Last week, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the inflation rate for the bottom 30 percent of households in Catanduanes increased to 8 percent in June 2026. It is…
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The issue of franchise tax on water districts comes back to the SP
Last Monday, during the session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, somebody finally spoke up about the undeniable consequences of the P5 million being collected by the provincial government of Catanduanes from…
SP decides on Razal’s fitness to hold office
For the nth time, Governor Patrick Alain T. Azanza has requested the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to pass a resolution embodying the concurrence of majority of all its members on the appointment…
The DENR’s Water Resources Management Office
Recently, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was in the news, not for its campaign against polluters or illegal loggers, but for the rollout of low-cost community water…
The efforts to pass an Anti-Political Dynasty law
Last week, the political dynasty-dominated House of Representatives passed on Third Reading what critics described as a watered-down version of a bill banning political dynasties. House Bill 8389 or the…
LWUA and water districts: so unlike NEA and electric cooperatives
With the delayed but badly needed intervention of Malacanang, the 60,000 or so member-consumer-owners of the First Catanduanes Elecric Cooperative, Inc. are thankful and relieved that the eight-hour rotational brownouts…
Napocor’s last-hour rescue mission
In a surprising turn of events, former Congressman Hector Sanchez’s company has gained a foothold in the local power industry after recently being disqualified from the EPSA 2 bidding. Last…
The tricky part of replacing suspended PBMs
Like kaingeros setting fire to wild vegetation in their mountainous farms, two agencies of the national government wielded its disciplinary power and gutted the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and the FICELCO Board…
On finding fault and doing better
Last Monday, a spokesperson for Sunwest Water & Electric Co. (SUWECO) deflected blame for the eight-hour rotational brownouts and unloaded it all on the electric cooperative for acting too late…
The Senate: a refuge of scoundrels and fugitives
Last Monday, both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted on separate but inextricably linked issues, a political drama that should enlighten voters two years before the 2028 national…