Vice President Leni Robredo’s home region of Bicol turned pink for a day as residents and supporters welcomed her motorcade from Naga City to neighboring Albay. Vice President Leni Robredo visits an island barangay in Albay for the turnover of motorized boats and other assistance for its...
Looks like President Duterte was really smitten by this "Bicol beauty". Bicol International Airport (Photo from PNA) It's been four days since he inaugurated the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay, and yet it's still on his mind and he continues to speak fondly of it. "Mayroon lang...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has turned over two hauling trucks worth more than P10 million to help Albay farmers deliver their products to the market without paying hefty freight charges. According to Bicol Regional Director Rodrigo Realubit, the beneficiaries of the farm new trucks are...
It took a president from Mindanao to help finish the crown jewel of transportation in Bicol. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) gets a quick tour of the Bicol International Airport during the facility's inauguration on Oct. 7, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) President Duterte led the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rescued 22 crew members from a cargo vessel after it was damaged by fire in the waters off Tabaco City, Albay on Monday, Aug. 23. The PCG said cargo vessel MV Delwin Matthew, owned and operated by Pherwin Shipping Corporation had 22 crew members on board when...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, Aug. 20, held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the housing project in Guinobatan, Albay to provide full shelter assistance to 167 families affected by a series of typhoon last November 2020. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) Nine months after...
The bill legalizing absolute divorce in the country hurdled committee approval on Tuesday, August 17 and is headed for the second time for plenary delbierations in the House of Representatives. Divorce wedding Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, one of the principal authors of the bill, said “no less than...
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade landed on the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay from Manila on Friday, July 30, ahead of its target completion in September this year. Tugade landed on the BIA runway on Friday morning aboard Gulfstream 150 to check the ongoing progress of...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, July 30, that it was strictly implementing a “no contact policy” on two quarantined vessel off Lidong port in Albay after two of its crew members tested positive for the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The towing vessel MT...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Wednesday, July 28, a thorough investigation on the death of two activists who allegedly shot it out with local policemen after they were caught spay-painting anti-government slogan that calls for the ouster...
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman disputed on Tuesday, July 27 President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic cut short economic advancement of the country that was felt before the contagion. Duterte 2021 SONA Lagman, an independent, said Duterte, in his final...
At least 10 people were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from their capsized motorbanca amid the rough sea conditions in Albay on Saturday, July 24. ​At least 10 crew members were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from their capsized motorbanca amid the rough sea...
