Shiena M. Barrameda
Decoding the life of Frankie Joe
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 […]
Saving Pasacao as summer capital
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 […]
Fishers wage war for hidden paradise
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 […]
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 […]