’s most wanted persons in separate manhunt operations conducted in a one-way sweep in two towns. The June 4, 2026 crackdown on individuals sought…

29 PDLs finish construction painting course, thanks to BJMP Catanduanes

Twenty-nine (29) Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the San Andres District Jail recently secured their NC II certification in Construction Painting, thanks to the efforts of the Catanduanes Provincial…

NPC, NEA officials arriving June 10 to switch-on rented EPSA1 gensets

  Rotational brownouts could be gone this week with top officials of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the National Power Corporation (NPC) arriving this Wednesday, June 10, 2026, to…

Graft charges filed vs. Cong. Leo Rodriguez, wife and 3 daughters

“Catanduanes Tonto” host Atty. Oliver T. Rodulfo has filed graft charges before the Ombudsman against Congressman Eulogio R. Rodriguez, his wife Merlinda, and their three daughters over their alleged involvement…