NOTE: The flood control issue is not new and investigations were already held by the House of Representatives. In January 2019, then House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. of Camarines Sur initiated a congressional inquiry into what he described as a “flood control scam” in the Bicol Region. The investigation, held in Naga City, examined…
Dear friends, I have Ghibli postcards at home and for my birthmonth October soon, I’ll be bringing them along my trip from Tokyo to Hokkaido and then back to Tokyo. I’m posting this in case anyone’s interested to receive handwritten personal messages on a postcard stamped with an eki stamp from any of the train…
The list of projects can also be found on the website https://sumbongsapangulo.ph/. However, that site does not allow sorting the projects by cost or completion date. You may also click on the province names below to view their corresponding data. Bicol Projects – Province Buttons Bicol Projects Search contractors, filter by province with one click,…
[NOTE: THIS POST WILL BE CONSTANTLY UPDATED AS I WRITE MORE RA VS JAPAN POSTS, WHICH ARE COMPLEMENTARY POSTS TO MY YOUTUBE VIDEO FOUND HERE] Japan is home to the fastest, safest trains, the world’s busiest stations, the longest train bridge, and the longest suspended monorail system. So naturally, when you visit Japan, your experience…
In just a few days, it will mark exactly 86 years since the pre-World War II newspaper “An Parabareta” sparked a spirited debate about the supposed misfortunes of my hometown, Guinobatan. I was reminded this first when I saw someone on Reddit ask everyone in r/Bicol what they think are the ‘best and worst’ cities…
NOTE: This story was first published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on March 25, 2024. I thought that since today is Easter Sunday, it would be nice to repost this here. I should have posted this a week ago, though, because this story is actually about the Palm Sunday celebration in the town of Caramoran,…
I am sure the “Harry Potter” television series will be so much better than the original material knowing that they gave a Black actor the chance to be one of the main cast members. On Monday, HBO revealed that it has cast Emmy, Olivier, and British Academy Film Awards (Bafta) nominee Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape,…
NOTE: This story was first published by Bicoldotph on Jan. 14. LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur—Allan Abanto, 52, traversed a cemetery in Puro-Batia village in this town, making his way to a parcel of land, which will be converted into government property in just a few months. He had to make careful, deliberate steps, avoiding the puddles…
NOTE: This story was published on Sept. 22, 2019. I wrote this for the Philippine Daily Inquirer when I attended the first-ever UN Youth Climate Summit and the Climate Action Summit. The Youth Climate Summit was attended by climate activists Greta Thunberg, Bruno Rodriguez, Wanjuhi Ngoroge, and Komal Kumar. On Sept. 20, 2019, Friday, climate…
NOTE: This story first appeared in CoverStory.ph last Jan. 8. This report was written with support from the “Covering Climate: Qualifying Environmental Journalists in the Philippines” project, which is financed by the German Embassy Manila and implemented by Deutsche Welle Akademie. DONSOL, Sorsogon—On his day off from his two jobs last November, after two strong…
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