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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…

Bicol media told: Hero burial for Marcos ‘a shame’

By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published June 23, 2011 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY—Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz urged journalists in Bicol to be at the forefront of opposition to the proposal to give a hero’s burial to the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. Cadiz, who is from this city, said […]

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Broadcaster shot dead; 6th under Aquino

By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published June 14, 2011 on Philippine Daily Inquirer Iriga City—A gunman shot dead a radio commentator early on Monday while he was driving his motorcycle on his way to work, police said. Romeo Olea, 49, of dwEB-FM based in Nabua town, just outside Iriga City, was the […]

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9 Army soldiers face charges for militant’s death

By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published May 23, 2011 on Philippine Daily Inquirer PILI, Camarines Sur—Nine Army soldiers, including two officers, are facing murder charges for the death of a member of Bayan Muna party-list in Bicol in February. Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesperson of the 9th Infantry Division (ID), confirmed to reporters […]

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Catanduanes seeks ways to lure tourists to its ‘majestic waves’

By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published April 11, 2011 on Philippine Daily Inquirer VIRAC, Catanduanes – After experiencing a decline in tourist arrivals during the past year, the local government of this island-province now wants to learn from neighbor Camarines Sur how it succeeded in luring in tourists. Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua […]

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Creativity’s Death by AI

Back in 2023, I told a friend that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon be coming for us, journalists and other creatives, to replace us in our jobs. It didn’t take long for this prediction to come true. When 2024 rolled in with the writers’ strike in Hollywood, I felt it in my bones that the […]

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DAYS 6-9| I’m not very good at this

25-28 Nov. 2025 I hate myself for not being able to keep this up. Anyways, quick recap of the last four days. We celebrated my nephew’s birthday at McDonald’s. I noticed there were more adults in that children’s party than there are kids. I think the decline in our birthrate is beginning to show. The […]

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Day 5 | Rainy

It’s been raining most of the day and night. “Verbena” will be crossing the Visayas tomorrow but it’s still dumping rains in Bicol until Wednesday, according to the state weather bureau. Classes in Albay, Sorsogon and Camarines Sur are all suspended tomorrow and people are preparing to ride out the storm. I hope it doesn’t […]

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Day 3 and 4| Catch up

22-23 Nov. 2025 Failed to make an entry yesterday because I was exhausted from battling the commute from the vet to home while carrying a 4.3 kg dog in a carrier. So I’ll write for these past two days to catch up. I realized again how unfriendly to commuters the Magsaysay Avenue has become. I […]

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DAY 2| Brain Rot

I think I might be falling victim to what young people call nowadays as “brain rot.” I’ve been consuming too much irrelevant information online. I don’t know what I’m doing. It feels like I’m in a stasis but with just enough movement that passes for signs of life. There is so much to do but […]

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