TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN — From a Grade 1 boy in Catanduanes who dreamed of becoming a “legend” to representing the Philippines twice on the world’s biggest stage for competitive programming, EdRonn…
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Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
The Soil That Shapes a Nation
The Sower in today’s Gospel appears, at first glance, to be extravagant. He scatters his seed everywhere without first examining the condition of the ground. Some seeds fall on the…
Bryce McIntyre:
THE EMPTY HOSPITAL
This is Part Two of a Two-Part Series on the Philippine Medical Workforce Crisis The Nurse Practitioner at the Door “Advanced practice nursing” is not a new idea. It…
Bryce McIntyre:
THE EMPTY HOSPITAL
A Two-Part Series on the Philippine Medical Workforce Crisis PART ONE: The Building Without Doctors How the Philippines exports its best healers — and leaves the archipelago behind When…
Bryce McIntyre:
From Desert to Pump: How Oil Travels from the Middle East to the Philippines
The fuel that powers a jeepney in Manila, cooks rice in Catanduanes, or lights a lamp in San Andres begins its life in a place faraway. It starts as crude…
LETTER: Bo Rodulfo:
TESDA policies, TUPAD need major rethink
TESDA and some government poverty alleviation programs need a major policy rethink. TESDA’s current policies are inadvertently costing the government millions. We see a significant lack of efficiency–for instance, many…
Bryce McIntyre:
Social Media Fuel Growing Fake News Crisis in the Philippines
Catandunganon readers of Facebook recently were notified of the death of Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu. This undoubtedly came as a relief to some, seeing as how Netanyahu is subject to…
Bryce McIntyre:
K-12 Education Lags Behind International Norms
The Philippine education system faces a stark reality when measured against international standards, and education in Catanduanes Province is no exception. Access to primary and secondary schooling has expanded significantly…
PSA report on 2025 teenage pregnancies:
Only one out of 423 teenage births in Catanduanes born to married couple
Of the 423 births recorded from teenage mothers in Catanduanes in 2025, only one was brought into this world by a married couple and 21 percent of them were not…
FILL IN THE BLANKS: The DPWH Project Signage
Aside from the kilometric project title, the tarpaulin sign put up by the contractor at the ricefield near the Virac airport is notable for its lack of key project information.…