Youth group Sinag Kabataan demonstrated last week that satellite internet service could end the relative isolation of far-flung areas in the province of Catanduanes, with a Starlink device successfully tested…
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Interpol coordinates with Capitol on Project Soteria
An official of the International Police (Interpol) visited the province last week to coordinate with local officials on its project aimed at preventing sexual predators from working in the aid…
Bouyed by inauguration of dialysis unit, Cua to prioritize heart station at EBMC
Governor Joseph C. Cua has set as his administration’s next priority the establishment of a heart station at the Eastern Bicol Medical Center, following last week’s inauguration of the hospital’s…
DILG orders barangays to conduct monthly road clearing operations
Monthly road clearing operations will now be conducted by barangays pursuant to a directive issued last week by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). In Memorandum Circular…
Lawyer slams “uncontrolled” corruption at DPWH Cat’nes
A former legal counsel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has called on Secretary Manuel Bonoan to launch a probe into what he claimed to be “uncontrolled…
40,128 affected, two houses damaged by flooding, landslides in seven towns
Although only two houses in San Miguel town were damaged by flooding and landslides that occurred last week due to bad weather, 40,128 people were affected by the continuous heavy…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
Keeping contractors and politicians straight
My heartfelt gratitude goes to family and friends who attended my 60th birthday celebration at the function hall of ARDCI Corporate Inn last Saturday evening, Jan. 21, 2023. Among them…
Who says the provincial government lacks funds?
Not a few eyebrows among the newspaper-reading public were raised when the Tribune reported that in 2021, the provincial government of Catanduanes had parked P242 million in time deposits in…
2021 COA Annual Audit Report:
Capitol’s P242-M in time deposits could have funded dev’t projects
By the end of 2021, the provincial government of Catanduanes had Time Deposit accounts with a total amount of P242 million, which the Commission on Audit said could have been…