Catanduanes could have kept its streak of consecutive Yuletide celebrations with zero casualties of pyrotechnics or firecrackers had it not been for a resident of Virac who inflicted injury on…
Month: January 2025
The AKAP payouts: legalized vote-buying
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio used a quotation from the martyred American civil rights leader on actually cooperating with evil by not protesting against it in his well-shared diatribe…
Isang komentaryo ni: Justin Cabrera:
Isla Parola at ang Pangangailangan sa Inklusibong Midya
Hindi maikakaila na sa panahon ng sakuna, balita ang ating nagiging sandigan. Subalit, ano ang silbi ng mga ulat kung ito’y hindi naman nauunawaan ng karaniwang mamamayan? Taong 2019 nang…
Employers to shoulder 63% of increase in SSS contributions of workers earning below P5,250
Following the rise in Social Security System (SSS) contribution rate to 15% this year, private sector employers will be shouldering 63% of the increase in monthly contributions of their workers…
Janna Marie Pineda:
PhilHealth enhances benefit package for heart disease treatment
QUEZON CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) increased the financial coverage for heart disease treatment to ensure better survival and health outcomes for Filipino patients suffering from cardiovascular…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
RUSSIAN VIOLINIST DEBUTS IN MANILA JAN. 17
Prize-winning Russian violinist Aylen Pritchin is the new soloist of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) on January 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Samsung Theater for Performing Arts. This was announced…
SC dismisses disbarment case vs. two Virac lawyers
The Supreme Court has dropped a disbarment complaint filed against two Virac lawyers who acted as counsel for clients in the 2013 case questioning Governor Joseph Cua’s Filipino citizenship. In…
Revised rates higher by more than 300%:
Gov. Cua okays SP deferment of new real property market values
Property owners will pay the same level of taxes this year after Governor Joseph C. Cua approved an ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan that defers the implementation of higher…
Editoryal ni: Justin Cabrera:
KALINTURA NG AGRIKULTURA
Sa unang tingin, tila masagana’t maunlad ang agrikultura ng Catanduanes, ngunit sa likod ng sigla ay isang sektor na naghihingalo’t balisa. Ayon sa Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), ang lalawigan ng…