Gospel: Mk 1:12-15 The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

By Myrna Bermudo Various instructions have been issued by local Churches in Bicol to guide parishes and families on the celebration of Ash Wednesday following health protocols and physical distancing. Ash Wednesday signals the start of the Lenten Season. To avoid physical contact amidst Covid-19 pandemic, the CBCP has recommended that ashes be sprinkled on the heads of the faithful instead of marking the foreheads with a cross. Families who will not be able to go to church we

The season of Lent is a season of deep prayer, fasting and almsgiving. These are three pillars of Jewish piety. And, equally very important for us, Christians, because in prayer we recognize our need to relate to God and to ask Him for all our needs. In fasting, we recognize our weakness, how much we need to be disciplined inside us. And, in almsgiving, we recognize that we are one family. And that within this family, we have brothers and sisters who are poor. Celebrating the

By Myrna Bermudo Caritas-Caceres distributes shelter repair materials distributed to households whose homes were destroyed by the typhoons last year at the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi, Buhi, Camarines Sur. Called ‘Tabang sa Pagbangon,’ this is part of the humanitarian response of the local church to natural disasters. (mb/ Caritas-Caceres FB) Caritas - Caceres extends its gratitude to generous donors for the shelter repair assistance to families whose homes were destroy

Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima, in full PPE, attends the continuation of trial on the third bogus case filed against her at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 256. As to the two (2) other trumped-up drug cases before another court, Muntinlupa RTC, Branch 205, the ruling on Senator Leila’s separate Motions for Bail and Demurrers to Evidence filed therein are expected to be released tomorrow, February 17. #FreeLeilaNow #WorldisWatching #StopPoliticalPersecut

Regional Director Ma. Zenaida Angara-Campita has assumed on Monday, Feb. 15 as the new head of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Bicol. Campita replaced Joel M. Gonzales, who is re-assigned as regional director of DOLE Region II. Gonzales formally turned over to Campita the symbolic key of responsibility during the turn-over rites at DOLE 5 Activity Center in Legazpi City on Monday. Campita’s assumption and Gonzales’ re-assignments were carried out by virtue o

UNCean student Marie Angella Averilla, president of the University Student Government and a 3rd year AB Political Science student, made it to the cut as one of the international delegates to the Africa-Asia International Youth Model United Nations (AAIMUN) virtual conference held last Jan. 15-18, 2021. In the conference, Averilla was allocated to represent Congo Republic in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Council. During the two-day committee sessions, she rende

ComCen’s Telephone and Radio Operators are always on standby and ready to answer to incoming water-related concerns, 24/7. Water-related issues happen almost every day, and when these do, consumers are bound to report such to their respective water districts. The Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD) receives several of these water-related reports from a number of its consumers within the coverage area. The question is, how does the District respond to these daily reported

By Rhaydz B. Barcia THE Department of Education (DepEd) in Bicol will no longer rebuild and construct new school buildings without a clearance from the Mines and Geoscience Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to prevent the establishment of schools in unsafe zones. Gilbert Sadsad, DepEd Bicol regional director, said that numerous public school buildings, which served as evacuation camps during typhoons, were built either in flood or h

By Paulo DS. Papa PILI Mayor Tomas Bongalonta, former Camarines Sur Vice Governor Fortunato Pena and several of their supporters have their heads shaved on Monday, Feb. 15 in protest of the 60-days suspension order against Bongalonta issued by Gov. Migz Villafuerte. The head shaving protest activity is part of the “Pakalbo Contra Abuso asin Korupsyon kan Kapitolyo”, a local movement against alleged rampant corruption in the provincial government of Camarines Sur. SHAVEN HEA

CONSISTENT with its commitment to collect lawful revenues, the Bureau of Customs - Port of Legazpi, collected Php35,663,672.40 against the assigned target of P24,000,000 for the month of January 2021. Based on the preliminary report submitted to Statistical Analysis Division, the revenue collection posted a surplus of P11,663,672.40 or 48.60% higher than the collection target for the said month. Port of Legazpi’s major source of the revenue came from the importation of rice w

By Mar S. Arguelles A village chief of Labo town in Camarines Norte was shot and killed at his residence by three unidentified gunmen on Monday (Feb. 15) morning, a police report said. Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, police regional spokesperson, identified the victim as Geoffrey Castillo, 58, married, of Barangay Macogon. Police report said that at around 12:30 AM, the victim and his wife were sleeping when the gunmen knocked on the victim’s door pretending as villagers in

Nagpapadagos pa an survey sa mga barangay kan Ciudad nin Naga nganing aramon sa mga residentes kun sinda pabor na magpatudok o dai sa bakuna contra sa coronavirus disease (Covid-19), alagad saro sa mga barangay mayoria nagsabi na natatakot o nagduduwa-duwa, kabale an Barangay Health Workers asin nagkapera sana an nagpahayag nin pagpabor. Si Liga nang Barangay President asin ex-officio member kan Sangguniang Panlungsod Antonio ‘Dodith’ Beltran nagpahayag sa entrevista kan Bico

Pili, Camarines Sur ---Nagplantiar na nin petisyon sa Malacañan si Alcalde Tomas Bongalonta sa banwaan na ini nganing cuestionon an 60 diyas na preventive suspension sa saiya ni Gobernador Migz Villafuerte mantang dinadangog pa an caso administrativo sa junta provincial alagad an alcalde nagtubod na saro sanang harassment asin pamumulitica. Ini an mga pahayag ni Consejal Narcel Lopez mantang naheheling ninda na mga contra partido sana kan Capitolio Provincial an naheheling

Si Bise Presidente Leni Robredo dinara na sa Camarines Sur an sunod naman kaining housing project inapod na BAHAYanihan sa mga residentes kan barangay na nawaran nin estaran huli kan sunod-sunod na bagyo sa rehiyon Bicol kan Noviembre 2020. Dai na pinaaram sa media an housing project alagad sa pinaabot na inpormasyon kan mga benipisyario sa Bicol Mail an proyecto namumugtak sa Lupi, Camarines Sur nagpapadagos na ngunian mala ngani maabot na sa cuarentang harong an madali nan