The Catanduanes Tribune


Vol. XX No. 45	January 17, 2001	Virac, Catanduanes

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Major Developments

The Catanduanes Tribune

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Other News

Ex-NPA slain by comrades?

A former member of the New People's Army was fatally shot by three unidentified men outside his home last Friday evening in a remote Caramoran barangay. [FullStory]

2,797 get free training from CSC

A total of 2,797 out-of-school youths, students, the unemployed and budding enterpreneurs benefited from a series of free skills training sessions conducted by the Catanduanes State Colleges (CSC) Extension Training Service in the past year. [FullStory]

Footstep cashier denies yarn

The cashier of Zenco Footstep branch in the capital town has denied allegations of discourtesy committed on a customer as published in a Tribune column. [FullStory]











Las Pinas native busted for shabu

A case for violation of Republic Act 6425 has been filed against a Las Pinas native who was caught dealing shabu during a buy-bust operation by Virac police authorities. [FullStory]









Bagamanoc widow robbed of P11-T

A 28-year old widow lost P11,000 in cash last week to unidentified culprits who used a ladder in gaining access to her two-storey residence in Bagamanoc town. [FullStory]

Tear gas stops knife wielder

An alert barangay captain saved a life last week when the village chief used a tear gas canister to stop a tricycle driver from stabbing a laborer in Bato the other week. [FullStory]

Lions, Class `57 medical, dental mission Feb. 1-3

The Marikina Valley (Host) Lions Club. Inc. and the Catanduanes College Class `57 Foundation, Inc. will conduct a medical and dental mission in Viga and free cataract operation in Virac this February. [FullStory]

Tresvalles heads MCR Association

Municipal Civil Registrar Elena T. Tresvalles of Baras is now the new president of the Association of Municipal Civil Registrars of the province. [FullStory]

NSO starts 2001 with income survey

The National Statistics Office starts 2001 as the primary statistical agency of the government with the regular Quarterly Labor Force Survey and the 2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey (FIES 2000) this January. [FullStory]

SMART MAN. Smart CEO Polly Nazareno addresses local officials and residents of San Miguel during the launching of the company’s Public Calling Office.




BAKING IN THE SUN. A huge crowd, including Manila-based mediamen, did not mind the noonday sun as they patiently waited for the Smart show to end.




NO GUN, THIS PHONE. What is in the hands of NTC Commissioner Joseph Santiago and a Smart vice president are not guns but the handheld version of the satellite phone.




THIS IS RED CROSS. PNRC disaster management services Director James Sian talks with PNRC Chairman Rosa Rosal as he tests the capability of the San Miguel PCO.