"Do not covet thy neighbor’s job." Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and DOF Secretary Ben Diokno (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave this reaction to House reporters Monday, Nov. 21, regarding the rumors that he could be appointed by Malacañang as the next Department...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Friday, Nov. 18 the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by Albay Governor Noel Rosal in relation to the petition for disqualification filed against him. MB file photo Rosal was found liable by the Comelec First Division for violating Section...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Forty-one foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases have been detected by the Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) among schoolchildren at the Albay Central School here since Tuesday, Nov. 15. "Nakatanggap kami ng epidemiological report mula sa Legazpi City Health Office na...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has been named as the "Most Distinguished Alumnus for 2022” by his alma mater, the University of the Philippines (UP). Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) The ceremonies for this year’s distinguished alumni awards were held on Friday, Nov. 11 at...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A cargo boat loaded with sugar, rice, and flour capsized while about to leave the port of Pio Duran in Albay for Claveria, Masbate Monday, Aug 22. A CARGO boat bound for Masbate capsized at the Pio Duran port in Albay Monday, Aug. 22. (MDRRMO Pio Duran) A report from the...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will soon turn over housing units to dairy farmers of Guinobatan, Albay. Under the two agencies' Building, Adequate, Livable, Affordable, and Inclusive Filipino Communities (BALAI) project,...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda spoke highly on Wednesday, July 13 of Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga, who was recently appointed as Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to expedite the construction of a new connector road for Albay and Sorsogon. DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan said the 15.87 kilometer road will be a new access that would address traffic problems of motorists and commuters in the two...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested seized some P3.4 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Legazpi City in Albay. The operation also resulted in the arrest of the three suspected pushers identified as as Ryan Arandia, 40, mechanic; Helin Fajardo, 18; and Donmerwin...
Former Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Grex Lagman Jr. teased his father, sitting Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Sr., that he would one day run for senator in a belated Father’s Day greeting. Lagman Sr. and Lagman Jr. (Photos from congress.gov.ph/albay.gov.ph) “Don’t worry papa. I’ll be...
If House Committee on Ways and Means chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda would have his way, he would revise the government's Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan in order to cover two key areas. (Unsplash) “There are two areas that are not very well-articulated in the...
The Philippines and United States have joined hands to ensure that Philippine schools and their curricula are "as inclusive as possible." Students in Albay test the U.S. Peace Corps and Department of Education’s new assessment tools for learners with disabilities. (Photo courtesy of the US...
