With just two weeks into the campaign period for national posts, it appears that the presidential race is down to two horses. If one believes the surveys, the dictator’s unrepentant…
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Cong. Sanchez needs to support FICELCO’s bid to recover the Balongbong hydropower plant
With the impending departure of the National Power Corporation from the Catanduanes grid, there is now added impetus for Congressman Hector Sanchez to make good on his submarine power cable…
On the controversial coverage of the Tucao ambush
Last week’s lamentably dubious coverage of the Tucao ambush by certain members of the local media highlighted the difference between traditional journalism and online journalism. In the race to be…
The most wonderful time of the year
There’s no reason to suspect Vice Governor Shirley Abundo of faking that tearful denunciation of the alleged threats to and harassment of her family, despite the fact that a week…
LGUs should start moving vs. current COVID-19 surge
Judging by the current surge in cases, it’s either Omicron is already here or the Delta variant is running rampant among the island’s population. The real score can only be…
Napocor leaving Catanduanes grid by March 2022
A series of brief but unscheduled blackouts last week has brought out a bit of unsettling news: the National Power Corporation is leaving the Catanduanes grid this March 2022. Engr.…
Omicron is in the air this 2022
Like all the other that went before it, 2022 is a year filled with hope and risks. From the few days leading up to Dec. 25 and to the New…
On giving back to those who helped us before
Last Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021, a team of 17 personnel from the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) on board a boom truck with man lift, a support truck…
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…
The local media and the criminal justice system
Last Dec. 2, 2021, through email and personal delivery, the Catanduanes Tribune received a letter addressed to the publisher-editor from Provincial Prosecutor Mary Jane L. Zantua. As the letter could…