Abaca stripper arrested in Baras shabu buy-bust

Police authorities confiscated as evidence a total of eight (8) sachets of suspected shabu from an abaca stripper who was caught in a buy-bust operation in Baras town late Friday…

Person in custody will face additional rap for escape try

A former job-order worker recently arrested in a drug buy-bust operation will face an additional charge for trying to escape, the Catanduanes Police Provincial Office said last week. In a…

New lawyer traces roots to Viga town

Another name has been added to the list of new lawyers whose families hail from the province of Catanduanes. Atty. Joergen Homecillo Camara, who was among the new attorneys from…

According to PCG circular:

Unloading of dangerous cargo outside ports only allowed during an emergency

A memorandum circular issued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) three decades ago allows the unloading of dangerous cargo at a site other than a safe pier or anchorage only…

Gov. Azanza has 15 days to cure defects in QRF petition

Governor Patrick Alain T. Azanza has 15 days starting from today, Jan. 27, 2026 to cure two (2) procedural defects in the declaratory petition he filed before the Regional Trial…

Swift action by Virac police leads to recovery of stolen motorcycle

Elements of Virac Municipal Police Station acted with dispatch on a complaint regarding a stolen motorcycle last week and successfully recovered the vehicle in less than two hours. According to…

Viga police tracing owner of bag with dried marijuana

Investigators of the Viga Municipal Police Station are trying to trace the owner of an eco-bag that was later found to contain two sachets of dried marijuana. The report said…

Three more islanders are new lawyers

Three more have been added to the list of new lawyers from Catanduanes who passed the Phillippine Bar examinations given by the Supreme Court last year. Atty. Marianne Balane Sarmiento-Sapaula…

New Virac RTC judges are veteran prosecutors from Panganiban, Pandan

Not just one but two of the new judges appointed by the Supreme Court to the two Regional Trial Court branches in Virac are native Catandunganons. Following in the steps…

Bomb threat letter vs. DPWH was sent from United States

Investigation into the bomb threat against top officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Catanduanes has shifted to tracing exactly where the letter originated as a…