Partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railway's (PNR) Bicol project is being eyed to begin by April next year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced on Monday, Sept. 27. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade inspects the Lucena Station in...
Developing a farm from the ground up involves challenges and opportunities. One thing that many often see as a disadvantage or hindrance in farming is a small land size. But a Bicolano family did not let their land size keep them from running a productive farm. Rather, they used two...
Ever since the start of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak last year, Vice President Leni Robredo has found more time to perform simple yet rewarding domestic tasks, like cooking meals for her daughters. But who would have thought that in 2021, Robredo would turn into a virtual culinary...
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) an additional P4.65 billion fund assistance for the agency's ongoing projects that aim to remove the sandbars in Bicol and Cagayan rivers. Cimatu, who is also the chairman of Task Force Build Back Better...
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...
