A jobless resident of Virac who was convicted of selling shabu to an undercover police officer a year ago has been freed by the Court of Appeals after it overturned…
Month: July 2026
All-time high 8% inflation for bottom 30% of households
Rising food and housing and utilities costs were behind the increase of inflation in Catanduanes last month, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), with the poorer sector of society…
Testimonies of 6 PBMs, Razal vital to quo warranto petition
Aside from the six temporary Provincial Board Members, the testimony of DILG Provincial Director Uldarico Razal Jr, as a prosecution witness could prove vital in the quo warranto petition being…
Malacañang okays 3 NPC nominees:
SP’s new temporary PBMs went thru proper procedure
The nomination and designation of the three new temporary Provincial Board Members (PBMs) in place of the suspended PBMS belonging to the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) complied with the guidelines…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
ADMISSIONS MADE TO THE MEDIA ARE ADMISSIBLE
The name “Pablito Andan” occupies a notable place in the Philippine criminal jurisprudence as one of the few individuals whose conviction ultimately resulted in the imposition and execution of the…
Bryce McIntyre:
Philippines Joins Upper-Middle Income Ranks — But Don’t Expect Your Wallet to Feel It
The news today is good: As of July 1, 2026, the World Bank officially reclassified the Philippines as an upper-middle income country, or UMIC. It’s a milestone nearly four decades…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
The Soil That Shapes a Nation
The Sower in today’s Gospel appears, at first glance, to be extravagant. He scatters his seed everywhere without first examining the condition of the ground. Some seeds fall on the…
burabod | efren ETASOR sorra:
ANO NA ANG MASUNOD?
sobra ang barahaan sa mga lugar na dating dai piga-baha: mindanaw, kabisayaan brazil, australia, thailand, china, america: mga harong na piga-aranod. mga autong piga-alastra ning surog. mga tawong gaka-burotod!…
Isip-Isipon Ta | qui Tang Tacio:
Nakaptan sa sogoc-sogoc?
Dai gakaoyon an istorya kan pulis sa mga huringhuding manongod sa soboot big-time pusher na nakatakas habang gapabolong sa EBMC kan Simba. Segun sa bareta kan Virac MPS, dinara daa…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
DSWD and the lost P1.2 million in “ayuda”
Data from PAGASA Virac Synoptic Station indicates that while the rains brought by tropical depression “Henry” increased the monthly precipitation for June 2026 to 187.2 millimeters, it is still one…