Catanduanes pharmacists began to take on a higher profile last Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, when they celebrated World Pharmacists Day and inducted a new set of officers that would likewise…
Month: October 2025
Catanduanes to spend not a centavo for UP planners’ development study
Not a single centavo will be spent from the funds of the provincial government for the assistance of development planners from the University of the Philippines in crafting Catanduanes’ Provincial…
4 Catandunganons in top 10 of psychometrician’s board exam
Four Catandunganons were in the top 10 of the September 2025 Psychometrician’s Licensure Examination, according to the results released last week by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC). Tied for 5th…
VP Duterte’s office begins releasing cash grants to 47 small businesses
The Office of Vice President Sara Duterte last week released livelihood assistance to 16 of the total 47 small business owners in Catanduanes who have qualified under its Mag Negosyo…
Farmer who attacked elderly relatives 19 years ago finally arrested in Quezon
Operatives of the San Andres Police Station has apprehended the town’s No. 1 Most Wanted in faraway Quezon province, nearly two decades after the farmer from barangay Rizal hacked two…
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Catanduanes Subprovince, circa 1905, Part 1
NOTE: This series is intended for the observance of the 80th founding anniversary of Catanduanes as a province on October 26, 2025. It is based on the author’s recent study…
11 towns seek higher rankings in CMCI competitiveness survey
Representatives from the 11 municipal local government units and various national agencies gathered last week for a refresher session on the Cities & Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) in a bid…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
STATE WITNESSES
The legislative inquiry in aid of legislation pertaining to the anomalous flood control project continues. Several resource persons had already named various senators, congressmen, former and present official of DPWH…
Bryce McIntyre:
From Harana to Tinder: Changes in the Sex Lives of Young Filipinos
Lost to history are the days when harana — the quaint practice of serenading with a guitar — played a role in Filipino courtship, having been succeeded today by Facebook,…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
The Great Chasm: A Parable for Our Times
We are all familiar with the story of the rich man who feasted sumptuously every day while the beggar, Lazarus, lay at his gate, hoping for crumbs. It is a…