Weekly Reflections:

God and the Storms in Our Lives

Sometimes God sends the storm to show He is the only shelter.   Faith does not mean trusting God to stop the storm, but trusting Him to strengthen us as…

Cybertrivia:

Signs Found Outside and In Churches

CHURCH CAR PARK FOR MEMBERS ONLY Trespassers will be baptised   “No God No Peace. Know God Know Peace.”   “Free Trip to Heaven. Details Inside ”   “Try our…

Isip-Isipon Ta | qui Tang Tacio:

Imbestigaran an mga maki-imong hardware store

Apat na taon pakarihis kang pag-alburoto ni Rolly sa Baras, Bato, Virac y San Andres, rinugado man ni Pepito an Gigmoto, Viga, Panganiban, Bagamanoc, Pandan y Caramoran. Kung ano an…

Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:

Two more storms expected in December

For the first time in decades, this writer was not in Catanduanes when the latest super typhoon came to our shores as the Saturday flight to Virac was cancelled by…

Following the miracle, the hard work of rebuilding begins

In what can be considered a miracle considering super typhoon Pepito’s power, no one appears to have died or suffered an injury as a result of its hours-long rampage through…

Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:

FINALLY, A WOMAN CELLO SOLOIST FOR THE PPO

The cello soloists of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) are dominated by men from Mstislav Rostropovich to Pierre Fournier, from Antonio Meneses to Chino Bolipata and Renato Lucas, among others.…

Catanduanes council updates inventory of cultural properties

The Catanduanes Culture and Arts Council (CCAC) last week presented the updated inventory of local cultural properties in the province and discussed various strategies for continuing the documentation, preservation, and…

Bryce McIntyre:

Man-yi or Pepito? Ask PAGASA

Yinxing, Toraji, Usagi, Man-yi…. These are names that Catanguangans will not soon forget. Unless, that is, they remember this unprecedented series of tropical storms as Marce, Nika, Ofel, and Pepito.…

NHA, Virac award slots to initial 200 beneficiaries in resettlement project

An initial 200 families have been awarded slots in the sprawling resettlement project of the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Virac local government unit in barangay San Isidro Village.…

Catanduanes, Virac and Baras win 2024 SGLG

The provincial government of Catanduanes and the capital town of Virac have won their 4th Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award while Baras clinched its second straight after joining…