By Jason B. Neola With the strong bond it built with private entities and government agencies, the new leadership of the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) believes that it can pursue the development agenda that the its predecessors have started. This was stressed by Engr. Armando Aman, newly installed MNCCI president, who assured the members of the business sector, especially the small and micro entrepreneurs, that the chamber will assist them in their recov

By Rhaydz B. Barcia Former Senator Victor San Andres Ziga, 75, sets a standard of excellence, patriotism and devotion to public service in his political career as public servant, Senate President Tito Sotto said in a resolution of sympathy and tribute to the departed Bicolano lawmaker. The resolution of sympathy signed by Sotto and Majority Floor Leader Sen. Miguel Zubiri on Monday, Feb. 1, it said that Ziga exhibited courage and uncompromising ethical commitment to honesty

By Cet Dematera The Department of Education (DepEd) and local government units (LGUs) across Bicol have hired support aides to give personal tutoring to students who are having difficulties in coping with the online or modular teaching due to the prevailing ban of face-to-face classes. Gilbert Sadsad, DepEd Bicol director, said that the support aides are the ones making personal visits to the houses of students who are having hard times in answering the modules or helping the

Paul Michael Romer, the 2018 Nobel Prize awardee for Economics said that a “crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” It should be an opportunity and a catalyst for change. Bicol is a paradise for typhoons. In the last quarter of 2020, a parade of typhoons- Rolly, Quinta and Ulysses found their way to the region wrecking homes and crops especially in Camarines Sur and Albay exacerbating the already difficult situation due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Bicolanos are known for their re

By Jason B. Neola The city government of Naga through its City Health Office (CHO) has recorded some 84 donors in its bloodletting activity last Friday, Jan. 29. The blood drive was conducted to augment the city’s blood stock at the Bicol Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Diana Sarah Donacao, a BMC medical officer, who served as blood donor screening officer, said the donors were carefully examined first to determine if they are qualified to donate blood. “A would-be donor should

By Cet Dematera If only to remove vulnerable population out of harm’s way of natural calamities, the Albay provincial government has to relocate at some 10,000 families presently residing along coastlines, flood- and landslide-prone areas, and inside the six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) around Mayon Volcano. Cedric Daep, Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo) chief, said that they had already started zoning and mapping of these high-risk areas i

By Julma M. Narvadez It has been said “many times, many ways” that the pandemic has brought to the fore what really matters. Certain realities have become so apparent in our individual as well as in our collective lives. More and more citizens, as we now bear the brunt of wrong choices during elections, have seen how incompetence in government causes unspeakable and prolonged suffering. Will these realizations create a sea change? Will the resolve to lead better lives be stro

By Connie Calipay The Department of Education (DepEd) in Bicol has reminded all public school officials and personnel to be extra cautious in using social media and online communication platforms. Mayflor Marie Jumamil, DepEd-Bicol spokesperson, in an interview on Tuesday, Feb. 2, said the reminder was formalized through a memorandum to all personnel to improve their service delivery, efficiency, and productivity especially in this time of a health crisis. “Every time ther

By Mar Arguelles Four suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with Army soldiers on Monday, Feb. 1, in a remote village in Garchitorena, Camarines Sur, an Army report said. Capt. John Paul Belleza, 9th Army Infantry Division public affairs chief, said the firefight resulted in the death of four NPA rebels whose identities are yet to be determined. Army troopers were on combat patrol when they encountered a group of NPA rebels belonging to the Guerilla

Posibleng mag-atubang nin caso sa Ombudsman an arin man na envueltong opisyales lokal asin barangay kun gagabaon an mga nakatindog na waiting shed na daing permiso sa Commission on Audit (COA). Ini an mga pahayag ni Vocal Angel Naval kan tercer distrito kan Camarines Sur sa tahaw kan nagpapadagos na mga clearing operation kan LGUs asin barangay komo pagsunod sa directiva kan Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) na dapat an gabos na estractura na ulang sa tinampo

An Department of Education (DepEd) sa Ciudad nin Naga nag-adaptar na kan Community Learning Facilities (CLF) nganing matabangan an mga escuela puon sa kindergarten hasta grade III na an saindang magurang mayong kakayahan o panahon para matukdoan an saindang mga aki sa pag-adal kan leksyon sa klase nin huli kan kawaran nin face-to-face classes. Si DepEd Division Superintendent Manny de Guzman nagpahayag sa Bicol Mail ini saindang iimplementar sa masunod na semana ngunian na Fe

Tinutugotan na kan gobierno provincial kan Camarines Norte na buelta na an viaje hale sa saindang provincia asin Ciudad nin Naga puon Febrero 1, 2021 alagad dai maka-viaje an mga pampasajerong bus asin van mantang kaipuhan magkua muna sinda nin special permit sa Land Transportation and Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). An special permit mandato kan Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) base sa memorandum circular kan LTFRB na dai puedeng magbalik sa viaje an bus asin van sa

Nanghihinayang an mga residente kan Pili, Camarines Sur matapos ibasura kan Sangguniang Bayan an resolusyon na mag-aawtorisar sa alcalde kan banwaan na ini nganing pirmahan an kasundoan sa Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) sa ipapatindog na P50 milyon na evacuation center sa barangay Cadlan. Si Alcalde Tomas Bongalonta nagpahayag na nagcierto sa saiya an presidente asin chief operating officer, abogado Alfredo C. Lim kan PAGCOR nganing magpakonstruhir kan duwa

An Meat Vendors Association (MVA) sa Naga City People’s Hall hinahagad na sa lokal na gobierno kan Ciudad nin Naga maging iba pang LGUs na dai na mag-isyu nin special permit sa mga viajero nganing magbakal nin buhay na orig asin i-transportar sa Manila asin sa iba pang rehiyon. An resulta kaini kun dai mapupugolan kan LGUs an apektado iyo an consumedores huli ta halangkaw an presyo mantang kulang an suplay kan hayop. Ini an mga pahayag sa media ni Ms. Rose Nicolas, president

Tigsik ko an mga tawong nakakapongot Na abusado sa mga tawong mabubuot Tinabangan na ngani iyo pang nanraraot Maraot na karma iyo an pweding idulot Tigsik ko an nagpapadagos na pandemya Pagtirios kan mga tawo, labi-labi na baga Dai sana magutom nanghahabon na sana Mga manok kan kataraid binuburuno na Tigsik ko kun gusto nindo magpaniwang An ano man na bolong dai man kaipuhan Pagkakan nin golpe an dapat nang likayan Pagdisiplina sa sadiri ta iyo an panindugan Tigsik ko an iban