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25/07/2025

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A strong call to action on the rising water rates in Catanduanes echoed through the halls of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan as Liga ng mga Barangay President and SP Member, Hon. Tito V. Villamor delivered a privilege speech, urging the passage and adoption of the proposed โ€œ๐—ง.๐—œ.๐—ง.๐—ข. ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒโ€ or Tubig-Inisyatibo Tungo sa Oportunidad during the SP 3rd Regular Session held on July 14, 2025.

Addressing Vice Governor Robert โ€œObetโ€ Fernandez and fellow members of the provincial board, PBM Villamor cited increasing grievances from constituents across the provinceโ€”particularly in the Municipality of Viracโ€”where basic access to water has become increasingly burdensome for ordinary families, barangay officials, senior citizens, single mothers, and farmers.

โ€œ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’๐’–๐’™๐’–๐’“๐’š. ๐‘ป๐’–๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’š ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š ๐’๐’–๐’‰๐’. ๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’๐’‘๐’๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’†๐’…. ๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’†โ€”๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰, ๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’‡๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’š ๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’—๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’,โ€ PBM Villamor declared during the session.

Concerns have mounted in recent weeks over the reportedly unsustainable water rates being implemented in Virac, described by the speaker as having minimal consultation and lacking transparency. The situation, he warned, could force the poorest residents to resort to unsafe water sources or go without water altogether.

Citing Article II, Section 16 of the 1987 Philippine Constitutionโ€”โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’”๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’•๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†๐’… ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’šโ€โ€” PBM Villamor questioned what kind of community is being built when families must choose between paying for water and buying food.

The T.I.T.O. Ordinance, which was formally submitted for calendaring during the session, aims to empower barangays through sustainable, community-based water initiatives which include:
โ€ข Development of local water sustainability plans
โ€ข Establishment of rainwater harvesting systems
โ€ข Protection of wells and natural springs
โ€ข Creation of Barangay Water Councils
โ€ข Reduction of dependence on centralized, profit-driven water systems

โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’šโ€”๐’Š๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’†โ€™๐’” ๐’Ž๐’๐’—๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’”๐’‚๐’š๐’”: โ€˜๐‘จ๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’–๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’š ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š ๐’…๐’‚๐’‘๐’‚๐’• ๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Œ๐’‚๐’Œ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’‚๐’, ๐’Š๐’•๐’'๐’š ๐’…๐’‚๐’‘๐’‚๐’• ๐’‘๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’‚ ๐’”๐’‚ ๐’๐’‚๐’‰๐’‚๐’•,โ€™โ€ PBM Villamor emphasized.

Through his speech, the SP Member appealed to multiple stakeholders for coordinated action:

1. All Water Districts in the Province of Catanduanes โ€“ to publicly disclose their current rate structures and plans for adjustment
2. Sangguniang Panlalawigan โ€“ to conduct a province-wide review of rate justifications and initiate public consultations
3. Municipal Local Government Units through their respective Mayors โ€“ to support barangays with funding and technical assistance for local water projects
4. Barangays and Liga ng mga Barangay โ€“ to unite under the T.I.T.O. framework and reclaim water access for the people

Concluding his speech, the SP Member urged the provincial leadership and community stakeholders to act urgently and collectively:

โ€œ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’• ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’•๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’”, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’๐’๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”. ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’• ๐’–๐’” ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’˜๐’† ๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’† ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’ˆ๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’šโ€”๐‘ป๐’–๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐’๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’š๐’‚. ๐‘ป๐’–๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐’๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’Ž.โ€

The proposed ordinance will be calendared in the next regular session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

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25/07/2025

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—  ๐—œ๐—ก ๐— ๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก! ๐Ÿ”Œ

PBM Edwin T. Tanael leads key legislative actions approved during the 2nd Regular Session (July 14, 2025) of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to address Catanduanesโ€™ power crisis:

โœ… Urged NPC to expedite bidding for Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA)
โœ… Called for Senate inquiry on โ‚ฑ538M NPC debt to SUWECO
โœ… Pushed for immediate power augmentation in coordination with FICELCO
โœ… Advocated for LGU study on becoming an Independent Power Provider and redeeming Balongbong hydro plant

๐Ÿ“Œ Coming soon: Resolutions urging Senators Marcoleta and Tulfo to act on high electricity rates in Catanduanes.

