Highlighting the largely untapped potential of gastronomical tourism in Catanduanes, the provincial government of Catanduanes, through the Provincial Tourism Office, staged the two-day Isla Kulinarya last week at the Capitol…
Month: April 2026
2024 COA Annual Audit Reports:
San Andres’ hiring of JO workers posed risk of misuse of resources
(NOTE: This series of audit reports skipped the towns of Pandan and Panganiban for two reasons: 1) the report for Pandan was not yet posted on the COA website as…
CA rejects appeal of woman convicted of twin drug charges
The Court of Appeals has affirmed the joint decisions of the Regional Trial Court of Virac in two separate drug cases that sentenced a woman to two life imprisonments and…
Eight food establishments here audited for “Halal” certification
Four local food processors and four other establishments could achieve “Halal” certification for its products following an audit by representatives of an accredited “Halal” certifying organization last week. Under the…
DOH: Immunization coverage in Catanduanes remains high
Although the percentage of fully immunized children in Catanduanes is below 60% for 2025, immunization coverage remains high if the actual number of live births is taken into consideration. This…
Splits recovery of P2.1098/kWh rate increase:
FICELCO softens impact of higher generation cost on 62k consumers
Instead of a one-time power rate increase of P2.1098 per kilowatt-hour, the 62,000 member-consumer-owners of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) will see a slight decrease in their electric…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
CHILD MARRIAGE IS TOTALLY PROHIBITED
News about marriage or co-habitation with a minor by an adult is always bothersome, if not irksome. In the Philippines, it is often perpetrated by group of people with their…
Bryce McIntyre:
From Desert to Pump: How Oil Travels from the Middle East to the Philippines
The fuel that powers a jeepney in Manila, cooks rice in Catanduanes, or lights a lamp in San Andres begins its life in a place faraway. It starts as crude…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
Peace in a Locked World
The Gospel begins in a room filled with fear. The doors were locked. The disciples were hiding. The world outside was dangerous, uncertain, and hostile. Their Master had been crucified,…
burabod | efren ETASOR sorra:
ANG BULAWAN SA DAGHAN
…kung inuruban nang pahanap-hanap kang mauram na kadunongan; …kung paradad na sa pagbogong kang magabat na nagbuhay; …kung nagkahararap na sa pusuan na pagsagrap sa matunok na daran;…