Editorial

From Alert level 4 before, the province was reclassified to Alert 2 then. like other provinces in the BIcol Region to Level 3 status.What does it meant? COVID 19 Omicron variant and other variants have had a resurgence during the Christmas season.There is a...

“Christmas is a celebration of Christ love for Humankind. And the love that binds us as sacred family,” says Lailah Gifty Aikita. Majority of true Christians, if not all, would apparently subscribes to Akita’s “idea of Christmas as love; so pure and so divine.”              ...

             This issue is the last one for the period—October 2020-October 2021--- of our highly cherished crusading community newspaper---BICOL PERYODIKO). Vol. 16, No. 001 would commence next issue.             As such, we’re brimming with pride as we await, with baited breath, our 15th Foundation Anniversary...

The surge of corona virus positive cases nationwide due to spread of several covid-19 variants such as alpha, beta and delta is alarming and serious indeed.            With dispatch,  pursuant to R.A. No. 10121 of the “Philippine  Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”,...

Announced or otherwise, advisories on brownouts means so many things to Ficelco member-consumers.To households about to cook, eat or sleep, brownouts-intermittent or whatever--means annoyance, discomfort or deprivation of basic needs in this hard and trying times. It means spewing expletives.Thus, ally or the opposition,...

The report of the Commission on Audit (COA) was revealing and serious. The constitutionally-mandated watchdog of government funds, said the Department of Health's P11.8 billion allotment from the Bayanihan 1 and 2 laws and foreign loans were unobligated as of end last year.Other issues...

           Finally, after several years of inconveniencies and a long wait, the newly retrofitted Virac Public Market is now fully occupied and operational. Local and transient businessmen/visitors who will buy goods, transact business, sell products or visit the market place would surely appreciate the...

Finally, after nine (9) months of resultant inconveniencies due to series of typhoons particularly ST Rolly, financial constraints and Covid-19 pandemic, power restoration was completed province-wide.That means all power lines will state-of-the- art technology have been installed especially in the municipalities of Baras, Gigmoto,...

             The World Health Executive said that the Delta variant is becoming dominant. Hence, the need to prevent the entry of this variant in the country while vaccination from A-1 to A-4 have yet to be completed due to lack of vaccines and reluctance...

            Just like other provinces in the Bicol Region and, in fact, nationwide, the island province of Catanduanes is excruciatingly reeling from man-made and nature-induced calamities or catastrophes.            Some were highly controversial and mind-boggling like the mystery behind the partially unsolved discovery of that...