Sangguniang Panlalawigan votes against Gov. Azanza’s request amid questions over appointee’s integrity and omissions in Personal Data Sheet In a surprising turn during the Sangguniang Panlalawigan regular session, seven…
Month: September 2025
DPWH officials deny knowing “Lady Gaga,” “Sandara”
Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have denied knowing one “Lady Gaga” who reportedly exercises influence at the Catanduanes District Engineering Office. In a privilege speech…
Int’l Coastal Cleanup Day set Sept. 20
More than 2,000 volunteers are expected to participate in the International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 in Catanduanes, with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) spearheading the annual…
ERR Construction resumed work on ‘terminated’ Minaabat project?
Did ER Rodriguez Construction Corporation resume work on the P54-million Minaabat road opening project that the DPWH regional office now claims it terminated in November 2023? This appears to be…
Wife, daughter won gov’t contracts:
Cong. Rodriguez could face ethics complaint due to conflict of interest
The lone representative of Catanduanes, Congressman Eulogio R. Rodriguez, could face removal from office if an ethics complaint is filed against him due to alleged conflict of interest. Last week,…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
DEFECTS IN YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE
As a practicing lawyer, I learned that one of the most common problems in Catanduanes, or perhaps the entire country, is that some of the birth certificates, particularly those of…
Bryce McIntyre:
< Ctrl+Alt+Be Polite > — Netiquette for Newbies
First, a definition of terms: “Netiquette” is a portmanteau, a word based on two other words in order to combine meanings, in this case “network” and “internet”. A “newbie” is an…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
Cost of Discipleship
The Gospel last Sunday is one of the hardest teachings of Jesus. He tells the crowd following Him that if anyone wants to be His disciple, they must “hate” father…
burabod | efren ETASOR sorra:
GIBO MO ANINO MO
gibong madayad sagcod noarin marinas nakataong buhay pagmate mahayahay nakapa-ogma nakapa-gayon hagyan papuntang kariwang’gan; gibong daing amat sagcod noarin maraot nakapa-isog naka-baringag nakapangumum naka-helang naka-pangit …
Weekly Reflections:
Wealth without Value
A miser had buried his gold in a secret place in his garden. Every day he went to the spot, dug up the treasure and counted it piece by piece…