The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Catanduanes recently donated narra lumber to the Catanduanes National High School in Virac for use in the fabrication of essential school furniture.…
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March 2026 is ‘driest’ in 7 years:
Research: VIWAD has bigger issues than scarcity of water
With the Virac Water District reporting that potable water from its three main sources has fallen in volume by nearly 50 percent, data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…
PAGASA: Catanduanes, 31 other areas in dry spell
Fifteen Luzon provinces are now experiencing drought conditions while 32 others, including Catanduanes, are in a dry spell, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced last week.…
Solon’s hand seen in irregular cash aid payout for Virac tricycle drivers
The Sangguniang Bayan of Virac will press ahead with its investigation of alleged irregularities in the payout of the P5,000 cash relief assistance for tricycle drivers, including claims that the…
New National Lifeline Subsidy Program:
6,000 indigent households now enjoying free electricity
Nearly 6,000 indigent households with consumption of 50 kilowatt-hours or less are enjoying 100 percent free electricity, thanks to the New National Lifeline Subsidy Program being implemented by the national…
NPC refuses to commit on resuming operations here
The National Power Corporation has not categorically agreed to an official request that it resume operations in Catanduanes until a new power supplier of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc.…
Despite DOE assurance:
Brownouts could still occur due to expiring EPSA, other issues
Despite the Department of Energy’s assurance of continued delivery of fuel for the diesel generators of Sunwest Water & Electric Co., fears remain that rotating brownouts could still occur by…
Isla Kulinarya showcases province’s culinary heritage
Highlighting the largely untapped potential of gastronomical tourism in Catanduanes, the provincial government of Catanduanes, through the Provincial Tourism Office, staged the two-day Isla Kulinarya last week at the Capitol…
2024 COA Annual Audit Reports:
San Andres’ hiring of JO workers posed risk of misuse of resources
(NOTE: This series of audit reports skipped the towns of Pandan and Panganiban for two reasons: 1) the report for Pandan was not yet posted on the COA website as…
CA rejects appeal of woman convicted of twin drug charges
The Court of Appeals has affirmed the joint decisions of the Regional Trial Court of Virac in two separate drug cases that sentenced a woman to two life imprisonments and…