LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 21 cases of pertussis or whooping cough with one fatality in the Bicol region from January 1 to April 7. In a press statement issued on Thursday, April 12, the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the DOH-Bicol...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Rep. Yamsuan's Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan says the government should consider Japan as a viable funding option to finance the long-derailed Bicol Express...
A year after pili nuts became available in the European Union (EU) market, EU Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron turned to his social media followers for his own version of “Who Did It Better?,” but pili nuts version. On X (formerly Twitter), the envoy posted a video slideshow of...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Rabies cases in three provinces in the Bicol region have increased by 100 percent from January 1 to March 9 compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH)-Bicol said on Thursday, March 21. The DOH said that a total of 12 rabies cases have been recorded...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police caught a ranking New People’s Army leader in the Bicol region on Tuesday, March 19, in Polangui, Albay. MAP of Albay with the town of Polangui highlighted. Philippine National Police-Area Police Command for South Luzon chief Lt. Gen. Rhoderick Armamento...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Thousands of women in this city benefited from a free medical mission held over the weekend as part of the observance of Women's Month this March. A MEDICAL mission led by Ako Bicol party-list in observance of Women’s Month was held in Legazpi City, Albay over the weekend....
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said that bullet trains should be tapped in the planned revival of the “Bicol Express” railway line. In a statement on Monday, March 11, Villafuerte said the Department of Transportation (DOTr)...
PASACAO, Camarines Sur – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Bicol is preparing for the possible impact to the fishing sector in the region of the El Niño phenomenon. BFAR-Bicol Director Ariel Pioquinto told the Manila Bulletin that they have been working with the Disaster Risk...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Ako Bicol party-list conducted the Tarabangan Caravan medical and dental mission that benefitted hundreds of residents in four barangays in Malinao, Albay on Friday, March 8. RESIDENTS from Barangays Jonop, Cabunturan, Balza, and Burabod in Malinao, Albay avail of free...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The National Irrigation Administration reported on Wednesday, March 6, that 479.15 hectares of rice farms in Bicol region have been affected by the dry spell due to the El Niño phenomenon. RICE farms in Polangui, Albay are starting to dry up due to the El...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ten families displaced by a fire here on Friday, March 1, received cash assistance from the Ako Bicol party-list on Saturday, March 2. FIRE victims in Legazpi City received aid from Ako Bicol party-list through executive director lawyer Alfredo Garbin Jr. (seated...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bicol recorded a 26 percent increase in fire incidents in the first two months this year. BFP-BICOL office (FB) Senior Insp. Edgar R. Tañajura Jr., chief of the Public Information Unit (PIU) of BFP-Bicol, said they recorded 119...
