Bicolanos Bravery, Patriotism Remembered: City honors 123rd yr Battle of Legazpi
By Connie Calipay and Emmanuel Solis LEGAZPI CITY --- The highest-ranked police official in Bicol has urged the region’s residents to always remember the bravery and patriotism of those who fought and defended the country from the American invasion. Brig. Gen. Rudolph Dimas, regional director of the Police Regional Office-5 (PRO5), was the guest of honor during the commemoration of the 123rd Battle of Legazpi at the Quezon Avenue-Rizal St. Rotonda here where a monument of the
Digital Literacy
By Elsa G. Florendo Digital literacy is the capacity to locate, assess, and communicate information using text and other media on different digital platforms. It evaluates a person’s proficiency with grammar, composition, typing, and the use of technology to produce text, images, audio, and designs. Having an understanding about the digital knowledge means you ’re suitable to use technology safely and helps you avoid its troubles. Digital knowledge is having the knowledge and
5 dead, 2 missing due to bad weather in Bicol
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Five persons died while two others went missing in Bicol due to the effect of the shear line and series of low pressure areas during the past few days, the Office of Civil Defense in the region (OCD-5) said in a report on Thursday. The fatalities were identified as Julius Garcia, 7, who drowned after falling into a flooded part at the back of their house; Aga Abuyo, whose body was found by residents in Busig river; Angelo Amarado, 21, whose
Sorsogon surfers create safe community for sea turtles
By Jam Escandor Gubat, Sorsogon --- As a small community of surfers whose lifestyle is connected to the sea, the Gubatnons for Adventourism, Inc., the group that operates Lola Sayong Eco-Surf Camp has witnessed the dwindling of sea turtles or pawikan population along Gubat bay where they also do surfing activities. The group says that these marine creatures either get stuck with fishing nets and rods, called bycatch, or intentionally poached by people, through the years. Bein
EDITORIAL: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS A challenging alternative to Cooperatives
Economic issues such as the importation of onions, sugar, rice, and other agricultural commodities are hard to control because of our agreement with the World Trade Organization or WTO. We are committed to importing in the same manner as exporting a certain amount of goods to the member nations. The obligation to comply with international agreements is supported by our centralized national policies to the extent that local producers are no longer involved in the actual discus
How Will They Learn?
There would be times you have to prioritize; times when you have to pick one of the other because picking one simply won’t’ do. Like the time I brought my exam reviewer to watch a movie, I realized I could not do both at the same time. I would have to focus on watching the movie or read my notes when the lights turned on or with a flashlight. Too bad, I could not do both at the same time. It would have been wonderful if I could. Since I could not do that, maybe I would tr
It’s About Time
There is no way forward in the sorry state of the Philippines’ Agricultural sector-or, so it seems, with the crisis in staple foods that we have been experiencing. For two or three decades, we have been lagging behind our Asian neighbors, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Gone are the days of the Green Revolution when we saw the country’s upward trend in agriculture and started exporting key crops such as bananas and pineapples. Even during the pandemic, when laborers started g
Search and Rescue, a Community Response
At 2:30 in the afternoon of January 22, Sunday, the four-day search for the 50-year-old laborer Benito Noarin reported missing during the height of flooding at the Inarihan Spillway in barangay Carolina, Naga City, ended 10 kilometers away at a desolate area in barangay Siembre, Bonbon, Camarines Sur. The search and rescue operations came from the combined efforts of volunteers from different groups of the Philippine Coast Guard and its units in Camarines Sur, the Gryphons Bi
An Komiks sa Sablayan
Sa laog kan mga tindahan kaidto, nauso an magkaag nin sablayan arog kan mga linabahan na gubing na ibinabalad sa saldang tanganing maalang. An sablayan sa tindahan bakong baladan nin bado kundi bitayan nin mga komiks tanganing pag pilian kan mga gustong mag arkila asin magbasa. An inabot kong arkila sa komiks kaidtong mga taon 60s cinco sentimos para sa bagong isyu asin nagiging barato an bayad kung ini luma na, kurusot na asin parakit na. An komiks kapareho kan radyo na impo
Mr Romantiko
Bikolano palan an consideradong pinaka-hadi kan drama sa radyo sa enterong Pilipinas. Nagadan siya kan sarong taon 2022 asin an saiyang abo nakatalaan ipuli sa banwaan kan saiyang ina sa Buhi, Camarines Sur sa laog kan bulan na ini. Dai aram kan kadaklan na para-antabay sa radyo partikularmenti kan Manila Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), DZRH-AM an pinaka-gurangan na estasyon sa radyo na binawian na palan nin buhay si Salvador “Badong” Royales, an network drama director sa hal
Fr. Catalino “Revs” Arevalo, SJ: A Treasured Friend
Ave Atque Vale, which means Hail and Farewell, is a Latin phrase. The phrase was used by the Roman poet Catullus to address his dead brother. A modern translation of the phrase is, “I salute you...and goodbye.” We experience a lot of goodbyes in our lives. The times we had to sell our house; saying goodbye to my workmates when I retired; leaving relatives in the Philippines after a short visit; putting our pet Macchi to sleep – all this evoked a feeling of separation and sadn
A perspective on angels and demons, Part 2 of 3
As Catholics, our concept of creation dovetails with an introduction to the idea of angels and demons that has been formed from early childhood and sustained into adulthood. The Lord’s Prayer tells us that God is in what Thomas Aquinas termed the “empyrean heaven,” a realm beyond the fixed stars where salvation awaits. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty.” The use of heaven in Genesis 1:3 is plural which is a contradiction
The Return of the Maronites
Ascension Press, a Catholic Media Company based in America, through Ascension Presents, released a feature on the Maronites. The regular show entitled Jackie and Bobby Angel discusses the life of the miracle monk of Lebanon, Saint Charbel Makhlouf, which premiered on July 22, 2022. Bobby, (Jackie was away), solely, tells the life story of the saint. He, himself is mistaken for a Maronite, and given communion in Arabic. He expressed how impressive St. Charbel is with the degre
DA delivers 85 composting facilities to farmers
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) in Bicol has started to distribute 85 units of composting facilities for biodegradable wastes to different farmer cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Bicol. Lovella Guarin, DA-Bicol information officer, on Tuesday said 52 units were already delivered to FCAs in Camarines Sur, eight units to Camarines Norte; nine in Albay; nine in Sorsogon; three in
Couple nabbed, 2 kilos of shabu seized in Naga City drug sting
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Two suspects were arrested while over PHP13 million worth of shabu were seized in an anti-drug operation in Naga City, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) said Friday. Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said more or less 2 kilos of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP13.6 million were confiscated during the operation that was conducted on Thursday. “The buy-bust operation on Thursday evening at Diversion Road,
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