Majority of the 1,280 classrooms under rehabilitation are almost completed, with the facilities in 151 public schools to be turned over by April 22, 2022, the Department of Education (DepEd)…
Month: March 2022
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
AS MY GRANDSON TURNS 19
My grandson turns 19 Saturday this weekend.. He was named after another activist-poet who died in the South. I took full custody of him since his grade school days. One…
PAGASA: Catanduanes to have below normal rainfall this May
The island of Catanduanes, along with two other provinces in Bicol, will have below-normal rainfall this coming May, the national weather agency said recently in its Climate Outlook for March-August…
2021 Catanduanes Preliminary Death Statistics:
More than 50% of deaths in 2021 were male
Of the 2,239 deaths reported in Catanduanes in 2021, more than half were male, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in its special release on preliminary death statistics. This is…
The 2020 COA Annual Audit Reports:
5 San Andres families granted P25-K Social Amelioration twice
At least five families in San Andres town received the P25,000 Social Amelioration cash assistance twice during the 2020 community quarantine, the Commission on Audit said in its Annual Audit…
CHR to charge Albay cops in 2019 “nanlaban” rubout case
Four police officers of the Daraga Municipal Police Station are facing an administrative charge in connection with the killing of three men, including the son of journalist Carmelo Rima, in…
The more things in Catanduanes change…
Rejecting calls from candidates and consumer groups, the Department of Finance insists that the distribution of targeted relief to the bottom 50% of Filipino families would be a much better…
INSIDE PAGE | Fernan A. Gianan:
Why are airline tickets to Manila so expensive?
Last week, my wife and I took time off from our work to visit our cousins in the City of Smiles, Bacolod City. The supposed four-day, three-night vacation almost got…
ISIP-ISIPON TA | qui Tang Tacio:
No money involved
Inaapodan an mga barangay na kapareho ning Iglesia sa pagvoto. Matao daa si atorni puting buhok ning cincuenta mil pesos sa arin man na barangay na makapa-zero sa saiyang mga…
CYBERTRIVIA:
On Marriage
A healthy marriage is built on a strong foundation. That is why my marriage is on the rocks “Marriage” isn’t a word. It’s a sentence. Marriage is when…