Barangay Health Wellness (BHW) Party-list Rep. Angela Co has bared her "wish list" for the maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. First, Co wants Marcos to mention the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers. “I wish President Ferdinand Marcos Jr...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Bicol is targeting 1.8 million learners enrolling for school year 2022 to 2023. Mayflor Jumamil, DepEd Bicol information officer, said that they expect the same enrolment figures as last school year. DepEd-Bicol had 1,819,218 learners...
AUTHORITIES conduct an inventory of shabu valued at P3 million seized from two suspected drug pushers in Goa, Camarines Sur. CAMP OLA, Albay – Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized more than P3-million worth of suspected shabu...
A wanted female drug personality in Kalinga was arrested in her home province in the Bicol region. The suspect was identified as Realyn Jalimao Balane, 38, of San Pedro, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte. She was arrested at her house in Jose Panganiban last June 10 by personnel of the Kalinga...
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...
Despite the recent eruption of Mt. Bulusan, the P5-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay "stands strong, with no recorded damages in its facilities", the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed in their Thursday,...
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care said, the Bicol Region has set up evacuation centers for calamity survivors as part of its contingency measures in times of disasters. Bulusan Volcano in...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) Lucena-San Pablo line is set to reopen before the Duterte administration steps down in June, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. In a statement, Tuesday, May 10, DOTr said that PNR Lucena-San Pablo line is vital in restoring the PNR Bicol...
Ang Probinsyano Party-list gained a star-studded boost during the final day of the campaign period Saturday, May 7, as they made rounds in the Bicol region. (Photo from Ang Probinsyano Party-list) Joining the party-list's activities were popular showbiz personalities Piolo Pascual, Donnalyn...
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 Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has managed to win over converts in parts of Bicol where he campaigned on Friday, April 29. Lacson and senatorial candidate Dr. Minguita Padilla noted that the audiences at their town hall meetings in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur became...
