Bicol region is the next destination where the Office of the Vice President (OVP) will open a new satellite office to make its social services and programs accessible. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) In an recent interview with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy...
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...
Various government agencies must “formulate and implement systematic solutions” to address the “culture of violence” now prevalent on Philippine basketball, a lawmaker said on Sunday, Nov. 13. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Photo from Rep. Co’s Facebook page)) “Ako Bicol also takes...
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...
