Travel around Luzon Island is now faster with the operation of several expressways that connect Metro Manila to many parts of the north, east, west, and south of the island. From the country’s first expressways – the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) built in...
Despite the recent eruption of Mt. Bulusan, the P5-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay "stands strong, with no recorded damages in its facilities", the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed in their Thursday,...
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care said, the Bicol Region has set up evacuation centers for calamity survivors as part of its contingency measures in times of disasters. Bulusan Volcano in...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) Lucena-San Pablo line is set to reopen before the Duterte administration steps down in June, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. In a statement, Tuesday, May 10, DOTr said that PNR Lucena-San Pablo line is vital in restoring the PNR Bicol...
Ang Probinsyano Party-list gained a star-studded boost during the final day of the campaign period Saturday, May 7, as they made rounds in the Bicol region. (Photo from Ang Probinsyano Party-list) Joining the party-list's activities were popular showbiz personalities Piolo Pascual, Donnalyn...
NAGA CITY—Bicolanos proved they can also give aspiring president Leni Robredo a massive show of force here in her hometown where she wrapped up her provincial campaign Friday night, May 6. (Betheena Unite) A mammoth crowd, which the local incident management team estimated as over 300,000 at...
SORSOGON—Like a full circle, aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo is back to barnstorm Bicolandia on Friday, May 6, as she reaches the homestretch of the campaigns. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo led the proclamation rally of the...
Independent presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has managed to win over converts in parts of Bicol where he campaigned on Friday, April 29. Lacson and senatorial candidate Dr. Minguita Padilla noted that the audiences at their town hall meetings in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur became...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson was the target of fake news spreading Friday that he had canceled his campaign events in Bicol, particularly in Naga, Camarines Sur. Local organizers cited information reaching them that local media who were to attend Lacson's...
Before taking a campaign break for the Holy Week, Vice President Leni Robredo visited Catanduanes and Masbate provinces to campaign before her fellow Bicolanos as the country inches closer to the May 9 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo shakes the hands of Catandunganons during the Leni-Kiko...
House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda has not only doubled down on his endorsement of a Vice President Leni Robredo and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte tandem; he also made several suggestions for economic development that the two could enact if elected. Rep. Joey Salceda during...
A congressman from the supposed opposition bailiwick of Bicol has praised President Duterte for all he has done for the protection of women and children during his six-year term in Malacañang. (Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said the President has approved various...
