NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:

FAILURE TO STATE A CAUSE OF ACTION VIS-À-VIS ABSENCE OF A CAUSE OF ACTION

Section 1, Rule 2 of the Rules of Court requires that every ordinary civil action must be based on a cause of action, otherwise, the civil action is susceptible to…

Bryce McIntyre:

THE EMPTY HOSPITAL

A Two-Part Series on the Philippine Medical Workforce Crisis PART ONE: The Building Without Doctors   How the Philippines exports its best healers — and leaves the archipelago behind When…

Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:

The Voice of Life

There are many voices in the world today. Some are loud, persuasive, and appealing. Some promise quick solutions, easy success, and instant relief. Beneath the noise, however, there is a…

Weekly Reflections:

Experience, Experiment and Expectations

No matter how beautiful and handsome you are, just remember baboons and gorillas also attract tourists. Stop Boasting. No matter how big and strong you are; you will not carry…

Isip-Isipon Ta | qui Tang Tacio:

Igua daw nin milagro an ibang ayuda?

Nanghinayang an ibang mga dae nacarecibe nin ayuda kung ngata dae daa pinadama kan consejo municipal an mga empleyado nin municipio na nagpalista sa Cash Relief Assistance para sa mga…

Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:

On Important Cultural Properties

Last week, an occasional visitor to Palta Small commented on the Department of Public Works and Highways’ removal of the waiting shed at the junction of the national highway and…

Is NPC prepared to take over SUWECO?

Last Monday, as the Tribune was being printed, the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) issued the first of probably many similar announcements: the Load Shedding Schedule. Citing insufficient power…

PENRO donates narra lumber to CNHS for new workstations

The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Catanduanes recently donated narra lumber to the Catanduanes National High School in Virac for use in the fabrication of essential school furniture.…

March 2026 is ‘driest’ in 7 years:

Research: VIWAD has bigger issues than scarcity of water

With the Virac Water District reporting that potable water from its three main sources has fallen in volume by nearly 50 percent, data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…

PAGASA: Catanduanes, 31 other areas in dry spell

Fifteen Luzon provinces are now experiencing drought conditions while 32 others, including Catanduanes, are in a dry spell, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced last week.…