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Province of Catanduanes - Archived News

5 cops wounded in NPA attack in Catanduanes

Five policemen were wounded in an ambush by suspected members of the New People’s Army on Saturday in Catanduanes province.

Radio dzMM reported that the five police officers sustained bullet wounds on their arms and legs. They are all out of danger.

Among those wounded is the deputy chief of police of Caramoran Police Station, Inspector Rene Bea.

Bea and his men were on board a patrol car transporting a shooting victim when they were attacked by an unknown number of rebels along Barangay Mabini.

The policemen said some of the suspects were possibly wounded in the incident.

Refund of reconnection fee from Virac water service provider sought

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The United Katandungan Against Graft and Corruption (UKAG) urged the Virac Water District (VIWAD) to cease and desist from imposing the P600 reconnection fee and to refund customers who have been charged the fee.

UKAG president Eddie Rodulfo in his letter dated August 22 described the implementation of VIWAD Board Resolution No. 33, series of 2010 which increases the reconnection fee from P100 to P600 effective last January as immoral, unreasonable, arbitrary and illegal.

The anti-graft group noted that the increase did not undergo public hearing, which it said is a mandatory requirement pursuant to Sec. 63 of Presidential Decree 198. It also cited Letter of Instruction No. 700 which states that such hearings shall be conducted prior to any proposed increase in water rates.

VIWAD board and management has come under fire from consumers for implementing the recconection fee of P600 which they described as unconscionable and excessive compared to FICELCO's P50.

UKAG is still waiting for the immediate response of VIWAD on the issue.

Typhoon Mina's death toll reaches 29; 5 still missing

The death toll from Typhoon Mina (international name Namnadol) has increased to 29 with five more people still missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported today.

The NDRRMC said in its 6 a.m. update that the three additional fatalities were recorded in La Union, Baguio City and Abra.

The five missing people were Fred Nantes Sr., a fisherman from Catanduanes; Roger Marqued, who was swept by Buaya River's strong current at the height of the typhoon; Apolonio Licupa of Liwan West, Rizal in Kalinga province; Antonia Tacio, who was buried by the pile of garbage in Benguet; and Dagul Joaquin from Abra.

The NDRRMC said that a total of 348, 473 were affected by the typhoon in seven regions in Luzon and at least 44,300 remained in evacuation centers.

The damage to agriculture and infrastructure from the typhoon, the strongest so far to hit the country, has been pegged at P1.409 billion.

Tagalog news: Mga kawani ng pamahalaan sa Catanduanes, handa sa pagdiriwang ng anibersaryo ng Serbisyo Sibil

VIRAC, Catanduanes- Pangungunahan ng Catanduanes Association of Chiefs of Government Offices (CACGO) at ng Catanduanes Council of Personnel Officers (CCPO) ang pagdiriwang ng Serbisyo Sibil na may temang: "Championing R.A.C.E.: Public Service Excellence at Full Speed" (Responsive, Accessible, Corteous and Effective Public Service.

Sa isang memorandum na ipinalabas ni Governor Joseph C. Cua,nanawagan sa mga kawani ng pamahalaan na makiisa sa iba't-ibang aktibidad ng pagdiriwang.

Sa Setyembre 5, 2011, maraming Health and Wellness activities ang isasagawa katulad ng Walk For Fun kung saan inaasahang lalahok lahat na public workers at Hataw para sa mga empleyado ng pamahalaan.

Sa Setyembre 9 naman ay isasagawa ang isang Environment Awareness and Protection kung saan isang Beach Clean-Up at Family Day ang isasagawa. Ayon sa mga organizers ng mga aktibidad, ang mga naturang gawain ay mahalaga upang mapanatili ang malinis na kapaligiran. Mahalaga rin umano ang family day upang magkaroon ng pagkakataong makapagrelax ang mga empleyado kasama ang kanilang pamilya.

Isasagawa naman sa Setyembre 23 ang Orientation on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, CACGO Business Meeting at Government Workers Fellowship Night.

Ang pagdiriwang ngayong taon ay nakapokus sa adhikain ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III na daang matuwid sa kanyang pakikipaglaban sa korapsyon sa pamahalaan.

Umaasa naman ang mga organizers na magiging matagumpay ang naturang selebrasyon.

‘Mina’ death toll climbs to 22–NDRRMC

The death toll due to typhoon “Mina” (international name: Nanmadol) has climbed to 22 while 12 others remain missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.

In its latest situation report, the NDRRMC said that 70,820 families or 300,959 persons were affected by Typhoon Mina in 16 provinces in Regions 1(Ilocos), 2(Cagayan), 3(Central Luzon), 5(Biicol), 6(Western Visayas), the National Capital Region and the Cordillera Administrative Region.

In its latest tally, the NDRRMC identified the casualties as Mark Errol Colipano, 23 of Quezon City who died after being buried under a collapsed concrete wall; John Rey Bautista and Reajen Bautista from San Fabian Pangasinan who were buried in a mudslide; Andes Calaro, 82, of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte and Pablo Lazaro of Piddig, Ilocos Norte who both drowned; Rome Ping-ilin from Mt. Province, Romeo Dang-alan, Jr. of Gregorio del Pilar, Rustom Paul Joaquin or Quirino and Mark Lester Agdeppa of Sinait, all in Ilocos Sur and who all died due to drowning.

In Benguet province, eight people were confirmed dead all due to various landslide incidents and were identified as Apolinario Flores, Gefonie Cael, Revillar Flores, odolfo Gagucas, Alex Magno, Floro Sulliven, Franco Flores and Noemi Cael.

Meanwhile, casualties from Abra were identified as Dindo Candido and Bragas Domingo.

In Zambales, the lone fatality was identified as Ruel Cabalic Soria of San Marcelino town, who died due to drowning.

In Catanduanes, one person was also confirmed dead due to drowning and was identified as Nelson Vergara of Baras town.

In Zamboanga del Sur, Jerffrey Entag Pagatpat of Bayog town was also confirmed dead due to a landslide incident.

Several others remain missing in La Union, Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, Benguet, Abra, including five fishermen from Infanta, Pangasinan, the NDRRMC said.

Mina has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was moving towards Taiwan, the NDRRMC said.

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