Abaca and rice farmers must be applauding the governor-elect for meeting with Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and reportedly securing his commitment for support for Catanduanes farmers and fisherfolk. Among…
Category: Editorial
Partisan politics could spell trouble ahead
As of last week, only two things were certain with regards to the June 30 turnover ceremony at the provincial government of Catanduanes: the program of activities and the presence…
Dr. Azanza’s call for unity and patience
In his first public address since winning the gubernatorial elections, Dr. Patrick Alain T. Azanza laid out what he plans to do in the next three years as chief executive…
On with the December 1, 2025 BSKE
With the issuance of the calendar of activities for the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections this December 1, barangay officials and those who seek to replace them should now…
The need to transform Catanduanes’ abaca industry
The celebration of the 9th Abaca Festival this week comes with a damper: abaca fiber production in the island has declined by 20 percent in the first quarter of 2025…
What happened?
Shell-shocked. Stunned. Devastated. These adjectives accurately describe campaign workers and supporters of the Cua political alliance after it became clear that their three standard bearers would lose their respective bids.…
A few suggestions to the Commission on Elections
Last Saturday, a helicopter conducted a flyover presumably over all towns of Catanduanes, as the Commission on Elections sought to reassure the electorate that it is in full control of…
Will the Kontra Bigay committee succeed this time?
With the midterm national and local elections just five days away, the usual rampant vote-buying has been happening since two weeks ago not only in Catanduanes but also in other…
Judge them by their actions, not by their promises
In 2023, during the deliberations on the 2024 General Appropriations Act, our honorable members of House of Representatives thought of another way to pad their undeclared income. Aside from their…
The better man to push the island’s vital projects
One of the questions propounded to participants in the recent 2025 Aratubangan debate concerned the proposed Friendship Bridge that would connect Catanduanes and Camarines Sur via an eight-kilometre bridge. As…