๐Ÿ’ก All efforts aligned with the energy advocacy of Gov. Patrick Alain Azanza.








25/07/2025

A powerful privilege speech of the Liga ng mga Barangay President and SP Ex-Officio Member, Honorable Tito V. Villamor calls for immediate action on skyrocketing water rates in Virac and across Catanduanes, urging support for the T.I.T.O. Ordinance (Tubig-Inisyatibo Tungo sa Oportunidad)โ€”a grassroots movement to institutionalize and protect the water system in every barangay by reclaiming the water as a public right, not a private commodity.

"๐‘ณ๐’†๐’• ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’•๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’”, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’๐’๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”." โ€“ PBM Villamor






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A decisive move to address the worsening power crisis in the province, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Catanduanes passed a series of urgent resolutions during its Second Regular Session held on Monday, July 14, 2025. Authored by PBM Edwin T. Tanael and approved by all members of the august body, the measures aim to respond to the intermittent brownouts, high electricity rates, and long-term energy insecurity plaguing the island-province.

One of the key resolutions passed strongly urges the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) to immediately provide emergency power augmentation to Catanduanes, citing prolonged and unannounced brownouts that have severely impacted local communities, businesses, hospitals, schools, and government operations.

The resolution calls on NAPOCOR to deploy additional generation sets, implement fast-tracked augmentation, and coordinate closely with the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) to ensure prompt and sustainable energy solutions.

โ€œ๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’–๐’•๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’•๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’‡๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’†. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’๐’๐’–๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’๐’๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†โ€”๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’†๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’”, ๐’„๐’“๐’Š๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’‰๐’๐’๐’…๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’…๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•,โ€ said PBM Tanael.

Another resolution urges the SP Committee on Energy to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the alleged โ‚ฑ538 million obligation of NAPOCOR to Sunwest Water and Electric Co. (SUWECO), the local power provider. The move is meant to shed light on the reported financial transaction, its legitimacy, and its potential impact on electricity rates and public service.

Tanael emphasized the importance of transparency and accountability, stating that โ€œ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’„ ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’–๐’„๐’‰ ๐’๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’…, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’“ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š.โ€

A third resolution appeals directly to NAPOCOR President Fernando Roxas to immediately conduct the bidding process for the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) involving SUWECO and other qualified power suppliers. This EPSA is seen as a temporary but critical measure to stabilize power supply while long-term solutions are still being developed.

The delay in conducting the bidding, according to the SP, contributes to continued uncertainty and disruption in the province's energy services.

In a more forward-looking measure, the SP also adopted a resolution urging the Provincial Finance Committee to study the feasibility of transforming the LGU into an Independent Power Provider (IPP). This includes the potential redeeming of the Balongbong Mini-Hydro Power Plant and developing renewable energy sources such as hydro, solar, and wind.

The resolution cited the Local Government Code of 1991, which empowers LGUs to undertake energy projects. PBM Tanael said this approach aligns with both provincial needs and the national governmentโ€™s clean energy transition goals.

All resolutions were ordered furnished to the Office of the President, Department of Energy (DOE), NAPOCOR, NEA, SUWECO, FICELCO, and other relevant agencies for immediate and appropriate action.

The SPโ€™s strong and unified stance reflects the growing urgency to resolve the power crisis in Catanduanesโ€”a province whose energy situation is now a serious barrier to development, health, safety, and quality of life.

โ€œ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’ ๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’Š๐’• ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’๐’†๐’”. ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’Ž๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’„๐’•, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’† ๐’Ž๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’„๐’• ๐’๐’๐’˜,โ€ Tanael concluded.




