CatSU’s Golden Anniversary
As the province’s premier institution of higher learning, the Catanduanes State University (CatSU) earnestly awaits its 50th Foundation Anniversary this coming June 19, 2021 with lots of festive activities subject to health protocols due to the spike of the highly infectious, unseen and...
Longest Rope in the World: Guinness Book of Record Attempt
With the recent declaration of Davao as ‘Cacao Capital of the Philippines’, the more the provincial government and constituent of the Happy Island are pinning their hope on Senate Bill -filed by Senator Cynthia A. Villar, Chairperson, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food...
Community pantry and health protocols
While the community pantries were created for a good purpose – helping those in need -- it soon became a scary sight of people gathering and lining-up. Photos of community pantries across the country showed lines where no one was observing social distancing.However, we...
Partnership not Privatization!
Last year, a Sangguniang Panlalawigan legislative measure (No. 523-2020) entitled “A Resolution Expressing Support for the Initiative to Privatize First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, (FICELCO) Inc., and Calling for the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
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...
On Bidding Documents Snatching
The relatively booming construction industry in the province had been alerted by the reported snatching of bidding documents by a person with a back-up riding person right smack in the Department Of Public Works Compound. The victim was a hurried female staff of...
Catanduanes: Abaca Capital of the Philippines
In the not-so-distant future, two landmark bills pending in the 18th Congress would officially elevate the province of Catanduanes not only in the Philippines but the international community in general. With bated breath, this crusading community newspaper joins our fellow Catandunganons in awaiting...
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...
Tribute to Bishop Ping C. Sorra
The management and staff of Bicol Peryodiko Publishing Services join the Christian Roman Catholics---the clergy, various religious leaders and laymen--- in the passing of the Most Rev. Bishop Jose C. Sorra, the first ever Catandunganon appointed by the Vatican in that exalted position...
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. ...