“Who hires a contract killer? According to recent events, just about anyone.” This is the first paragraph of an article on “The Psychology of Murder for Hire” by Dr. Joni…
Category: Editorial
A news blackout for the Catanduanes police?
“Most Wanted Person Arestado sa Bayan ng Pandan Arestado sa kasong frustrated murder ang isang 40 anyos na lalaki nitong Martes sa Brgy. Bagawang, Pandan, Catanduanes. Ayon sa Pandan…
Time to use recyclable, non-toxic campaign materials
Despite the directive of the DILG for candidates to help local government units and the DPWH in removing campaign materials, the job was largely done by barangay officials and the…
Elections are over: get back to work
Whatever the result of last Monday’s elections, the return to normalcy in the province will happen before the week is over, or when the cash from vote-buying candidates run out.…
The candidates’ debate and what happens on Monday
It is better to have the candidates face the public together in a forum or debate than none at all. Both the Diskutiran Townhall Debate on April 19, 2022 and…
The PPCRV Provincial Candidates’ Forum
On Friday, April 29, 2022 from 5:30 to 10:30 PM, the Catanduanes Electorate should take time to watch, either in person or online, the Provincial Candidates’ Forum sponsored by the…
COMELEC’s toothless Oplan Baklas
Last Friday, April 8, 2022, municipal election officers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) began tearing down and removing campaign paraphernalia, oversized or otherwise, that have been placed on electric…
Of national taxes and corruption in local governments
This April 4, 2022, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) drums up its appeal for taxpayers in Catanduanes to file and pay for their 2021 Income Tax Returns before the…
The more things in Catanduanes change…
Rejecting calls from candidates and consumer groups, the Department of Finance insists that the distribution of targeted relief to the bottom 50% of Filipino families would be a much better…
Why Congressman Hector Sanchez needs to win on May 9, 2022
For some time now, many in the public expressed skepticism of Congressman Hector Sanchez’s submarine power cable proposal early in his term to link the Catanduanes island grid to the…