There may be no escaping the inevitable rotating brownouts for 62,000 consumers of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) once the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) with Sunwest Water…
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Health authorities suspect cholera in San Andres gastroenteritis outbreak
The cholera bacterium may be behind the clustering of gastroenteritis cases in eight (8) barangays of San Andres, local health authorities say, with the intestinal infection leading to the death…
Despite DOE assurance:
Brownouts could still occur due to expiring EPSA, other issues
Despite the Department of Energy’s assurance of continued delivery of fuel for the diesel generators of Sunwest Water & Electric Co., fears remain that rotating brownouts could still occur by…
Public asked to conserve water:
Lack of rainfall cuts VIWAD water supply by nearly half
The Virac Water District is asking its more than 10,000 concessionaires to conserve water as lack of precipitation has reduced its production of potable water from three sources by nearly…
2024 COA Annual Audit Report:
P1.6-M in completed infra projects in Caramoran not fully operational
A Commission on Audit (COA) report on Caramoran’s 2024 transactions has found that two (2) completed infrastructure projects worth a total of ₱1,688,522.99 and funded under the 20% Development Fund…
Virac TODAs: No fare hike for now, but asks LGU to move vs. colorums
Despite the hardship brought by the increased cost of gasoline, tricycle operators and drivers in the capital town of Virac prefer not to ask for a fare hike for now…
LGU water supply systems to be operated as eco-enterprise
Local government units, including five in Catanduanes, who run their own water supply systems will have to operate the same like a economic enterprise, along with the crafting of a…
For various development projects:
7 towns, 12 barangays here gets P256-M in LGSF funds
Nineteen (19) disadvantaged municipalities and barangays in Catanduanes will receive a total of P256 million from the Local Government Support Fund-Growth Equity Fund (LGSF-GEF) for the implementation of various development…
SP sidesteps gov’s bid for authority to enter into MOA for NGA projects
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has yet to grant Governor Patrick Alain T. Azanza’s request for authority to enter into separate Memoranda of Agreement with four national agencies for the implementation of…
AbacaBayanihan TUPAD project:
13,889 farmers here included in P194-M cash-for-work initiative
A total of 13,889 abaca farmers in Catanduanes whose plantations were ravaged by super typhoon “Uwan” last year will receive cash-for-work benefits under the AbacaBayanihan TUPAD Convergence Project of the…