All Catholic cemeteries in the Diocese of Legazpi in Albay will be closed during the observance of the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Bishop Joel Baylon (Photo courtesy Diocese of Legazpi) Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon ordered the closure of all Catholic cemeteries from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, 2021...
How the return to Manila from seven years of living in Kuala Lumpur and Berlin is teaching this diplomat’s wife how to find happiness wherever she finds herself MANILA JEWEL I Palacio de Memoria interior Toward the end of our time abroad for my husband’s diplomatic posting, I was often asked...
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon will offer a requiem Mass for former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III on Saturday, June 26. Bishop Joel Baylon (Photo courtesy Diocese of Legazpi) The Diocese of Legazpi said the requiem Mass is the local Church's "gesture of solidarity with the rest of the country...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care continues to extend assistance to the families of persons deprived of liberty or PDLs. Bishop Joel Baylon (Manila Bulletin photo) Commission chairman Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon said it is part of...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The first time I joined the President’s delegation — we were in Bicol region. Typhoon Nina, internationally known as Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on December 23, 2016. It intensified into a typhoon on December 24 and made...
The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) has opened up new routes to the Bicol region even as several local government units (LGUs) have begun to ease restrictions for travelers who are deemed safe from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection. (Photo from Parañaque Integrated...
Partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railway's (PNR) Bicol Project is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. PNR123 Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the Department and its attached agency, the PNR, is...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has transported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from Legazpi City in Albay to the provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate as part of its efforts to assist the national government in containing the spread of the pandemic. In a statement issued on Tuesday, May 4,...
DESTINATION: ART Arsenio “Nick” J. Lizaso, NCCA chairman and CCP president Dubbed as the “City of Fun and Adventure”—and for a good reason—Legazpi is located in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region and its claim to fame is Mt. Mayon, which is partly within its borders. Mayon, of...
