Commentaries

Ex-President Fidel Ramos, during whose term the onerous water concession contracts with Ayala’s Manila Water and Pangilinan’s Maynilad were forged, said “Our word must be our bond”.  “Our word” or “his word”?  He was the president.  He had the final say on whether the contracts should go through or...

I feel sick to the pit of my stomach whenever I hear or read about the argument advanced by the critics of the termination of the VFA, including some senators and congressmen who should know better, that we stand to lose US aid and grants.   This is sad because it...

             Under Office Memorandum No. 19 dated August 8, 2019 Acting Provincial Governor Shirley A. Abundo issued Executive Order No. 19 Series of 2019 declaring every Friday of August and September as Anti-Dengue Day in the province of Catanduanes.              The E.O. directed all heads of offices to require...

The call from our abaca farmers regarding the continuous increase in abaca fiber prices in the province of Catanduanes persists. According to them, they hope that the annual Abaca Festival would become meaningful since the price hike is one of their dreams to cope...

The print and broadcast media have witnessed and reported breaking news of national and international important developments as chronicler of events. For example, no one would have ever expect, predict or thought these plethora of surprises would 2016 would turn out to be. Not even...

Sarong hustisya sa mga Catandunganon ang pormal ng pag-usad kan kaso sa mega shabu laboratory na nagdara ning dakulang lugad sa imahen kan isla. Sa pinakahuring impormasyon, nagsuko na sa NBI ang dating opisyal kan sinabi ng ahensya na si Atty. Eric Isidoro, ...

The challenge posed by beating deadlines and dearth of latest updates really exerts pressure on print and journalist like a senior citizen like me. For one, due to time constraints, only 4 VMs from Catanduanes were mentioned in our news which turned out to be...

GREEN ALERT BY: SALVADOR I. ISORENA/Bicol Peryodiko weekly Dream Crushers & Idea Killers John C. Maxwell, as a matter of recall, mentioned the first three common reasons that people have trouble in their dreams as follows: Some people have been discouraged from dreaming by others. Many...

The Agricultural Training Institute, Regional Training, Center (ATI-RTC) V-Bicol, San Agustin, Pili, Camarines Sur, as one of the implementing agencies of the Coconut Farmer's Industry Development Plan CFIDP), had conducted the Information Caravan on CFIDP on September 7, 2022 at the Provincial Agriculture Multi-Purpose...

  In our country the month of June primarily focuses on educational concerns, be it public or private. Although free education is already In full implementation of the K-12 program  realized through the collective efforts of the executive and legislative branches of government of the...