The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued on Wednesday, May 10, a Certificate of Finality (CoF) and Entry of Judgment (EoJ) in relation to the disqualification of Carmen Geraldine Rosal as a candidate for Mayor of Legazpi City during the May 2022 polls. In a message to reporters, Comelec Chairman...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc affirmed the disqualification of Carmen Geraldine Rosal as a candidate for mayor of Legazpi City, Albay during the May 9, 2022 elections. In a 17-page resolution promulgated on Thursday, May 4, the seven-member en banc affirmed the ruling of its 2nd...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Officials inaugurated a P750-million convention and evacuation center at the Bicol University here on Tuesday, Feb. 28. AKO Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon (second from left), Ako Bicol Executive Director Alfredo Garbin (third from left), and Bicol University president Arnulfo...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – At least 500 underprivileged children, mostly from remote barangays in this province, have received Christmas gifts from SM City-Legazpi, other private partners, and government agencies. KAPISANAN ng mga Broadcaster sa Pilipinas (KBP)-Albay chapter chairman Rev. Fr....
As the Catholic Church starts the observance of the nine-day “Simbang Gabi,” Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, expressed support for the celebration of the votive masses as well as the Misa...
Filipinos’ faith in God will once again be on display when they rise up early and be on their Sunday’s best to attend the nine-day Simbang Gabi starting at dawn today, Dec. 16. Notwithstanding the cold mornings, busy schedules, and the threat of Covid-19, Filipino Catholics are expected to...
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...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police arrested two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here Thursday, August 11. Police Major Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, identified the suspects as Erigen Villanueva and Mark Dave Lonsame. Suspects were arrested by the Albay Police...
The Diocese of Legazpi has warned the public against a Facebook page using the name of Bishop Joel Baylon. Bp Joel Baylon (Photo CBCP) "Scammer alert! Somebody is impersonating our bishop, Most Rev. Joel Z. Baylon, using his profile picture on Facebook," the diocese said in a Facebook post...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested an alleged drug den maintainer and five other persons in a buy-bust operation in a restobar here Thursday, July 21. PDEA Bicol information officer Cotton Yuson-Talento identified the...
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...
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...
