The sea is the Philippines’ pantry. For a nation of more than 7,600 islands stretching across 2.2 million square kilometers of Pacific Ocean, fishing is not merely a livelihood —…
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Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
The Way
“Lord, you will show us the path of life.” This cry from the Psalm is not only a prayer. It is the echo of every restless heart searching for direction…
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Twin Massacres in 16th Century Batalay, Part 2
What may be called the Batalay saga of 1576 was a most dramatic event at the start of the Spanish regime in Catanduanes. It was composed of two mass killings…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
CHILD MARRIAGE IS TOTALLY PROHIBITED
News about marriage or co-habitation with a minor by an adult is always bothersome, if not irksome. In the Philippines, it is often perpetrated by group of people with their…
Bryce McIntyre:
From Desert to Pump: How Oil Travels from the Middle East to the Philippines
The fuel that powers a jeepney in Manila, cooks rice in Catanduanes, or lights a lamp in San Andres begins its life in a place faraway. It starts as crude…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
Peace in a Locked World
The Gospel begins in a room filled with fear. The doors were locked. The disciples were hiding. The world outside was dangerous, uncertain, and hostile. Their Master had been crucified,…
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Twin Massacres in 16th Century Batalay, Part 1
In late April of this year, it will be 450th anniversary of the killing of Fray Diego de Herrera, OSA, and his companions in the hands of the natives of…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
PHOTOCOPY AS EVIDENCE
In a case[1] decided by the Supreme Court on February 03, 2025, it was clarified that the 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC) modified the title of the Best…
Bryce McIntyre:
How to Choose the Right University in the Philippines
Aside from the esteemed Catanduanes State University right here in Virac, the Philippines has 1,975 colleges and universities, including 112 state universities and colleges — not to mention 121 local…