Four years after the last supertyphoon, Nina in 2016 with her 250-kph winds, and the devastation wrought by last Sundayโs Rolly with 280-kph gusts, it is time to revisit what…
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Mandatory rapid tests: a step in right direction
A one-year old boy tested positive for the coronavirus disease while in quarantine in a Virac barangay, a week after arriving from Quezon City. The infant had traveled with a family of four via Malacaรฑangโs Balik Probinsiya program using a train of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) last June 25 and entered Tabaco port at midnight of the same day
No to domestic flights unlessโฆ.
The decision came two days after Governor Joseph Cua sent a letter to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) informing of his administrationโs decision to allow resumption of flights to the island but with certain conditions.
Big trouble over small change
Last week, the honorable members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Virac, incensed by accusations that one of them asked for and got a certain amount from the contractor of a key government project, ganged up on a colleague.
Reinforcing Catanduanesโ virus containment strategy
The administration of Mayor Peter Cua should be commended for its clear-headed and appropriate response to the positive test result of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was a close contact of the San Miguel OFW, Bicolโs 82nd COVID-19 case.
Dim prospects for on-line learning
With high-speed internet in the capital town of Virac still about a year away from being realized, the prospect of learning through on-line classes appear dim, not only for students but also among teachers.
Rules, like promises, are made to be broken
Time and again, people have proven that they are prone to breaking the law and whatever guidelines that the government has crafted to benefit majority of its constituents.
Pres. Duterte should order a sweeping probe of COVID-19 expenditures
Many โpublic servantsโ occupying high positions in local government, as well as the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO), have a lot of explaining to do in the following days.
The right to come home is universal
Included in Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the right of every citizen to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of the State.
A second chance at keeping COVID-19 at bay
All close contacts of Catanduanesโ first confirmed COVID-19 case, at least those who swabbed by local health authorities, have tested negative of the presence of the new coronavirus.