Ayon kay Kong. Mike Defensor, umutang daw ang mga Lopez ng ABS-CBN sa Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) noon ng halagang 1.6 bilyong piso na walang kolateral. Ang DBP…
Month: January 2021
Thoughts & Memories:
Changes and Differences
We hear people ask, “What made you different from your brothers and sisters?” Similarities and differences, qualitatively and otherwise, among siblings are noticed when someone is far successful than the…
burabod:
F I A T
MOST REV. JOSE CRISOLOGO SORRA, D.D. Bishop Emeritus, Virac & Legazpi (March 9, 1929 – January 21, 2021) Ordained Priest – March 17, 1956 First Assignment, St. Stephen Parish,…
Inside Page:
Vaccination issues
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has reportedly allotted P5 million to be taken from the unspent funds of the Balik Happy Island Program for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines. In a separate…
A general laxity in the campaign against COVID-19
A five-day stretch last week brought eight (8) new confirmed coronavirus cases in the province of Catanduanes, bringing the total to 155. A 37-year old female government employee from Bato,…
Islander in the City:
GEORGE ROBERT SHAW, THEODORE ROOSEVELT JR. & NELLY GARDEN
What historic photo did I see in Manila Nostalgia on FB last week? Playwright George Bernard Shaw at the Governor’s Palace (called Malacanan later) with then Governor General Theodore Roosevelt,…
Pedicab driver found guilty of raping 12-year old neighbor
The Regional Trial Court has sentenced a pedicab driver in his late 60’s to reclusion perpetua, in addition to two more prison sentences, for sexually abusing a 12-year old neighbor…
FICELCO to hold elections for all board seats this year
Elections for all seven (7) seats in the Board of Directors of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) will be held this year, in a possible preview of the…
Isip-Isipon Ta:
Magpa-COVID ka na sana
Nagsurat palan an OIC kan Catanduanes State University manongod sa nagluwas na osipon sa lugar na ini. Segun sa saiya, dae man daa hinapot an saiyang oficina y an BAC…
Gov. Cua urges investment in comms systems, typhoon-resistant shelters and infrastructures
Urging legislators and local government units to act now, Governor Joseph C. Cua last week pushed for the standardization of typhoon-resistant evacuation shelters and public infrastructures to ensure that the…