TINGNAN NATIN | Jex F. Lucero:

NAKARARAMING PINOY ANG SIGAW AY BBM

Sa nakaraang mga survey ng mga presidentiables ng SWS at Publicus Asia ang nanguna ay si Bongbong Marcos (BBM), SWS 47% at sa Publicus Asia 56%. Pangalawa si Leni, 15%…

Disaster officials: Sea tragedy a “lesson” for local fishermen

So far, six fishermen from Catanduanes have been confirmed to have died, with five still missing and believed dead, in the sea tragedy that disaster officials hope would serve to…

Two young women from Catanduanes named winners in DOST, DA search

One after the other, two young women brought honor to the province of Catanduanes as they won in separate, national-level contests of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department…

Pandan’s Tuburo 4th in nurse exam

A son of Pandan town has placed among the top 10 in the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last November 2021. Dennis Isorena Tuburo garnered…

1,639 abaca farmers affected by Rolly receive P3k cash incentive from PDRF

By the end of this week, 1,639 abaca farmers whose livelihood was wiped out by super typhoon Rolly in 2020 will have received P3,000 each as Cash-for-Work incentive under a…

PDRF aid recipients underwent validation, geotagging of farms

Recipients of the Cash-for-Work abaca rehabilitation project of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) underwent validation as well as actual on-site inspection of their abaca farms before they received their…

Registered rice farmers here get fertilizer discounts from DA

The Department of Agriculture began the distribution of Fertilizer Discount Vouchers to registered rice farmers in Catanduanes last week under the National Rice Program (NRP) as well as various interventions…

Balmadrid son now a doctor

A son of an engineer-couple from the Department of Public Works & Highways Catanduanes District Engineering Office is now a doctor of medicine after passing the Physician Licensure Examination recently.…

Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:

MIKHAIL RED’S ‘ARISAKA’ IS MUST-WATCH FILM

Mikhail Red’s Arisaka unfolds quietly with a panoramic view of Bataan mountain range. A narrow road cuts through the verdant landscape to reveal a vehicle full of police officers, one…

Actions needed vs. COVID-19 before Omicron arrives

Compared to the previous week when only five new COVID-19 cases were reported, the number of new cases from Dec. 5-11, 2021 actually increased by nearly half. Of the nine…