Parish publishes Squala, a handbook for parishioners

By Myrna Bermudo Fr. Ruben B. Temporal, parish priest of St. Joseph Parish in Tamban, Tinambac, Camarines Sur, releases the Official Handbook for the parishioners entitled Squala, a hardbound book that aims to guide each family in their spiritual life. The book is entitled Squala, an L-shaped ruler used in carpentry, in reference to the patron saint, St. Joseph. The handbook contains basic prayers, prayers for all occasions, family prayers, prayers of workers in different o

Caceres celebrates Love for Mother Earth

In celebration of the 5th anniversary of the LAUDATO SI, the Archdiocese of Caceres hosted a series of activities to promote love and care for the environment. The culminating activity will be a mass with our beloved Archbishop Rolando Tirona on May 22, 2021. The Laudato si’ is the second encyclical of Pope Francis. Published in June 2015, the encyclical has the subtitle “on care for our common home”. In it, the pope critiques consumerism and irresponsible development, lamen

Lamesa ni San Jose for Persons Deprived of Liberty

By Myrna Bermudo A feeding program was started to regularly feed persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in Camarines Sur. Dubbed as Lamesa ni San Jose (St. Joseph’s Table) it is a regular feeding program for PDL or Lugaw para sa mga Preso . For Fr. Jay Aguilar, director of Maximilian Ministry, the lack of nutritious food for the poor, the sick and those deprived of liberty was among the realities that surfaced during the lockdown due to the pandemic. Most of the poor lost the

Village councilor shot dead in Pamplona town

By Paulo DS. Papa POLICE authorities in Pamplona, Camarines Sur and the family of Rodel Nacion Dacian, a barangay councilor who was shot dead by unidentified suspects in Barangay Tampadong remain clueless about the motive behind the shooting incident. Capt. Antonio Per, Jr., Pamplona police chief, told Bicol Mail that at around 9:30 AM on Monday, May 17, Dacian, 40, single, a resident of said barangay, while riding a motorcycle with his mother arrived at their residence in T

231 farmers receive land titles in Camarines Sur

By Cet Dematera SOME 231 farmer-beneficiaries in Camarines Sur received recently their certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) with the combined total land area of 665.2274 hectares under the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Sec. John Castriciones led the land distribution to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of Camarines Sur on May 18 and 19, 2021. On May 18, Castriciones, with Undersecretaries Emily Padi

Local officials urged to promote beekeeping

By Mavic Conde IN time for the celebration of World Bee Day on May 20, Bicolano research scientist Maria Dulce Mostoles urged local government officials to champion beekeeping and conservation of native stingless bees. “We hope that our legislators could support the beekeeping technology that emanated from Bicol and see its importance for marginal people as an alternative source of livelihood,” Mostoles told Bicol Mail in an online interview. She added that its conservation i

Legazpi Covid-19 online jab enrollment

By Connie Calipay THE Legazpi City’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) chairman Mayor Noel Rosal is inviting every qualified resident of Legazpi City to get vaccinated for anti-coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine even as the city’s electronic immunization registration continues. Rosal in an interview on Tuesday, May 18, said “to those who now decide to be vaccinated, we have now four cellphone numbers that you can call or te

Police seized P3.4 M shabu in Naga

By Mar S. Arguelles SOME P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu (crytal meth) was seized on Saturday, May 15 by police anti-narcotics operatives from two illegal drug peddlers in a drug sting in Naga City, a police report said. Arrested were Fedincio Salazar and Rey Flores, both of Canaman, Camarines Sur, who aare considered notorious drug pushers operating in Camarines Sur, according to Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson. The suspects were caught sel

DepEd helps 7 teachers involved in sea mishap

By Connie Calipay THE Department of Education (DepEd) has recognized the dedication of five teachers and two volunteer-teachers of Hubo Elementary School in Magallanes town in Sorsogon who survived a boat accident while on their way to their school. “Our field office in Sorsogon has provided financial assistance and psychosocial support for them in aid of the physical and emotional trauma they experienced. The Schools Division Office also seeks to replace the equipment they

DOE orders APEC to restore power supply in Rapu-Rapu

By Mar S. Arguelles The Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday, May 18 ordered the Albay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC) to temporarily restore power supply in the island town of Rapu-rapu and allow thousands of delinquent consumers there to settle their unpaid electric bills amounting to P 15 million. Lesley Capus, head of APEC Institutional Relations and Customer Support Department in an interview, said electricity was already restored in the town after electricians fro

Naga offers antigen test to Naga and non-Naga Residents

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay A negative antigen test result is one of the much- needed pre-requisites for persons traveling from their areas of origin to another place and for workers who are required by their companies before they can resume or go back to work. The news that the Naga City Health Office is offering the Covid-19 Antigen Detection Swab test for only P1,000.00 came as a relief and an answer to the lack of testing stations, hospitals and limited private laboratories

BFP Bicol sends 60 firefighter-nurses to different hospitals

By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY – At least 60 fire officers who were registered nurses from Bicol Region volunteered to go to different hospitals to help in the response to the increasing cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) regional office said on Wednesday. Fire Inspector Aramis Aristhedes Balde, info officer of BFP Bicol, in a phone interview on Wednesday, said the 20 fire officers will be assigned at Bicol Regional Training, Teaching

DAR chief to CARP implementers inBicol: 'Do your utmost best to hasten land acquisition, distribut

By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones reminded all Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) implementers in the region to do their utmost best to hasten the land acquisition and distribution process for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB). The DAR chief made the reminder during his two-day visit in Camarines Sur (Tuesday-Wednesday) for the distribution of 379 land titles to 231 ARBs. Castriciones expressed his joy as

P980 M projects for 49 brgys

A total of 164 priority projects for 49 barangays of Camarines Norte, Masbate and Sorsogon with an allocation of P 20 million per barangay have been approved and endorsed for funding by the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) V to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The said priority projects of these barangays will be funded under the FY 2021 Local Government Support Fund – Support to Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP), a pr

GSIS computer loan Extended until Dec

State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has extended the application deadline for the GSIS Computer Loan program until December 31, 2021. “The GSIS Computer Loan is intended to assist government employees in purchasing a computer unit for their online work or even for the virtual classes of their children. Under the program, GSIS members may borrow Php30,000, payable in three years at an interest of 6% per annum. The loan is very member-friendly as it ha

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