Without the help of residents as well as the Baras police and the Baras Water District, the Baras fire station could not have prevented the Feb. 17, 2022 fire in…
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Marijuana found at scene Virac motorbike accident
A motorcycle driver and his companion are facing a criminal charge after a packet containing suspected dried marijuana was found shortly after they rammed an electric post while being pursued…
Abaca stripper shot dead by unknown suspect while catching fish in Gigmoto
Gigmoto police authorities are facing a blank wall in the death of an abaca stripper who was gunned down while catching fish in the shallow sea off barangay San Vicente…
Marital trouble behind Virac murder-suicide
Trouble had been brewing between the rookie police officer and his wife for some time even before Saturday’s tragic incident in which the lawman fatally shot his wife and three-year…
2nd fire of 2022 blamed on substandard extension wire
No lives were lost in the second fire of the year to occur in the province of the Catanduanes, with the Bato incident blamed on a short circuit caused by…
Deadly Virac blaze caused by faulty electrical wiring?
Faulty electrical connections appear to be the cause of the blaze that ripped through a two-storey concrete building in Concepcion, Virac last Jan. 4, 2022 and killed four members of…
Family of four perish in early morning blaze
An early morning fire reduced to a burnt shell a two-storey building in Virac last Tuesday morning and killed four members of a family. According to informed sources, the blaze…
Teener found dead just hours after attending X’mas party
Virac police authorities are still investigating the death by hanging of an 18-year old man in Bigaa, Virac, just hours after he attended a Christmas party in a neighboring barangay.…
4 Viga fishermen dead, 6 missing in rough seas
As of Saturday afternoon, searchers on the air and the sea have yet to find a trace of the six fishermen from Baras and Viga still missing after four of…
Virac tricycle driver 2nd suicide in August
A tricycle driver troubled by financial problems took his own life in Virac last week, becoming the second suicide in recent weeks in the province of Catanduanes. According to the…