Bryce McIntyre:
Nets, Numbers, and the Nation: The State of Philippine Fisheries
The sea is the Philippines’ pantry. For a nation of more than 7,600 islands stretching across 2.2 million square kilometers of Pacific Ocean, fishing is not merely a livelihood —…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
The Way
“Lord, you will show us the path of life.” This cry from the Psalm is not only a prayer. It is the echo of every restless heart searching for direction…
Isip-Isipon Ta | qui Tang Tacio:
P100 million na barangaon sa Batalay DEO
Igua palan daang nag-abot na cien milyones na fondo sa Batalay District Engineering Office diyan sa San Isidro Village, Virac. Ini daa hari sa Calamity Fund kan DPWH y para…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
Island’s campus journalists in rare feat
Congratulations to the Catanduanes campus journalists for a successful campaign in the 2026 National Press Conference held in Ormoc City, Leyte recently. The delegation led by Dr. Gina Bonifacio-Pantino, Education…
What is FICELCO doing with the expiring EPSA?
In exactly 23 days from today, April 22, 2026, the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) between FICELCO and SUWECO expires. And the agreement’s expiration without a new EPSA in sight…
SISAY KITA? ni tataramon:
Twin Massacres in 16th Century Batalay, Part 2
What may be called the Batalay saga of 1576 was a most dramatic event at the start of the Spanish regime in Catanduanes. It was composed of two mass killings…
Isla Kulinarya showcases province’s culinary heritage
Highlighting the largely untapped potential of gastronomical tourism in Catanduanes, the provincial government of Catanduanes, through the Provincial Tourism Office, staged the two-day Isla Kulinarya last week at the Capitol…
2024 COA Annual Audit Reports:
San Andres’ hiring of JO workers posed risk of misuse of resources
(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…
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…