Last Friday, April 8, 2022, municipal election officers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) began tearing down and removing campaign paraphernalia, oversized or otherwise, that have been placed on electric…
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Of national taxes and corruption in local governments
This April 4, 2022, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) drums up its appeal for taxpayers in Catanduanes to file and pay for their 2021 Income Tax Returns before the…
Submarine power cable project here ‘top priority’
The National Transmission Corporation (Transco) has identified the Catanduanes grid interconnection project as its top priority, with four technical teams coming over last week for data gathering and actual site…
Vaccination of kids vs. COVID-19 begins
About 300 kids aged 5 to 11 years old were vaccinated against COVID-19 last Monday at the Catanduanes State University vaccination center as the Department of Health (DOH) began the…
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Cong. Sanchez making up for lost time
Congressman Hector Sanchez is in town for a much longer stretch than usual: 20 days to be exact. A day after he arrived, he went with officials of the DPWH…
Candidates sign Pledge of Integrity
Majority of candidates running for provincial posts showed up at the Virac town plaza last Sunday morning to take the Pledge of Integrity for the conduct of free, orderly, honest,…
Zeis/Excel Care waste hauled to Bulacan treatment facility
Under the supervision of officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the five kilos of medical waste found dumped in the shore of Concepcion in Virac has…
Cong. Sanchez needs to support FICELCO’s bid to recover the Balongbong hydropower plant
With the impending departure of the National Power Corporation from the Catanduanes grid, there is now added impetus for Congressman Hector Sanchez to make good on his submarine power cable…
VG Abundo has not reported alleged threats to Virac police
Days after her emotional privilege speech at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan last Jan. 17, 2022, Vice Governor Shirley Abundo has yet to file a complaint with the police or submit…
Cong. Sanchez to lobby with DILG for needed fire trucks
Reacting to the Tribune story on the Bureau of Fire Protection’s pending request for four fire trucks, Catanduanes Congressman Hector Sanchez last week assured that he would follow up the…