Last year’s edition of the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival has many things going for it. It had 10 fairly well-made entries on various genres from comedy to drama. But…
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ARTHUR ESPIRITU: ‘2020 WAS A ‘SURREAL YEAR’
The year 2020 is many things to cultural watchers. It was the end of live concerts at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, it was the end of live shows…
Two days of heavy rains cause landslides, floods
Eleven sections of the national highway in several towns were rendered impassable or hardly passable by landslides triggered by two days of heavy rains, which also caused flooding and isolated…
New Easter Egg beetle species found here
A new species of Easter Egg beetles has been identified to be endemic to the island province, the Catanduanes Biodiversity group announced recently in its Facebook page. Belonging to the…
Bicol diagnostic center hampered by frontliners’ targeted COVID testing
For almost a week until Saturday, the Bicol Regional Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory (BRDRL) has yet to release the results of more than 200 swab specimens sent by local health…
Rep. Sanchez wants proposed Caramoran Medical Center to be supervised by DOH
If the wish of Congressman Hector S. Sanchez will be granted by the legislature, the proposed Caramoran Medical Center will be under the supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).…
ASF spreads to 2 more towns here
From the initial five towns confirmed to be affected with African Swine Fever (ASF), the dreaded disease affecting pigs has now reached the municipalities of Caramoran and Baras, the Provincial…
FICELCO targets full restoration of electricity by end of January
With a lesser number of teams sent last week under the Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRRD) – Task Force Kapatid, the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) has set the…