Author: Romeo Mataac Jr.

Former Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr. was proclaimed governor of Marinduque province while his son, Lord Allan Jay, was re-elected as its lone district representative in a landslide victory for the father and son, who both ran under the administration’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan.

Retired associate justice Presbitero Velasco won the gubernatorial race in Marinduque.

Moriones Lenten Rites is an annual celebration in the province of Marinduque. It is considered as one of the most attended Lenten rites in the Philippines during the season of Holy Week. It starts from Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday with various activities happening in the different towns of Marinduque. One of the highlights of the activity is the ‘Via Crusis’ held every Good Friday with a very dramatic re-enactment of the ‘Passion of Christ’ along the streets of every town of Marinduque.

The Court of Appeals has sustained the indictment of former Marinduque Rep. Regina Ongsiako Reyes for usurpation of official functions following her disqualification in the 2013 elections due to citizenship issue.

Dapat lamang umano na isang tunay na kaalyado ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang susunod na magiging Speaker ng House of Representatives, saad ng isa sa mga contender ng naturang posisyon.

To fast-track the identification of more than 1,000 farmer-beneficiaries for the Convergence for Livelihood Assistance for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Project (CLAAP) in Marinduque, a two-day field validation and monitoring was recently conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) Central Project Management Unit.

In a land known to many as poisoned by a toxic mine spillage, there’s a field of green that thrives, harvesting nature’s unadulterated bounty.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), together with the provincial government of Marinduque led the inauguration of the airport’s rehabilitated passenger terminal building (PTB) and runway extension project today, April 11, 2019.

Every year, the island of Marinduque comes alive during Holy Week for the much awaited Moriones Lenten Rites. This folk-religious event features the Moriones, men and women in masks and costumes replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers.

GASAN, Marinduque – The Philippines’ largest carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), launches a direct flight to its newest domestic destination, Marinduque on Monday, April 1. […]