By OLIVER SAMSON This single parent, entrepreneur, and diversified farmer specializing in stingless bees caught the eye of the organizers of the National Search for Outstanding Rural Women 2022 after winning the regional search in October. Leizel Grajo, 39, tends to pineapples, red Panama passion...
CEBU CITY – At least 8,000 individuals benefited from the humanitarian drive conducted by a Cebu City-based foundation in Castilla, Sorsogon Sunday, August 14. THOUSANDS of residents gather in a gymnasium in Castilla, Sorsogon to avail of free eye checkup, eyeglasses, and wheelchairs from the...
CEBU CITY – A Cebu City-based foundation is bringing its humanitarian mission to Luzon. The Semi Di Speranza Foundation Inc. announced Wednesday, August 10, that its third mega humanitarian event will be held at Purok Rosal Gymnasium, Cumadcad, Castilla, Sorsogon August 14. The activity will...
A NEW People’s Army rebel got tired of dodging soldiers in the Cordillera and surrendered to the government last month in Benguet for a better life. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A member of the Kilusang Makabayan under the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to the government last July 18 after more...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A drunk Army sergeant shot dead his colleague during a heated argument in Sorsogon City Thursday, July 28. Police identified the victim as Sgt. Jimmy Cardel Banania, 37, a resident of this city. Initial police investigation showed that the suspect, Sgt. Ranly Arevalo Datu,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to expedite the construction of a new connector road for Albay and Sorsogon. DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan said the 15.87 kilometer road will be a new access that would address traffic problems of motorists and commuters in the two...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected in Sorsogon province at around 3:56 a.m., Sunday, July 3, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 9 kilometers (km) northeast of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon and was...
Eighty four volcanic quakes were recorded in Bulusan over the past 24-hour period, indicating that the volcano is still showing signs of “low level unrest,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, June 30. Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PIXABAY / FILE...
Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Lahar flowed down the slopes of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province amid heavy rains and thunderstorms on Sunday, June 26, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, June 27. “A small-volume lahar that...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon took her oath on Thursday afternoon, June 23 as P3PWD Party-list representative in the upcoming 19th Congress. (Photo from Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Guanzon's oath was administered by Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Edwin Sorsogon....
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is verifying reports of Covid-19 infections involving evacuees in Sorsogon in the aftermath of the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano earlier this month. Situation in Juban town after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano on...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay -- Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon had another phreatic eruption Sunday, June 12, and this time, more areas were affected, according to the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Bicol. Gremil Naz, OCD Bicol spokesperson, said that nine barangays in Juban, Sorsogon were affected by ashfall...
