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Irate Aga supporters stone town hall of Fuentebella hometown
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 […]
Aga Muhlach supporters barricade Camarines Sur town hall
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 […]
Millions seen to take part in 300th Peñafrancia feast
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]