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23/07/2025

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Virac, Catanduanes โ€“ Black Talon Gaming Corporation (BTGC), the sole authorized Small Town Lottery (STL) operator in Catanduanes, has released an official statement vehemently denying any connection to circulating fake news regarding its operations. The statement, released today, clarifies that BTGC has no involvement whatsoever in the spread of misinformation concerning STL.

The company emphasized that the authorization and franchising of STL operations are the exclusive responsibility of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), not local government units. Each province is only permitted one legitimate STL operator, and BTGC holds the sole franchise for Catanduanes, granted on September 18, 2023.

BTGC explicitly denied offering any form of bribe or incentive to any high-ranking provincial official. The company called on media outlets and journalists to conduct thorough and careful research before publishing any reports to ensure accuracy and credibility.

The statement concluded with an appeal for public understanding and cooperation. The full statement can be found on Black Talon FB Account.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16vVqoRLAU/


23/07/2025

CATANDUANES CHRONICLES
Radyo Program @ 107.1 Radyo Natin Virac
Anchored by Kap JP
Guest: PD Bert Lusuegro, Philfida Catanduanes

22/07/2025

CATANDUANES CHRONICLES
Radyo Program @ 107.1 Radyo Natin Virac
Anchored by Kap JP
Guest: PBM Edwin Tanael

21/07/2025

CBNews Clip | A privilege speech during the SP 2nd Regular Session held on July 14, 2025, Interim Philippine Councilor's League (PCL) President and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Ex-Officio Member, Councilor Joseph Mendoza, addresses the dangers of unregulated bote-bote gasoline sales in Catanduanes. He proposes an ordinance to ensure public safety and provide bote-bote vendors with a legal framework for their businesses.

21/07/2025

President Marcos should veto the bill seeking to extend the term of barangay officials and again postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), lawyer Romulo Macalintal said on Sunday. https://tinyurl.com/yzprba2a | via ONE News

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18/07/2025

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Provincial Board Member (PBM) Edwin T. Tanael continues to make waves in the 12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan, authoring an impressive 40 provincial ordinances and 64 approved resolutions as of the 2nd Regular Session held on July 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall.

Tanaelโ€™s prolific legislative performance is currently the most active among all board members, with most of his proposals aligning with the key priorities of the newly installed provincial administration.

In a statement, PBM Tanael reaffirmed his commitment to transparency, social welfare, and sustainable economic development โ€” key pillars of Governor Patrick Alain T. Azanzaโ€™s development agenda. โ€œ๐ˆ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ-๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ,โ€ Tanael said, โ€œ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ.โ€

Tanaelโ€™s authored measures cover a wide array of public concerns โ€” from senior citizen welfare and local industry promotion to infrastructure monitoring and environmental protection. Many of his resolutions and ordinances have gained support and co-authorship from fellow board members.

Observers note that PBM Tanaelโ€™s dynamic legislative output has significantly shaped the early direction of the 12th Sangguniang Panlalawigan, setting a strong tone for responsive governance in Catanduanes.

The 2nd Regular Session was presided over by PBM Lorenzo Templonuevo and attended by all members of the new provincial board of the 12 Sangguniang Panlalawigan.



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18/07/2025

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Isang kahina-hinalang cargo vessel o barge ang sumadsad sa baybayin ng Barangay San Vicente, Virac, Catanduanes.

Ayon sa mga residente, nakita nila ang barko na may pangalang "Premium Portland 2" na nakasulat sa katawan nito. Agad itong naging usap-usapan sa komunidad dahil sa laki at misteryosong pagkakadapo nito sa dalampasigan.

Sa ngayon, wala pang opisyal na ulat mula sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Catanduanes ukol sa pinagmulan ng naturang barko, dahilan ng pagkasadsad, at kung may posibilidad ng oil spill o anumang environmental threat.

Kasalukuyan nang inaantabayanan ang magiging pahayag ng Coast Guard upang linawin ang mga detalye at matukoy kung may kinalaman ito sa bagyong Crising na kasalukuyang nakaapekto sa silangang bahagi ng probinsya.

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