The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Albay Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) award cheques to different Local Government Units in Albay for the beneficiaries of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) last June 7, 8, and today June 9 at DOLE Albay. The said cheques are allocated for the beneficiaries’ salary and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Municipality of Pioduran - P1,967,920 - 362 beneficiaries.

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is now accepting loan payments from its member-borrowers through Bayad’s (formerly Bayad Center) payment touchpoints across the country. “Hangad namin na bigyan ng maginhawa, secure, at accessible channels ang aming borrowers sa pagbabayad ng kanilang loans. They may now pay their loans at the Bayad Centers nearest their home and need not go to the GSIS office,” GSIS President and General Manager Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said. Ba

By Theresa Figura Bongon One of the primary concerns in our local community is the pollution that started in every single trash found in our community where we belong. Even there are ordinances passed in our locality, we can still seeing them floating in our rivers, on our farm, and everywhere. As a concerned citizens, we need to segregate trash properly and the barangay council should strictly implement and instruct procedures for garbage disposal. Having all types of garba

By Mavic Conde The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has launched on Tuesday, June 22 an online application that will provide a real-time 24/7 volcano advisories for Filipinos and foreigners across the world. Called VolcanoPH Info, this monitoring app will provide real-time, easy-to-understand volcano advisories via abridged and visually appealing information. This will “help the users understand the current volcano status, and more importantly, id

By Mar S. Arguelles A 32-year-old male gold panner was killed on the spot while another was wounded when armed men fired at them on Monday (June 21) night in Aroroy town in Masbate province, a police report said. Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, has identified the slain victim as Jerson Cinco, while the wounded was Osias Laos, 26, a gold panner, both from Barangay Concepcion. Police report said the victim was standing at a small store at around 6:50

Igwa nang simbag an gobierno sa pagkulang-kulang Covid-19 wards sa Bicol Medical Center (BMC) asin iba pang hospital sa Bicol sa paagi kan pinadarang cuarenta y dos (42) na mga modular container van kan opisina rehiyonal kan Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Sa cada provincia kan Albay, Camarines Sur asin Camarines Norte pinadarahan nin tig-katorceng container vans. Napag-araman kan Bicol Mail sa Office of the Presidential Adviser for Bicol Affairs (OPABA) na pi

Sa halipot na oras biglang naging nanay an sarong opisyal kan PNP na dai nagduwa-duwa kinua an sarong bako niyang omboy na nagpaparahibi nganing padidion. An Bikolana Gabriela nagpahayag kan saindang kaogmahan asin pagmidmid sa police officer na nagpa-kapwa nanay asin an saiyang aktuasyon namatian an pangangaipo kan anom na bulan na omboy envez na magbakal gatas saiya na pinadide. Si Jen Nagrampa, pamayo kan Bikolana Gabriela nagpahayag na saindang pigrerekonesir an pagiging

An Department of Agriculture (DA) nagpatanid sa publiko na dai maging kampante kun nagbababa na an caso kan African Swine Fever (ASF) Bicol, dai mag-asa na tapos na alagad may posibilidad na magkaigwa nin 3rd wave mantang mayo pa nin bakuna laban sa virus sa hayop. Dawa na sa coronavirus disease (Covid-19) igwa nang suplay nin bakuna naglalala pa an caso. Si Emily Bordado, opisyal na parataram kan DA Bicol nagpahayag sa Bicol Mail na dapat dai maging kampante boot sabihon yao

Sararo an panindugan kan ejecutivo asin lehislatura sa Ciudad nin Naga na arahiton an gabos na natatada pang fondo kan Local Development Fund (LDF) nganing itagama sa pagbakal nin dugang na suplay nin bakuna contra sa Covid-19 para dai na maglaom sa pigsusuplay kan gobierno nasyonal. Saro sa naging desisyon kan City Hall na gamiton muna an ibang fondo sa beautification project kan Plaza Rizal envez itagama sa fondo sa pagbakal nin bakuna. Enot nang nagtagama nin P50 milyon an

Nag-iimplementar na nin estrictong guidelines sa health and safety protocols an mga local IATF nganing iyo an sunodon kan saindang konstituentes matapos magpaluwas nin Executive Order No. 06 si Gobernador Migz Villafuerte na nagdedeclarang General Community Quarantine (GCQ) sa 31 municipalidades kan Camarines Sur puon kan Hunyo 18-30. Mayoria kan LGUs sa Camarines Sur dai nagpapabor sa kahurotan kan organisasyon nin mga doktor sa Bicol na mag-aksyon na an national IATF nganin

Tigsik ko ngunyan an satuyang ekonomiya Naghihingab-hingab na, huli kan pandemya Kun gusto ta na kabuhayan umasenso pa Haralion na, an baradat nang mga buwaya Tigsik ko man, mga tawo na napupungaw Pagkawara kan padangat sigeng ngangaw Tangani na sa mga kamunduan malingaw Sa magayon na nakaagi, lugar, magtanaw Tigsik ko ining maharasahas na panahon Magpapresko, sa tubig maglugum-lugum Pweding sa dagat, salog, busay, sa bubon Pasalamat sa lugar na presko pagmation Tigsik ko ba

By Ed G. Yu and Jason Neola President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, June 14, reclassified the community quarantine status of Naga City from modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) to a stricter lockdown status of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from June 16-30 this year. The announcement was made by Duterte during his weekly evening nationwide televised press briefing. Aside from Naga City, six other areas in the country were declared under MECQ, namely: Bata

By Mar S. Arguelles Alarmed by the surging cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Bicol during the past two months, the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) in the region have urged the national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to place under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon, including the cities of Legazpi, Naga

By Cet Dematera and Mar S. Arguelles Four persons, including a village chieftain, were killed while seven others were injured in a dynamite explosion in Barangay Pajo, Balud, Masbate at around 12:55 PM on Monday, June 14. General Jonnel Estomo, Bicol police director, identified the victims as Lina Recto, barangay captain of Pajo; Mac-Mac Dela Cruz; Ronelyn Bulala; and, Aisa Sese. Estomo said that the Masbate provincial police office received report at around 1:15 PM that a ve

By Rhaydz B. Barcia Governor Al Francis Bichara has ordered the extension of the general community quarantine (GCQ) status from June 16 to 30 to prevent the further escalation of Covid-19 cases in the province of Albay. Bichara directed officials of local government units (LGUs) across the province to enforce stricter measures in a bid to curtail the continuous spike of coronavirus cases since last month. The Albay governor issued Executive Order (EO) No. 17 series of 2021 o