After a well-received 40th concert season at the Samsung Theater, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) under music director Maestro Grzegorz Nowak has embarked on a 9-city tour of the United…
Month: May 2025
Due to damage wrought by STY Pepito:
PhilFIDA records 20% drop in abaca fiber production for 2025 first quarter
Abaca fiber production in Catanduanes fell by 20 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to that of the same period last year, apparently due to the heavy damage…
DOST successfully holds Abacanobasyon 3
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Bicol regional, through DOST Catanduanes, successfully launched the third year of Abacanobasyon—a flagship initiative that blends “abaca” and “inobasyon” (innovation)—with the goal of…
Catanduanes campus journalists win big in 2025 Nat’l Schools Presscon
The Schools Division of Catanduanes’ campus journalists stamped their class in four events in last week’s 2025 National Schools Press Conference held in Vigan, Ilocos Sur where the Bicol delegation…
Atty. Leo Mendoza files poll protest, appeals dismissal by Ombudsman
Last Friday, former San Andres Mayor Leo Mendoza was the seventh losing candidate in the recent local elections to file a protest before the Regional Trial Court and seek a…
Bato mayor asks RTC to dismiss election protest
In his answer to the election protest seeking to nullify his proclamation, Bato Mayor Juan Rodulfo has asked the Regional Trial Court to summarily dismiss his opponent’s petition for failing…
Congressman’s daughter alleges ‘massive fraud’ in 8-vote poll loss
An election protest seeking a manual recount of the ballots in the closely-fought Bato mayoral race has been filed by Princess Vanessa Rodriguez, who claimed that the May 12, 2025…
Cua brothers, son seek manual recount of votes
Vice Governor Peter Cua, Governor Joseph Cua and the latter’s son, Joshua Chino, have filed separate election protests against their rivals before the Regional Trial Court, alleging irregularities in the…