Fearing depletion of their calamity funds with more than a month to go before the year ends, some local government units are not joining the “Paeng” relief goods distribution spree.…
Month: November 2022
PAGASA: 2-3 cyclones to enter PAR this month
Between two to three tropical cyclones are expected to enter or develop in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this November 2022, with one or two more seen to form…
PICE brass breaks ground for green, resilient building
National officers of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) last week spearheaded the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a “green,” typhoon resilient building at Poniton Elementary School in…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
STUDENT OF PAVAROTTI IS NEW CALAF IN DECEMBER CCP TURANDOT
Tenor Alessandro Liberatore — a pupil of Luciano Pavarotti who sang in Manila in 1994 — is the Calaf in the CCP production of Puccini’s Turandot opening at the CCP…
2021 COA Annual Audit Report:
Supplier of medicines to Payo LGU not eligible?
The Commission on Audit has flagged the Panganiban municipal government’s procurement of medicines from an establishment which has yet to show if it is eligible to supply medicines as part…
Mistaken identity causes vehicular accident in Viga
A bolo-wielding farmer in Viga caused an accident last week when he chased a passing motorcycle driver in the mistaken belief that he was a thief, with the latter colliding…
Frustrated parricide rap filed vs. Payo man for hacking son
A complaint for frustrated parricide has been filed against a resident of Panganiban town after hacking his own son during an altercation last week. The Panganiban police station said last…
How a “pambatag” storm caused a calamity
In the wake of the minor damage left behind by tropical storm “Paeng” last Oct. 29, 2022, not a few Catandunganons were surprised that the provincial government, through the Sangguniang…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
The PICE’s typhoon-resilient building
Under its PICE Green Engineering Project (PGEP), the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) through the PICE Quezon City chapter and its partner, the PICE Catanduanes chapter, is constructing…