(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…
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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…
Eight food establishments here audited for “Halal” certification
Four local food processors and four other establishments could achieve “Halal” certification for its products following an audit by representatives of an accredited “Halal” certifying organization last week. Under the…
DOH: Immunization coverage in Catanduanes remains high
Although the percentage of fully immunized children in Catanduanes is below 60% for 2025, immunization coverage remains high if the actual number of live births is taken into consideration. This…
Splits recovery of P2.1098/kWh rate increase:
FICELCO softens impact of higher generation cost on 62k consumers
Instead of a one-time power rate increase of P2.1098 per kilowatt-hour, the 62,000 member-consumer-owners of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) will see a slight decrease in their electric…
Police News Roundup:
Virac buy-bust nets electronic technician Operatives of the Virac Municipal Police Station arrested an electronic technician in a buy-bust operation last April 6, 2026 that also led to the…
Catanduanes’ employment rate slightly improved to 92.2% in 2025
Preliminary results of the 2025 Labor Force Survey in Catanduanes show that the unemployment rate in the province improved a bit to 92.2 percent in 2025, with 58 percent of…
2024 COA Annual Audit Report:
Auditors flag lapses in Gigmoto LGU’s implementation of sanitary toilet project
An audit of a joint project by the Gigmoto local government and the Department of Health (DOH) covering the installation of 35 household sanitary toilets in six barangays were found…
March 2026 inflation rate at 3.0% due to higher fuel, transport costs
Transport costs, mainly due to the considerable increase in diesel and gasoline pump prices, pushed the March 2026 inflation rate in Catanduanes to a new high of 3.0 percent. This…
Public asked to conserve water:
Lack of rainfall cuts VIWAD water supply by nearly half
The Virac Water District is asking its more than 10,000 concessionaires to conserve water as lack of precipitation has reduced its production of potable water from three sources by nearly…