Last week, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution urgently requesting DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to immediately replace the officer-in-charge of the Catanduanes District Engineering Office, who was appointed just a…
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Wasting precious time and limited resources
On Monday, just nine days after Republic Act 12287 or the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act was signed into law, what could have been the first application of…
The one who must not be named
“Hindi ko po alam.” “Hindi po namin kilala.” So did some officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) answer the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during a committee hearing on…
Wiping the slate clean in both houses of Congress
Last Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, during the 46th Annual General Membership Assembly, several critics of the Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) tried to engineer the ouster of the entire FICELCO…
Reforms should not be limited to DPWH
Politicians from both houses of Congress issued statements welcoming the appointment of former Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon as the new chief of the scandal-plagued Department of Public Works and Highways…
A clearer picture of the island’s flood control projects
A more complete view of the scale of flood control projects implemented by the DPWH in the province of Catanduanes has emerged following Malacanang’s disclosure of a list of such…
Politics, unemployment and the decreasing labor force
Last July 30, 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the preliminary results of the 2024 Labor Market Statistics for Catanduanes, which posted the highest unemployment rate among 81 provinces…
The very least PBBM can do with DPWH
Included in the list of 15 contractors which got 20% of the total P545 billion budget for flood control projects that President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. disclosed on Monday are…
Time to take action against corruption in public works
Photos of the broken reinforced concrete deck girder at the ongoing Virac boulevard bridge in San Vicente should not just earn angry comments from netizens on social media. The incident…
Hope for islanders at risk of having cancer
A recent visit of specialists from the Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC) gives hope for Catandunganons who have high risk of developing cancer. Together with officials of the…