Bicol and the rest of the country will definitely feel the pili nut craze of countries in the European Union (EU), now that the export deal for the product will push through. Thus, said Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, in the reaction to the resumption of dried pili nut exports from the...
A ranking House of Representatives member has hailed the quick progress of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Cancer Center public-private partnership (PPP) project, even as he assured the government’s commitment to the endeavor. AKO BICOL Party-list Rep. Zaldy...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Officials inaugurated a P750-million convention and evacuation center at the Bicol University here on Tuesday, Feb. 28. AKO Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon (second from left), Ako Bicol Executive Director Alfredo Garbin (third from left), and Bicol University president Arnulfo...
A group of party-list congressmen in the House of Representatives reminded the public Monday, Feb. 27 on the existence of a "prevailing, binding, and decisive" Supreme Court (SC) ruling that favors party-list groups. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc....
Former House deputy secretary-general Brian Raymund Yamsuan is the new Bicol Saro Party-list representative in the current 19th Congress. Newly-installed Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan takes his oath of office during plenary session on Feb. 22, 2023 (Screenshot from YouTube live)...
RESCUERS struggle to reach the wreckage of the missing Cessna plane in Camalig, Albay after it was located on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19. (Albay Rep. Joey Salceda FB) CAMALIG, Albay – Rescuers struggled to reach the slopes of Mayon Volcano after the wreckage of the missing Cessna 340 plane was...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hopes that the Marcos administration's commitment to continue the previous leadership's infrastructure modernization program would involve the completion of two flagship transportation projects in his home region of Bicol. (Wikipedia) These two...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Two generals and 26 colonels from the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) tendered their resignation on Monday, Jan. 9, in support of the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) effort to clean the police force. PRO-5 director Brig. Gen. Rudolf Dimas...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bicol region has logged its first fireworks-related injury this holiday season. The Department of Health (DOH)-Bicol said in the latest Firework-Related Injury (FWRI) surveillance bulletin on Friday morning, Dec. 23, that the victim was a boy less than five-years-old...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has expressed confidence that the newly-signed 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) will help the country further recover from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) "The annual passage of the is the single most...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed high hopes on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget, which moved one step closer to enactment Monday, Dec. 5, after Bicameral Conference Committee meetings on the measure were concluded. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) “With...
The Bicameral Conference Committee hearings on the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) have wrapped up, with the leader of the House of Representatives contingent calling the measure "a very good budget". Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Screenshot from YouTube live) The approval...