#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal I delayed writing this article in the hopes of being proven wrong about the quarantine restrictions, and how it’ll be announced and implemented. I and many others were hoping that the new quarantine restrictions would be announced early, the details of which...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Just recently, Japan and the UK announced that there was a new strain that they detected in their country. They found this in people who travelled from the Philippines. The new virus variant is now called the Philippine variant. We join the UK, South Africa,...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Starting this week, Comelec will implement a new schedule for voter registration. Beginning today, the new schedule for accepting applicants for voter registration is as follows: Tuesday till Saturday, 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Note: Monday is disinfection day....
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last week the Commission on Elections issued a statement that they are considering banning/restricting face-to-face campaigning for the May 9, 2022, elections. Many people reacted to this statement, with many confused as to how that’s even feasible. To make...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal By the time you’ll read this, I’ll be on the road somewhere in Mindanao. I’ll be continuing on the journey to get as many people to register as voters, before the deadline of September 31, 2021. The advocacy to get people to register as voters is...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Voter education is something I’ve been pushing for, even after retiring from Comelec in February, 2011. It sometimes feels like a lonely road, as voter education becomes “sexy” only when election approaches. However, the need to hammer to the public the...
Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal #ASKGOYO By this time, you’ve probably already done your new year’s resolution. Eat less, exercise more, lose weight, etc. By now, unfortunately many will already have broken their new year’s resolution. Promising to start again next year. It seems it’s a...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal I wrote a while ago about the seeming disconnect between offices and officials in government. How some offices and officials issue contradictory statements and orders. How the country missed several opportunities to help make things better in this pandemic,...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last week, an announcement was made that face shields are now mandatory for everyone when outside your home. Yes, while some countries are now vaccinating their citizens, and other countries are in the process of developing vaccines, the Philippines is at the...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal In Luzon, there are two tollway operators. Both use an RFID (radio-frequency identification) toll-collection system in their expressways. Autosweep RFID is used at Skyway, SLEX, NAIAX, STAR Tollway, MCX, and TPLEX. Easytrip RFID is used at NLEX, SCTEX,...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal The history of cyclotourism or cycle tourism began at the start of the 20th century with the emerging youth movement which popularized cycle touring. Added to this was the popularity of cycle racing and the growth of recreational cycling...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal The province of Catanduanes is one of six provinces comprising Region V, known as the Bicol Region. On October 26, 1945, President Sergio Osmeña signed the law creating the province. Based on the 2015 census, the province has about 260,000 residents and is...
