It will be the Philippine Coast Guard who will proceed with the construction of its base at the site of the former US Long-Range Navigation (LORAN) Station on the northwestern…
Month: July 2022
LORAN ‘owners’ would have to go to court to press claim
With the LORAN lot already titled in the name of the Philippine Coast Guard, the heirs of the Villena family claiming the land would have to file suit with the…
DepEd: Face-to-face classes in public schools to be held regardless of COVID-19 Alert Level
Despite the slow but steady rise in COVID-19 cases, the Department of Education will proceed with the holding of face-to-face classes as mandated regardless of the alert level. This was…
𝗔 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗢 𝗣. 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔
𝐴 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟, 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑟 1946-2022 Maya Angelou said: Your legacy is never one thing, it is every life you’ve touched. And indeed, behind FICELCO’s five decades of service to…
Two men convicted of drug raps, to spend life in prison, pay fines
The Regional Trial Court sent two men to a long stay in the National Penitentiary after separately convicting them for violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2003. Last…
Sentinel pigs to be tested for ASF by Aug. 2 – PVet
The nearly 500 sentinel pigs distributed in the province last June 23, 2022 by the Department of Agriculture regional office will have to test negative for Africal Swine Fever (ASF)…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
AMIDST THE PANDEMIC, A FILIPINO MUSICAL IS BORN
Remember the 1975 Bienvenido Noriega, Jr. play, Bayan Bayanan? The play is being revived as a musical with a new title, Bayan Bayanan: Letters from Home. With OFWs very much…
Island’s 5th Most Wanted arrested in Novaliches
After nine months in hiding, Catanduanes’ 5th Most Wanted Person was finally arrested in Metro Manila by the police and brought to the island to face justice. Combined operatives of…
NPA militia member surrenders to police
A member of the New People’s Army militia surrendered to government authorities last week in Panganiban town after a lengthy negotiation, the Catanduanes Police Provincial Office reported. Panganiban police officer-in-charge…