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...
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 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...
Masbate Gov. Antonio Kho pledged support on behalf of Masbate to the UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. (BBM) and running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Marcos, Jr. met with Kho and mayors of Masbate province on Saturday, March 5. Photo taken from...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday, February 8, joined the caravan of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in Naga City, Camarines Sur as the campaign period for the May 2022 elections kicks off today. Sen. Richard Gordon joins Vice President Leni Robredo’s...
The frontal system or the convergence of warm and cold winds from the northeast and southeast is expected to bring cloudy skies and rain showers in the Bicol region and northern Samar in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The opposition slate led by presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is set to hold their proclamation rally in Naga City, Camarines Sur on Feb. 8, the official start of the campaign period. Opposition senatorial slate’s campaign manager Erin Tañada speaks during the radio show of Vice...
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways has sought the construction of the Pacific Palisades Superhighway that would connect the provinces of Bicol, Quezon, Aurora, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan. Rep. Aleta Suarez The House panel endorsed for approval House Bill 5269 authored by Quezon...
A student of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)- Bicol Region Campus has bagged a bronze medal at the 17th International Geography Olympiad (iGEO 2021) held virtually on Aug. 10 to 16 in Istanbul, Turkey. (PSHS Facebook page) The PSHS congratulated its “geography wizard,” Victor Edwin E....
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has bared the science and technology interventions that resulted in the improved production of Bicol’s “Tree of Hope”. Project leader Dr....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted P28 million worth of Innovation-enabling Fund (iFund) to 28 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Bicol Region SETUP beneficiaries (Photo from DOST-Mimaropa) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the...
