Improved technical and tactical proficiency of police personnel appears to have contributed to a combined 39 percent reduction in rape and robbery incidents in 2024, the Catanduanes Provincial Police Office…
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Drinking water contaminated by feces:
Suspected typhoid outbreak in Virac sickens 21 residents
At least 21 residents of barangay Buyo in the capital town of Virac have been brought to local hospitals due to a suspected typhoid outbreak linked to drinking water contaminated…
Revised rates higher by more than 300%:
Gov. Cua okays SP deferment of new real property market values
Property owners will pay the same level of taxes this year after Governor Joseph C. Cua approved an ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan that defers the implementation of higher…
Dengue cases on the rise in Bato, Bagamanoc and Virac
Health officials have observed a worrying rise in suspected dengue cases in Catanduanes, especially in the towns of Bato, Bagamanoc and Virac. According to a source at the Provincial Health…
Slight reduction in power rates possible if FICELCO qualifies for LGU tax exemption
More than 60,000 member-consumer-owners of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) could enjoy a slight reduction in their power bills next year if the cooperative qualifies for exemption from…
Catanduanes now a 2nd class province:
Ruling coalition bets favored in 2025 races for 10 SP seats
Last week’s announcement by the Commission on Elections increasing the number of Sangguniang Panlalawigan seats in the province of Catanduanes from the previous eight (8) to 10 is seen as…
PPA bidding of rehab project Dec. 19:
‘Growing’ passenger, cargo volume sets Virac port for P120-M upgrade
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be spending P120 million next year for the upgrading of Virac port to enable the facility to cope with growing passenger and cargo volume.…
EAO scam with 10,000 investors masterminded by police officers?
If the complainants in the Easy Agent Operation (EAO) scam are to be believed, at least three ranking police officers in Catanduanes masterminded the pyramiding operation that unraveled last Nov.…
30 teams from 25 coops assisting in NEA-PhilRECA rehab effort:
FICELCO, Task Force Kapatid vow to restore power before Christmas
With 30 teams from 25 electric cooperatives around the country joining the Task Force Kapatid, the management of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) expressed hope that power supply…
After ‘disastrous’ result of Nov. 5 bidding:
DPWH cancels bidding of 23 projects in suspicious move
Just a day after an ‘unfavorable’ result in the bidding of seven projects, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Catanduanes District Engineering Office has cancelled the bidding of…