In exactly 23 days from today, April 22, 2026, the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) between FICELCO and SUWECO expires. And the agreement’s expiration without a new EPSA in sight…
Category: Editorial
A juicy matter in the amended quarry ordinance
Last week, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, via a two-thirds vote, passed a resolution overriding the governor’s veto of an ordinance amending certain provisions of the Revised Quarry Ordinance. Based on the…
Businesses, and consumers should prepare for a brutal summer
As the summer season starts this April, the people of Catanduanes will likewise begin feeling the effects of the spiraling cost of fuel on basic commodities. On the first day…
DPWH violated own policy on flood control projects
Aside from the congressman and the DPWH’s stern warning to infra project recipients to resolve Right-of Way (ROW) issues, there was one thing that proved enlightening, perhaps not to the…
The PNP’s misguided use of the Data Privacy Act
Last week, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno questioned the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s practice of withholding suspects’ names by citing Republic Act 10173 or the Data Privacy Act. In a…
Motorists who bought fuel at unauthorized prices deserve a refund from gas stations
Last Monday, March 9, 2026, Malacanang warned that gasoline stations charging “unreasonable” prices may be meted with sanctions, including revocation of permits, as pump prices are set to rise by…
The drama is over; time to do real work
A week after it evaded the governor’s request for authority to enter into project implementation agreements with national agencies, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has finally agreed to give the requested authority…
A feast of juicy projects awaits local chief executives
Notable in the 2026 General Appropriations Act is a provision common among several national agencies with considerable budgets (read: billions of pesos) for various nationally funded projects, particularly infrastructure projects.…
A gentle reminder from DILG for Capitol hotheads
In the first week of this month, the warring parties in the provincial government received a gentle reminder from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) regarding what…
Let the public judge for themselves
With the fractured relationship between the executive and legislative branches of the provincial government now dragging into second month of the new year, a veteran member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan…