Unscheduled power interruptions are highly likely in the Catanduanes grid during the peak of summer this May due to thinning power reserves blamed on low water level and defective generating…
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Grade 12 victim bled to death 27 days after being raped:
One of two accused in 2019 Virac rape-slay arrested in Taytay, Rizal
More than four years after the case was filed in court, one of the two accused of rape with homicide over the sexual abuse and subsequent death of a 19-year-old…
Power rates to increase by P0.438 per kwh next month
The effective power rate for all users in the Catanduanes grid will increase by at least 3.3 percent this April 2024, bringing the cost of electricity above the P13/kilowatt-hour level…
Island’s obese reaches 50,000; Public urged on healthy lifestyle
Latest figures show that the obese population in Catanduanes is now almost 50,000, with the Department of Health (DOH) urging the public to observe a healthy lifestyle to prevent serious…
Prosecutor junks carnap rap vs. Capitol ENRO employees
A carnapping complaint filed against five Capitol employees by the wife of Rep. Eulogio Rodriguez has been dismissed by the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor for insufficiency of evidence. The…
Pandan officials defend P155-M loan, cite benefits from landfill, water project
Saying the plan was rigorously studied, Pandan local officials led by Mayor Raul Tabirara last week defended its proposed P155 million loan for the establishment of a sanitary landfill, upgrading…
SP: Costly ortho implants should be charged to MAIP
Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s Committee on Health last week urged the Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) to explore ways to address problems faced by patients in paying for doctors’…
Virac shabu lab evidence to be destroyed this April
Representatives from the Department of Justice as well as the Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 63 are reportedly coming to Virac this April to oversee the destruction of evidence…
2023 crime situation in Catanduanes:
Index crimes decline by 14% but road accident cases up by a third
The Catanduanes Police Provincial Office has reported that index crimes such as murder, rape and robbery decreased by 13 percent last year compared to 2022 figures. However, it noted that…
But 72% to be handled by DPWH central, regional offices:
DPWH to implement P3.55-B in infra projects for Catanduanes
Over three-and-a-half billion pesos of infrastructure projects will be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) this 2024 in Catanduanes but 72 percent of the funding allocation…