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December 2, 2025
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vinzons is a quiet coastal town in the eastern Philippines province of Camarines Norte in Bicol. With a spread out population of about 45,000. it is known for its rice production, crabs and surfing beaches in the Calaguas Islands. But the town is really famous for one of its sons — ... <a title="A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/a-forgotten-hero-against-imperial-japan-but-the-legacy-of-bintao-vinzons-is-being-revived/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – By David Robie in Vinzons, Philippines More than five years ago I wrote an article for the Pacific Media Centre addressing community radio broadcasting in the Philippines, with a special focus on the rice-producing township of Vinzons in Bicol. At the time — January 2020 — ... <a title="Filipino radio storytelling and community empowerment – a Vinzons update" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/30/filipino-radio-storytelling-and-community-empowerment-a-vinzons-update/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino radio storytelling and community empowerment – a Vinzons update">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2020
By David Robie in Manila Operating out of a modest three-roomed rooftop suite overlooking the local marketplace in the rice-producing Bicol township of Vinzons, a tiny Filipino community radio startup is quietly making its mark. Radyo Katabang 107.7FM only began broadcasting two years ago out of a studio lined with egg-container acoustic buffers in the ... <a title="Radio storytelling and community empowerment in Vinzons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/15/radio-storytelling-and-community-empowerment-in-vinzons/" aria-label="Read more about Radio storytelling and community empowerment in Vinzons">Read more</a>
