Last week’s Trainer’s Training on Basic Child Protection, sponsored by the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Catanduanes, is a welcome development in the light of increasing cases of sex-related…
Category: Editorial
Can travelers expect change at PPA’s Tabaco Port?
Those who saw the photos in the social media post of Acting Vice Governor Fred Benedict T. Gianan regarding the pitiful conditions of passengers at Tabaco Port in the early…
The Bato election controversy is not over
Despite the favorable decision of the Regional Trial Court on the election protest that gave Princess Vanessa Rodriguez a one-vote victory, the legal battle over who really won the May…
Where is the world is Sitio Macacaw?
This question was in the minds of many people in Catanduanes since July 28, 2026 when the body of an alleged small-scale gold miner buried alive by a landslide was…
Malacanang needs to address our ‘world-class’ power rates
Cheers and robust applause greeted President Marcos’ announcement during last Monday’s SONA that he wants system loss charges removed from power bills. Systems loss on the monthly electricity bills refers…
Sending the wrong impression amidst worsening poverty
Last week, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the inflation rate for the bottom 30 percent of households in Catanduanes increased to 8 percent in June 2026. It is…
The issue of franchise tax on water districts comes back to the SP
Last Monday, during the session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, somebody finally spoke up about the undeniable consequences of the P5 million being collected by the provincial government of Catanduanes from…
SP decides on Razal’s fitness to hold office
For the nth time, Governor Patrick Alain T. Azanza has requested the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to pass a resolution embodying the concurrence of majority of all its members on the appointment…
The DENR’s Water Resources Management Office
Recently, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was in the news, not for its campaign against polluters or illegal loggers, but for the rollout of low-cost community water…
The efforts to pass an Anti-Political Dynasty law
Last week, the political dynasty-dominated House of Representatives passed on Third Reading what critics described as a watered-down version of a bill banning political dynasties. House Bill 8389 or the…