Virac market guard caught in shabu buy-bust

Joint elements of the Catanduanes police arrested a newly identified illegal drug personality in a buy-bust operation along Imelda boulevard in Rawis, Virac at midnight of Saturday evening (Aug. 3,…

San Miguel abaca farmer goes missing

The San Miguel police station has sent a flash alarm to all police stations in the province after an abaca farmer from barangay Siay was reported missing since July 27,…

2 Palumbanes residents nabbed for illegal fishing

Police officers in seaborne patrol arrested two residents of Palumbanes island allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the sea off the sitio last week. Caramoran police personnel led by PMSg…

2024 Census of Population and Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) kicks off in Catanduanes

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Catanduanes leads the conduct of the 2024 Census of  Population and Community-Based Monitoring System (POPCEN-CBMS) Household Profile Questionnaire data collection. Over 200 dedicated individuals, including…

Virac Sports Club marks 32nd year, inducts 16 new members

The Virac Sports Club celebrated its 32nd founding anniversary recently, welcoming 16 new members to its fold. In the event that was held at the Calatagan Proper barangay plaza last…

1,308 Virac LGU frontliners enjoy Red Cross membership benefit

Over 1,308 frontline volunteers of the Virac municipal government in its 63 barangays are now serving the people in their various capacities as members of the Philippine Red Cross. The…

Bicol’s 8th Most Wanted apprehended in Viga

The Catanduanes police removed one more name from the Bicol region’s top 10 Most Wanted with last week’s arrest of an abaca stripper accused of rape in Viga town. According…

New DOJ rules give prosecutors authority to conduct prelim probe

Under new rules on criminal procedures issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ), it will no longer be the courts who will conduct preliminary investigations on complaints filed before prosecution…

SP asks co-op, power firm to submit plan to end brownouts

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has requested the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) and its lone power supplier, Sunwest Water & Electricity Co. (SUWECO) to submit a comprehensive plan to end…

Prosecution junks complaint vs. Virac LGU man in drug buy-bust

The Provincial Prosecution Office has dismissed the complaint against a worker of the Virac local government arrested in a buy-bust operation for lack of prima facie case and lack of…