Once upon a time, there was a small town. There lived a man by himself who couldn’t see. He was blind. Yet, he carried a lighted lamp with him whenever…
Category: Opinion
Mga daeng pagmangnong mga contratista
Cotana lamang daa, sabi kan mga ciudadano, pasunodon an saendang mga contratista sa tamang procidimiento sa saendang mga proyecto.
Some key changes in the New Year
According to reliable sources, the new OIC has hit the ground running, to borrow the phrase that characterized the first year of then-President Fidel Ramos. He has reportedly resolved satisfactorily the issue regarding the proposed widening of the national highway section that passes through the Luyang Cave Park. More on this next week…
The Cha-Cha train rolls again
But, the important question is whether the present Congress, whose great hall is occupied by political turncoats and members of political dynasties, approve those very same amendments that would lead to their members’ political demise?
TO LGU-VIRAC, FELLOW TAXPAYERS AND MOTORISTS
Now that it’s the month of January, we are reminded and obliged to visit our Municipal Treasurer’s Office to settle our obligations to renew our Business Permit or Mayor’s permit…
Letter to the Editor, 2019-01-22
Please help me connect with proper authorities that can improve the image of Catanduanes as a tourist-rich happy island.
FEDERALISM?
Effective leadership is not always contingent on academic excellence. One doesn’t need to be a lawyer, a cum laude or rich to be a good leader. To me, a lot of common sense and good intentions are fundamentally what it takes for someone to ideally lead.
SABAY-SABAY NA PAGSABOG NG MGA BULKAN?
Ano kaya kung sabay-sabay na sumabog ang mga bulkan sa buong Pilipinas? Nakakatakot siguro, ano? Taal volcano pa nga lang kagulo na sa Calabarzon, paano kung magsabay-sabay ang Mayon, Pinatubo, Bulusan, Kanlaon, Taal at iba pang bulkan sa Pinas? Para sigurong malaking delubyo, ano? Pero papaano nga kaya kung mangyaring magkasabay-sabay ang pagsabog ng lahat ng mga bulkan sa Pinas o di kaya sa buong mundo? Imposible ba?
World War II in Catanduanes (Second of Four parts)
Under the Japanese regime, the people lived with extreme austerity and deprivation. Basic commodities were in grave shortage or altogether unavailable so that substitution and improvisation were resorted to. In lieu of the staple rice, people had to feed on root crops, including wild yams (e.g. namu , gamat). They had to make their own salt by boiling sea water. For sugar, they used mahamis locally made from sugarcane juice. Kerosene disappeared in the market. Instead of gas tinterohan, they lit the night using ti-om (clam shell) lamp fueled by oil extracted from coconut. Soap was home-made, again from coconut extracts and lye. Soon, they had to wear scratchy sinamay cloth dyed with locally sourced substances (e.g. achuete for reddish hue, dullaw for yellow). In the countryside, since matches were prohibitively expensive, they maintained a himullang-dan, a log that was eternally burning on one end which had to be tended 24-7.
Weekly Reflections
When the writer’s wife entered the room, she found he husband looking sad lost in his thoughts. From behind his back she read what was written on the paper. She left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it on side of her husband’s writing.