From our elementary and high school days up until now that we are already employed in the government, it has been a daily morning practice and mandate to attend the…
Author: pauie benavidez
Bryce McIntyre:
The Great Escape: Effects of a Drop in Population on Catanduanes Island
Local governments in Catanduanes learned recently that they must cut their 2026 budgets because the national government reduced the amount of money in annual block grants to local government units.…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
The Word That Must Be Lived
In the beginning God did not lift a hammer nor shape the world with His hands. He spoke. And the world came to be. Creation began not with noise but…
SISAY KITA? ni tataramon:
The Sagrada Familia (Norberto Tablizo-Jacoba de Leon clan) of Virac
Among us Sarmiento siblings, when we were still children, we did not feel so sore when the Christmas holidays were over after New Year. It is because in just a…
burabod | efren ETASOR sorra:
MATĒA ANG BUHAY
pag minaabot ang ripot na biyong nananaruhot sagcod sa rikod – kidayad mangurumon ning mahimbong na tamong sa sadileng harong; pero, harat…. dang’ga ang mga hagikhik ning…
Weekly Reflections:
WEEKLY REFLECTIONS
Be careful who you share your dreams with. Some people will encourage you; others will try to bring you down. Your habits shape your future. Small daily actions build…
Cybertrivia:
Lawyers’ Lingo
Only learned friends understand that; Lawyers don’t “correct” pleadings; they amend them. Lawyers don’t merely “think”(Who cares what you think anyway?); they opine. Lawyers don’t “outline” remedies or issues; they…
Isip-Isipon Ta | qui Tang Tacio:
Bakong matanos an eleksyon sa Bato
Dae man siyempre nag-aser an padagos na patanos sa municipio nin Bato kan mangyari an campanya y pirilian nin bag-ong director sa junta directiba nin Dificelco katukal kan ginurangan na…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
RP Ambassador to Germany is a Viracnon
Last week, the Philippine Embassy in Germany welcomed a new Philippine Ambassador-designate to the Federal Republic of Germany, Her Excellency Maria Teresa Torres Almojuela, who grew up in Rawis, Virac.…
The problematic EBMC hospital building project
Undeterred by the issue of government-mandated pricing of construction materials for all infrastructure projects of local government units, the provincial government has scheduled the submission and opening of bids for…