LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Ousted Albay Gov. Noel Rosal thanked his supporters late Thursday evening, Dec. 1, as he posted his goodbye message on his Facebook account. FORMER Albay Gov. Rosal (in white shirt). (FB) This after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) directed the Department of the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Vice Gov. Edcel Greco Lagman officially assumed the post as governor of Albay on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, after Gov. Noel Rosal was disqualified by Commission on Election (Comelec) en banc with finality. LAGMAN (spalbay.com/gov.php) Lagman, elected in May, was the...
Albay Governor Noel Rosal has been ordered to vacate his post following the issuance of the writ of execution from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), an official stated on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Comelec Spokesman John Rex Laudiangco holds a copy of the Writ of Execution issued to the parties of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc issued on Friday, Nov. 25, to the parties of Joseph San Juan Armogila and Albay Governor Noel Rosal a Certificate of Finality and Entry of Judgment in relation to the disqualification case of the Bicol official. MB file photo In a statement released by...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Two alleged members of the notorious Concepcion Crime Group were killed in a shootout with lawmen last Sunday in Sitio Paguringon, Barangay Bariw, Libon town, Albay province. In a press statement on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police...
Bicol chess prodigy Bince Rafael Operiano, who topped the under 10 years old category in the recent 6th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand has been feted by the House of Representatives. Bince Rafael Operiano (Facebook) This, after the House adopted during plenary...
"Do not covet thy neighbor’s job." Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and DOF Secretary Ben Diokno (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave this reaction to House reporters Monday, Nov. 21, regarding the rumors that he could be appointed by Malacañang as the next Department...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Friday, Nov. 18 the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by Albay Governor Noel Rosal in relation to the petition for disqualification filed against him. MB file photo Rosal was found liable by the Comelec First Division for violating Section...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Forty-one foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases have been detected by the Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) among schoolchildren at the Albay Central School here since Tuesday, Nov. 15. "Nakatanggap kami ng epidemiological report mula sa Legazpi City Health Office na...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has been named as the "Most Distinguished Alumnus for 2022” by his alma mater, the University of the Philippines (UP). Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) The ceremonies for this year’s distinguished alumni awards were held on Friday, Nov. 11 at...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A cargo boat loaded with sugar, rice, and flour capsized while about to leave the port of Pio Duran in Albay for Claveria, Masbate Monday, Aug 22. A CARGO boat bound for Masbate capsized at the Pio Duran port in Albay Monday, Aug. 22. (MDRRMO Pio Duran) A report from the...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will soon turn over housing units to dairy farmers of Guinobatan, Albay. Under the two agencies' Building, Adequate, Livable, Affordable, and Inclusive Filipino Communities (BALAI) project,...
