By JASON B. NEOLA AUTHORITIES from the Provincial Highway Patrol Team (PHPT) in Camarines Sur have raised alarms over the increasing prevalence of fraudulent car sales and vehicle-related scams in the Bicol Region, which serves as a “dumpsite” for car-napped vehicles from other parts of the country. Police Lt. Joselito T. Celo, provincial officer of PHPT Camarines Sur, revealed that Bicol has become a hotspot for the resale of stolen or illegally acquired vehicles, often pass

By Rhaydz Barcia and Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Philippine National Police (PNP) Bicol Regional Director Brig. Gen. Nestor C. Babagay, Jr. has ordered an all-out manhunt for the suspect behind the shooting of local radioman Noel Samar in Guinobatan, Albay. Samar, 54, a media practitioner affiliated with Kadunong ITV and DWIZ Legazpi, was shot dead along the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Morera around 9:05 AM on October 20. He sustained gunshot wounds of yet undetermined

By Jordan Domingo PILI, Camarines Sur --- A suspect involved in a shooting incident along Diversion Road, Zone 2, Brgy. San Agustin, Pili, was swiftly arrested by responding officers of the Pili Municipal Police Station (MPS) on October 16, 2025, following the implementation of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) 5-Minute Response Policy. According to the Pili MPS, the shooting was reported at around 10:58 AM. Duty patrollers stationed at the nearest fixed visibility point

By Jordan Domingo IN a major anti-drug operation, police authorities in Camarines Sur arrested a female high-value individual on October 21, 2025. Seized from her an approximately P4.08 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation staged in Brgy. Anayan, Pili. The intelligence-driven operation, which unfolded at around 3:55 PM, was carried out by joint operatives from the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 5, PDEG SOU 5, Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) of C

When was the last time you heard TSOP, Theme from Hawaii 5-O, Machine Gun, or Rock the Boat played LIVE? For many of us from the golden 70s generation, it’s been decades—since those carefree high-school days when the dance floor was our world and music was our heartbeat. But thanks to STAYING ALIVE, the soundtracks of our youth came roaring back to life. In 2023, it became the biggest and most unforgettable party of the year—an explosion of nostalgia, rhythm, and joy. For one

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has once again raised a red flag — this time against 21 contractors potentially flouting the law by contributing to the campaigns of senatorial and congressional candidates in the 2025 midterm elections. As Chairman George Erwin Garcia disclosed, the poll body is now actively validating whether these donors are, in fact, companies with ongoing government contracts — a clear violation of Section 95(c) of the Omnibus Election Code. This is

A series of corruption scandals have once again shaken the country—this time involving flood control and infrastructure projects worth billions of pesos. Reports have revealed “ghost projects,” substandard constructions, and massive kickbacks, all at the expense of taxpayers and vulnerable communities who continue to suffer from severe flooding and poor public services. These scandals remind us that corruption is not merely about stolen money—it is about stolen futures, erode