A village chief in the capital town of Virac is in big trouble after a court-ordered search led to the seizure of P25,000 worth of illegally cut lumber in his…
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Virac couple jailed for life for ‘hot’ gun, illegal drugs
Barring any successful appeal, a Virac resident and his live-in partner will have to leave their children behind to serve out their sentence of life imprisonment for possession of 54…
Trio acquitted of drug raps due to defective case, incoherent witness
The Regional Trial Court has dismissed separate criminal cases filed against a female drug personality and two male companions arrested during a buy-bust in July 2021 after it found fatal…
In 660-count child abuse case:
Victim’s mother torn between going abroad and staying with daughter
Setting the record straight on certain aspects of the case, the mother of the 17-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her uncle over a period of five years in…
Victim claimed she was abused 3,074 times:
Former OFW guilty of 660 counts of rape, child abuse
In what could be a regional or national record of dubious repute, a former Overseas Filipino Worker has been found guilty of one count of rape by sexual assault and…
Construction worker nabbed in Virac buy-bust operation
Joint elements of the Virac police station’s Drug Enforcement Unit and the Catanduanes Provincial Intelligence Unit arrested a construction worker in a buy-bust operation last Sept. 11, 2022. The suspect,…
Const’n worker stabbed dead by brother-in-law
A construction worker in Virac was pronounced dead on arrival last Sunday evening (Aug. 28, 2022) after he was stabbed by his brother-in-law at 7:10 PM. An initial report of…
Ex-NPA leader jailed for 140 years:
Ka Bart guilty on all counts for 2005 Valentine’s Day ambush
A former commander of the New People’s Army in Catanduanes could spend a maximum of 140 years in prison after he was found guilty on all counts for the 2005…
Abaca stripper guilty of illegal possession of firearm, explosive
The Regional Trial Court last week found an abaca stripper from Bagamanoc guilty of illegal possession of firearm, ammunition and explosive seized during a search of his house in 2021.…
Top cops receiving bribes for allowing illegal fishing?
Illegal fishers are running rampant in the seas off Caramoran and Pandan, with top police officials allegedly looking the other way in exchange for hefty bribes. A source who asked…