Fund Diversion: Big No! No!
Aside from the outpouring of various s supports provided by the national and local governments, Pos, NGos, private individuals and business establishments, our hapless co-provincianos could heave a sigh of relief due to the approval of the additional financial assistance signed by no...
On Catriona Gray’s Triumphant Shades
Apparently, at this point in time, it would be safe to assume that the Filipino people is one of the happiest homo sapiens this side of the global village. The reason is obvious, simple, and imperative.Amid series of man-made and nature-induced calamities and controversies...
EBMC: To Revert or Not?
The issue regarding the fate and status of the Eastern Bicol
Medical Center was rekindled by the privilege speech delivered by Provincial
Board Member Santos Zafe during the 9th Regular Session of the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan on August 27, 2019. Said privilege speech was delivered in
response to a...
SOPA: Need for a Grandmaster Plan
Gov. Joseph C. Cua’s state-of-the-province-address (SOPA) delivered the most comprehensive, in fact, the most serious and compelling report in this harsh and trying times. That is, devastated that we are with Covid-19 pandemic, 3 typhoons and recently African swine fever (ASF) cases. ...
The Long Wait Relatively Over!
Apparently, after several years of inconvenience and waiting, the affected market vendors’ endurance, patience and perseverance, bore fruit. The controversial perennial question: “How long is temporary?; claimed by a certain local legislator allegedly as his brainchild, is finally answered. The long wait is relatively...
Political Speakers
We doff
our multi-colored hat to Education Secretary Leonor Briones for her
anticipatory, bold, discerning, and imperative move reminding school officials to ensure that graduation or
moving-up rites will not be used as venues for politicking or electioneering
exercises in public elementary and secondary
schools nationwide.
Nevertheless we...
Disaster preparedness
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his praises to all the
Local Government Units (LGU) of the Bicol Region for the extra-ordinary effort
by providing pre-emptive measures in order to minimize the effect of the recent
typhoon in the region.Upon hearing the power point presentation report from one of
the...
Education and Environment
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...
Pay-Ward Conversion Justified?
Recently, the highly controversy-prone Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) caught the limelight once again due to its management’s decision to convert some Covid-19-intended quarantine facilities to pay-ward status. Firebrand legislator Alan del Valle (PCL-West District) denounced said pay-ward conversion in a privileged speech...
Ceremonial Vaccination
The twin simulation exercises conducted the other week at the Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC)- one for land and water, the other for air and land..bore fruit. Although, not perfect, these simulation exercises was considered one of the best planned executed and simulation exercises...