LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The city government on Saturday, Sept. 27, pledged P500,000 financial assistance to Masbate City to support tropical cyclone ‘’Opong’’ recovery efforts. “While Legazpi was spared from typhoon Opong’s wrath, our brothers and sisters in Masbate were not as...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — A parish priest in Masbate City appealed for assistance after severe tropical storm "Opong” battered the province on Friday, Sept. 26, leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Fr. Raymond Rhys Anave Garrucho of Santa Teresa de Calcutta Parish Rectory and Church in...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol extended relief assistance to families and individuals affected by a fire incident in the capital of Masbate province on Tuesday. In a report on Wednesday, DSWD-5 Director Norman Laurio said they mobilized its Disaster...
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) strongly denounced the “inappropriate” use of the Emergency Cell Broadcast System (ECBS) for political campaigning by some candidates in the upcoming elections. OCD Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police nabbed two suspects in the murder of a candidate for councilor in Barangay Maingaran, Masbate City, Masbate on Monday, October 23. The incumbent chairman of Barangay Maingaran, Joseph Martinez, 59, was wounded in the incident. READ:...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A candidate for barangay councilor or kagawad was killed and a barangay captain was wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Maingaran, Masbate City, Masbate on Sunday afternoon, October 22. MAP of Masbate with Masbate City highlighted. A candidate for barangay...
For Vice President Leni Robredo, the election is a “reset button” and one that voters should use to elect good leaders who would aim to end patronage politics and rampant vote-buying. Vice President Leni Robredo and Masbate Bishop Jose Bantolo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) She lamented how...
Despite the massive rallies organized by her volunteers, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, April 13, reminded supporters that these are not enough to win the May 9 national polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) Her rallies are well-attended, with some attracting...
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo was not amused by individuals taking down her posters, tarpaulins, and pink ribbons, which were installed by her supporters in some parts of the country. Vice Presidential spokesman Barry Gutierrez (OVP) Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez did not mince...
The New People's Army should surrender those responsible for the roadside bombing in Masbate City that killed a college football player if it is indeed sincere in its apology, a top police official said on Wednesday, June 9. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police...
