Catanduanes will host the 2024 Bicol Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week (RSTIW) back-to-back with the 2024 AbacaNobasyon this May 22-24 at the Catanduanes State University. Secretary Renato Solidum and…
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“Unidentified floating object” found by fishermen off Caramoran most likely a scientific instrument
Judging by the manufacturer data, the “unidentified floating object” recovered from the waters of Maqueda Channel by fishermen from Caramoran last week is likely an instrument used by scientists in…
266 barangays, 133 SKs here fully compliant with Full Disclosure Policy
Nearly 85 percent of Catanduanes’ 315 barangay councils and less than half of the Sangguniang Kabataan are fully compliant with the Full Disclosure Policy of the Department of the Interior…
DSWD turns over P2.2-M in livelihood assistance to 12 SLP associations here
More than P2 million in seed capital funding was recently released to 12 associations in Catanduanes under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development…
TESDA inks partnership with SKs on provision of skills, livelihood training
A partnership on the provision of skills and livelihood trainings for Sangguniang Kabataan officials and members was recently signed between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the…
DE Cagomoc approved request despite lack of mayor’s EO:
DPWH’s 3-day closure of San Andres highway for religious rite “irregular”
DPWH Catanduanes District Engineering Office (DEO) OIC-District Engineer Denis Cagomoc could land in hot water after he approved the closure of part of the national highway in San Andres town…
The COMELEC announces a 2025 game changer
With just four months to go before the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (CoC) for the 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections last week announced a plan to ban…
Three more injured in separate accidents
Separate vehicular accidents in Pandan, Baras and San Miguel town last week injured three persons while in Virac a 19-year-old female student was reported missing by her parents. In Del…
Depressed man kills self; two others dead in Virac accidents
The suicide count in the capital town of Virac this 2024 rose to seven (7) last week after a man burdened by family problems killed himself. According to an official…
Disaster officials trained on use of earthquake impact assessment tool
Local and national officials concerned with disaster preparedness and management recently completed a five-day training on the use of the Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System (REDAS) Software. Developed by the…