WEST DISTRICT TOPNOTCHER

NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:

JOSE RIZAL

Last June 19, 2025 could have been our national hero’s 164th birthday. In commemoration to the life of one of the most celebrated Filipinos of all the time, if not…

Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:

Corpus Christi: The Real Presence of Christ in the World

When I was younger, an elementary student and an altar server, I would always feel so honored to assist the priest carrying the monstrance around the población in procession as…

Bryce McIntyre:

Toxic Grain: The Arsenic in Imported Rice

The good news is that, according to PhilRice – the Philippine Rice Research Institute – locally grown rice in the Philippines is safe from arsenic. The bad news is that…

burabod | efren ETASOR sorra:

ANG HAPOT

hapot ning tawo ano’ng halaga kang burak dai nakabasog   kaysa bungang pigacaon nakapacusog   simbag kang burabod hap’ta ang daghan ko ngata ta siging buros   ang nakapa-ugma sa…

Weekly Reflections:

10 Guides to a Fuller Life

Celebrate the Small Wins: Made your bed? That’s a win. Found matching socks? Legendary. Life is a series of small victories.   Kindness Costs Nothing: Sprinkle it everywhere—it’s the confetti…

Cybertrivia:

Funny military sayings

Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can’t get out. — Unknown   Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. — Napoleon…

Isip-Isipon Ta | qui Tang Tacio:

Daog pa an alcalde y gobernador

Pati palan mga municipio, sakop na kan poder nin Batalay House of Representatives. Ini daa an nagluwas kan nacaaguing semana sa Calolbon matapos na apudan kan gatindog na congresista si…

Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:

Powerzone fuel a lot cheaper due to discount

The Catanduanes police continues to make headway in the campaign against illegal drugs. Last Saturday evening in Cabugao, Bato, elements of the town’s police station led by Maj. Lester Quililian,…

The icy prospects of a modular cold storage facility

Abaca and rice farmers must be applauding the governor-elect for meeting with Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and reportedly securing his commitment for support for Catanduanes farmers and fisherfolk. Among…