As expected by many, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Commission on Elections to approve guidelines for the May 9, 2022 elections that reflected the new normal. Resolution No. 10732 does…
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Let us thank the Almighty this season of giving….
With gatherings now allowed in households with the presence of people beside family members, the celebration of Christmas is expected to be much more joyous and meaningful than the previous…
Facts and the public’s trust in government
A week after a concerned citizen asked the Tribune to call the attention of authorities to the face-fo-face seminars and trainings for teachers being conducted by DepEd Catanduanes, 10 teachers…
No “zero risk” from COVID-19 in any kind of public gathering
While many people, particularly those religiously following the minimum health protocols, have welcomed the move of the Virac IATF to re-impose a curfew and implement a liquor ban in the…
Women as active leaders in politics
By the end of the period allotted for the filing of Certificates of Candidacies (COCs), what the Commission on Elections was holding for the people of Catanduanes was a mixed…
Who foots the bill for expanded contact tracing?
Two weeks ago, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued Memorandum Circular No. 2021-103, all provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, and barangay captains to strengthen and expand COVID-19 case finding and…
Local health officials and the secrets they keep
For sure, the Catanduanes Tribune regretted making that mistake of reporting that there are already Delta variant COVID-19 cases in the province.That is why it immediately issued a correction, and…
Most LGUs fail to implement minimum health protocols
Coronavirus cases in Catanduanes topped the thousand mark last Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, a day after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units to…
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Of trusting too much and being true to one’s word
“If it is too good to be true….it is probably a fraud.” For victims who have lost thousands of their hard-earned money to operators of the cryptocurrency trading scam, the…
A dire message from the UN’s Climate Change panel
A day after the heat index in Virac reached a high of over 52 degrees after days of no or little rain, the population heaved a collective sigh of relief…