Perhaps it is time again for the local government units in Catanduanes to bring out the broom again and sweep the streets clean of obstructions. The island’s oldest World War…
Tag: accidents
Traffic aide seriously hurt in Virac head-on collision
Four persons sustained injuries in a head-on collision of two motorcycles at an intersection in Capilihan, Virac last May 15, 2023, with one of them reportedly needing further treatment in…
Virac resident drowns off Twin Rock resort
Some 12 hours after a drowning incident was reported at Twin Rock Beach Resort in Virac last Sunday, a Search and Rescue (SAR) team recovered the body of a Virac…
Jeepney operator drowns in Pandan
A Metro Manila resident vacationing in Pandan town was found dead floating at sea last Sunday off Caramoran after apparently drowning at sea during a family outing. According to the…
Learn to swim and avoid doing anything stupid
Three years ago in 2020 as the pandemic began its rampage, 30 lives were lost in Catanduanes due to accidental drowning, the heaviest toll for the preventable event. Fortunately, the…
Pandan fisherman dies hours after sea rescue
One of the two fishermen from Pandan who went missing for two days before being rescued last week died of too much sea water in his lungs, disaster management officials…
Const’n worker dies a day after head-on collision
Dangerous driving led to the death of a construction worker a day after his motorcycle collided head-on with another motorcycle at the Virac-Bato boundary of the national highway last Feb.…
Missing fisherfolk ignored advice on Gale Warning
Most of the missing fishermen reportedly ignored the advice of barangay officials not to go out to sea due to the Gale Warnings issued by the national weather agency. This…
One dead, six injured in motorcycle mishaps
A motorcycle driver died while six others were injured in three separate vehicular accidents involving motorcycles within a period of 12 hours in Virac and Bato towns early this week.…
Mistaken identity causes vehicular accident in Viga
A bolo-wielding farmer in Viga caused an accident last week when he chased a passing motorcycle driver in the mistaken belief that he was a thief, with the latter colliding…