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...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Small and struggling businesses should shun predatory "five-six" moneylenders in favor of the kinder Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso program, or P3. The problem is, P3 is still a mere proposal in the House of...
The government is still setting its eyes on China's funding for the South Long Haul Railway Project, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista told reporters that the Export-Import Bank of China sent its technical working group to the country last year to look...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Will the long-awaited expansion of Naga Airport’s runway finally see the light of day? Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is expecting this project to be included in the Department of...
"Kung maglalabas po kayo ng baho , dapat naman siguro maligo ka muna ("If you're going to leave a bad smell, maybe you should take a shower first)." This was one of the strong statements of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva against Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) President Ako...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized shabu and cocaine worth P15.1 million in a buy-bust operation in Vinzons, Camarines Norte on Friday, February 9. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, identified the suspects as Lon, 38,...
(Unsplash) So-called law enforcers who participate in the cover-up of heinous crimes such as drug trafficking should be slapped with the harsher penalty of up to 20 years in prison instead of the current maximum 12-year jail term. Thus, said Bicol...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police killed Bicol's most wanted person in an operation in Barangay San Martin de Porres, Paranaque City on Wednesday night, January 24. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 (Bicol) spokesperson, identified the suspect as Gilbert Concepcion, leader of...
