Works by Shiena M. Barrameda
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in September 15, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY—A group of little boys sat down on the pavement across Porta Mariae, the main entrance to Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, to wait for their fathers on Friday afternoon to bring the image of Bicol patroness Nuestra Señora […]
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in September 4, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer Strapped with an improvised snorkel to protect his eyes and nose, Nico Mercader surveyed the shallow waters of the little-known surfing spot in Gubat town in Sorsogon that he, his brother Noli John and fellow surfers would often […]
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in August 11, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY—A year after losing a well-loved Nagueño, the city of Naga commemorated the first death anniversary of Jesse Robredo, who was mayor here for 19 years before he became interior secretary, with a parade of tsinelas (slippers)-clad […]
Biogas digester transforms pig waste into energy used as substitute for LPG to save on money and the environment By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in July 31, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer Hog raiser Rudy Nuñez smiled as he turned the dial on his stove to bring the machine to life […]
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in July 10, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer No more secrets from dead men, Josefina Soriano, the mother of a slain communist leader in Bicol, came to know. “Nanay Fina” just realized that the son she named Frankie Joe Soriano was also known by another name […]
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in June 12, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer As the Philippine tourism bandwagon went full speed to portray the country as a fun place, one coastal town in Camarines Sur has been left behind. Blessed with long, uninterrupted seashore, a bird-watching area, a rock islet amid […]
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in May 23, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer Hope springs eternal even under the mine tailings. Levi Lalim, 55, fisherman and leader of his Paracale town’s Samahan ng mga Mangingilaw, is doing his best to save about 40 hectares of coral reef and mangrove forest submerged […]
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published May 17, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY, Philippines–Agitated by the long wait for the results of the elections in the fourth congressional district of Camarines Sur, supporters of Aga Muhlach vandalized the municipal hall of Tigaon just hours before the actor’s opponent, Felix William […]
By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published May 16, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer TIGAON, Camarines Sur, Philippines—About 50 people consisting of town officials, members of the municipal board of canvassers, Commission on Elections representatives and members of election watchdog groups were trapped inside the municipal hall for about 18 hours since Wednesday […]
By: Juan Escandor Jr., Shiena M. Barrameda Published September 8, 2011 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY—Millions of people are expected to descend on this city to celebrate a 300-year-old religious tradition that revolves around the Our Lady of Peñafrancia, or Ina, Bicol’s patroness. A procession, called traslacion, will mark the start of 300 years […]