(Part 2) Pursuant to Republic Act 9147, the DENR has created the Philippine Operations Group on Ivory and Illegal Wildlife Trade (POGI) to strengthen wildlife law enforcement in the…
Month: March 2025
Mayor Paolo Teves inducts 2025-2026 officers of PICE Catanduanes Chapter
Baras Mayor Jose Paolo Teves III last week challenged civil engineers to actively engage with local government units as he inducted the new officers of the Philippine Institute of Civil…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
FATE AND THE STRONGMAN
As I write this, the former president is confined at The Hague, a fate he did not foresee at the height of his power. I am reproducing two poems which…
2023 Annual Audit Report:
Pandan LGU claims lack of budget led to delay in use of donated equipment
Lack of allocation in the CY 2023 and 2024 budget prevented the municipal government of Pandan from procuring a power transformer needed for the operation of solid waste management equipment…
Laynes, DA execs lead inauguration of Virac’s new “AA” slaughterhouse
One of the most modern slaughterhouses in the Bicol region was inaugurated last week by Virac Mayor Samuel V. Laynes and top officials of the Department of Agriculture who said…
Despite COMELEC warning vs. unregistered surveys:
Poll rivals begin battle of voter preference surveys
Political rivals in the province of Catanduanes have started a battle of surveys intended to influence would-be voters in the May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections, despite the Commission…
TINGNAN NATIN | Jex F. Lucero:
KAILAN IBABALIK NG GOBYERNO ANG PERA NG PHILHEALTH?
Ang pag-uusapan natin ngayon ay ang oral arguments tungkol sa anomaliya sa PhilhHealth na masyadong mainit ngayon tulad sa heat index na ikinahihilo ng Filipino sa ayaw man natin o…
Bryce McIntyre:
Vaccine Hesitancy Spurs Measles Outbreaks
Measles is an exceptionally pernicious disease. It is nothing to be trifled with. Nonetheless, at least a million children in the Philippines are not fully vaccinated against this malaise, according…