LOCATION. The first chamber of Callao Caves where a mini-chapel has been established is the location of at least four films including an international one (see related story).
Special Report Privatization of Callao Resort By Benjie S. De Yro If plans won’t miscarry, the once-famous Callao Caves may once again regain its lost glories. That is, if the provincial government led by the new administration of Governor Manuel Mamba, will pursue its plan of giving the… Continue reading
Foreign cavers to complete Odessa survey
Foreign cavers to complete Odessa survey By Benjie S. De Yro TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Feb. 1 (PIA) – Will Odessa Cave of Penablanca at 7.6 kilometers break the record of the country’s longest cave, the St. Paul Underground River Caves of Palawan at 15.8 kilometers? Cavers in the Philippines will have to wait… Continue reading Foreign cavers to complete Odessa survey
Commentary
(BFAR region 2 files) ( This is an advance copy from One Luzon emag of the Philippine Information Agency) Long Road to Conservation The visit of typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu) in Cagayan Valley has brought advantage to the fishery sector: Ludong (Cestraeus plicatilis) finally arrived. The President’s Fish, which spawn-run to the mouth of the Cagayan… Continue reading Commentary
Isabela town holds on to pottery as flagship product
The writer interviews Acting Mayor Geoffrey Formoso on the CWF product inside the production area in Santa Maria town. SANTA MARIA, Isabela, October 30 (PIA) – The bright future of pottery industry becomes brighter for this Ibanag town when the government operationalized the first-ever production center for ceramic water filter in the country this year.… Continue reading Isabela town holds on to pottery as flagship product
After 21 years, Ex-soldier returns favor to a dolphin
(Manila Bulletin first published this article March 24, 2004, a year after the writer left BFAR for a media consultancy job in Manila. This is a humble contribution of the writer to this year’s Fish Conservation Month celebration in the Philippines) GONZAGA, Cagayan – He waited so long and the waiting took more than two… Continue reading After 21 years, Ex-soldier returns favor to a dolphin
Agrarian department opens docu film making tilt
DAR opens docu film making tilt By Benjie S. De Yro CAGAYAN, Philippines, Oct. 13 (PIA) – The Department of Agrarian Reform in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley region has leveled up its information and education campaign as the pre-production phase of its documentary film making competition started last week. Dubbed as Davvun 2015 Agrarian Film… Continue reading Agrarian department opens docu film making tilt
Marlon Littaua: Breaking local singing traditions at 50
He started singing rather late at 19, unlike his siblings who began joining local amateur singing competitions in high school. But for Marlon Littaua, one of the most enduring balladeers of Tuguegarao City, singing will always be a lifetime passion, equally embraced by her wife Beverly (nee Velasco), a banker. At 50, the husky voice… Continue reading Marlon Littaua: Breaking local singing traditions at 50
Aeta Courtship and Wedding: The Ibanag Way
By Oliver Baccay PIA-Cagayan The Aeta tribe is one of the original indigenous inhabitants of the Philippines. In Cagayan Valley Region, there are lots of them still living in the mountains. But nowadays, many of them are already blending in with the mainstream society, living with the culture of the common people and even adopting… Continue reading Aeta Courtship and Wedding: The Ibanag Way
Humility personified
(First published December 3, 2014) I’ve never been closed to Regional Prosecutor Rommel Baligod of the Department of Justice. It was my first time to talk to him, up close, this morning as the technical working group for the Short Film Competition on December 9 has chosen him to chair the board of judges. Baligod… Continue reading Humility personified
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