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A difficult situation for BWD’s concessionaires

Last Monday, May 4, 2026, was the 26th death anniversary of the Tribune’s founder, Fredeswindo Tomagan Gianan Sr., whose son Councilor Fred Jr. and grandson PBM Fred Benedict inherited his…

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On Important Cultural Properties

Last week, an occasional visitor to Palta Small commented on the Department of Public Works and Highways’ removal of the waiting shed at the junction of the national highway and…

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Island’s campus journalists in rare feat

Congratulations to the Catanduanes campus journalists for a successful campaign in the 2026 National Press Conference held in Ormoc City, Leyte recently. The delegation led by Dr. Gina Bonifacio-Pantino, Education…

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PRO 5: Rape cases have declined in Bicol

In a press release, the Police Regional Office 5 (PRO 5) hailed the “significant decline” of 21.05 percent in reported rape cases in the Bicol region over the past four…

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Would rising inflation lead to a new wage order?

Our apologies to the loyal readers of the Tribune for the black-and-white photos of this issue. Our service provider in Metro Manila apparently forgot to send the packet containing the…

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The Tribune’s 45th anniversary

For this belated celebration of the Tribune’s 45th anniversary (it should have been March 4, 2026 during the first issue of the 46th volume), we wish to thank every single…

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SP finally approves 2026 provincial budget

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has finally approved the 2026 budget of the provincial government, just two weeks before it would have been forced to use a reenacted budget. This means the…

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Brownouts begin ahead of summer

The First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) has started implementing load shedding beginning Monday, March 9, 2026 due to a power supply deficit reported by its lone supplier, Sunwest Water…

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A tricky question for local DRRMOs

In the recently issued DILG Memorandum Circular providing guidelines for the Management of the Dead and Missing (MDM) operations of local disaster management bodies, a particular provision would prove to…

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DepEd’s P85-billion school building program

The Tribune tried to secure information as to who among the Catanduanes LGUs have qualified to implement infrastructure projects of the Department of Education (DepEd) pursuant to the memorandum of…