A resident of Virac was arrested by the town police last Oct. 13, 2026 in connection with three counts of statutory rape and two counts of sexual assault filed against…
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Manambrag businessman yields shabu in buy-bust op
Personnel of the San Andres Municipal Police Station collared a businessman from barangay Manambrag after he sold a sachet of dangerous drugs to an undercover police officer last week. Tagged…
Recidivist drug offenders arrested again in Virac
A Virac couple working as fish vendors at the public market who were nabbed for drug possession just four months ago are back in jail after yielding eight grams of…
PCol. Buena assures local media of police protection against threats
In the light of the recent killing of an Albay radio anchor, the Catanduanes Police Provincial Office last week assured members of local media of police protection against threats. PNP…
Proposed coal mining site within San Andres?:
Church calls for moratorium on mining activities in Catanduanes
The Diocese of Virac has called for a moratorium on all proposed and ongoing mining activities in Catanduanes, citing potential serious risks to environment and public safety that need to…
Former Gov. Cua, DILG director to testify in Oct. 19 hearing of quo warranto petition
The Regional Trial Court has issued subpoenas to former Governor Joseph Cua and DILG Regional Director Atty. Arnaldo Escober, Jr. to testify in the scheduled hearing of the quo warranto…
College student nabbed in Virac shabu buy-bust
A 26-year-old college student faces the possibility of spending time behind bars following his arrest in a buy-bust operation last week in the capital town of Virac. Elements of the…
No bail for unemployed Viracnon arrested on five (5) counts of rape
The Virac Municipal Police Station apprehended a 43-year-old unemployed Virac resident who was the No. 1 Provincial Most Wanted Person (PMWP) in connection with five counts of non-bailable rape filed…
DILG Catanduanes, various stakeholders collaborate on governance resource center
Officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Catanduanes and its partner institutions last week signed a memorandum of agreement providing for collaboration on the DILG’s Sub-Local…
In Catanduanes:
BSKE postponement resets ‘graduation’ of 43 barangay captains, 194 kagawads
A total of 237 barangay officials who would have finished serving three consecutive terms at their posrs have gotten an extra two years, thanks to the postponement of the Nov.…