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....
A tour of heritage houses in Batangas, Bicol, Bulacan, and Boac Wala Lang … there’s no place like home. Most unusual was a Taal (Batangas) bahay-na-bato that was a bahay kubo in disguise. You wouldn’t notice the masquerade from outside. The home had the usual stone-walled ground floor and...
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...
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 P5-bIllion, 25-years delayed Bicol International Airport (BAI) is on track for this year's opening and to prove it, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade will land on its runway today, July 30. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) last night stated he "intends to land on the airport whether it...
Vice President Leni Robredo returned to Manila on Monday, July 26, taking home with her the cuisine specialty of Bicol, known for its native spicy delicacies. In a Facebook post, Robredo bared a list of iconic Bicolano food given to her by friends and neighbors during her three-day trip to her home...
Shipping and fishing operations in the Bicol region have now resumed as the weather disturbance had already weakened in the area, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday, July 24. Philippine Coast Guard (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a maritime advisory, the PCG said the sea travels in...
Illustration of coronavirus / File Photo One of the new Delta variant cases reported earlier was not a local case in the Bicol region, the Department of Health (DOH)-Bicol clarified on Thursday, July 22. The DOH announced 12 new cases of Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus,...
Our favorite thing to do to stay young: Eat Exercise to stay fit and fab? Meh. Go under surgery to keep your face tight? Meh. Use expensive products to keep skin looking dewy? Sigh. Eat good Pinoy food to help in your battle against the ravages of time? Sign us up. While there’s no one food that...
A campaign for Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the May 2022 polls is snowballing among her supporters in Bicol, her political bailwick. Robredo’s fellow Bicolanos have joined together for the launch of “Bicol Solid for Leni” volunteer movement on Sunday, July 11. (Bicol...
Students from Bicol University joined the push for the distribution of P10,000-financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Various student groups and networks are lobbying for the provision of a one-time cash subsidy...
