Gospel: Jn 6:24-35 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal l

Come August 2, several parishes of the Archdiocese will welcome new pastors and say goodbye to their former shepherds. Among the parishes are: Holy Cross Parish in Nabua will have Fr. Albert Orillo as the new pastor while Fr. Danilo Dizon, its former pastor will go to St. Barthlomew in Baao where Fr. Louie Occiano was assigned. He will take over the post of Fr. Wilfred Almoneda in St Joseph Parish in San Jose Partido. And Fr. Almoneda will transfer to San Francisco Parish

By CBCP News Manila --- Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday after becoming the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist, breaking the country’s 97-year drought. Diaz credited her historic win in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to God and to the intercession of the Blessed Mother. The 30-year-old topped the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting competition after an overall lift of 224 kilograms — an olympic record. After winning, the four-time Olympian praised God and lifted up Our Lady’s

By Catholic News Agency ROME --- The Vatican unveiled Thursday the official image of the 2022 World Meeting of Families in Rome. The image, painted by the Slovenian Jesuit Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, was released July 28 by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life and the Diocese of Rome, which will host the event on June 22-26, 2022. The image, entitled “This mystery is great,” features the Wedding at Cana, the first miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John. The wedding is depicte

By Mar S. Arguelles Militant activist led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) in Bicol launched on Monday (July 26) morning “Kadena Bicolandia,” a simultaneous protest action against the lies that Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s would report during his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on the same day. Jen Nagrampa, Bayan Bicol chairperson, said hundreds of activists from the cities of Naga, Legazpi, and Sorsogon converged and held a simultaneous protest actions at 10:30 A

For 45-year-old farmer Gilbert de Leon, the provision of livelihood assistance to his family opens up another opportunity to set up a second vulcanizing shop in their community. This has been realized after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol has granted some 196 informal sector workers in Labo and Daet, Camarines Norte with P4 million worth of livelihood assistance. DOLE Regional Director Ma. Zenaida A. Angara-Campita said that with the impact of the Covid-19

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is now offering its housing units for lease. Under the scheme, GSIS will rent out its housing units to interested parties who will be given the priority to purchase it any time during the lease agreement. “Sa ilalim ng programang ito, prioridad ng GSIS ang mga kasalukuyang naninirahan sa residential properties ng GSIS upang magkaroon sila ng pagkakataong maging lehitimo ang pamamalagi doon at tuluyang mabili ang kanilang tinitirh

By Cet Dematera The Legazpi City government has formally opened on Wednesday, July 28, a solar-powered water system that will serve some 3,700 households in Banquerohan, a southern barangay that is not served by the existing local water distributor Legazpi City Water District (LCWD). Legazpi City Mayor Noel E. Rosal said that the facilities that could draw potable water at 312 liters per minute have a total cost of P8 million that included already the distribution lines.

By Cet Dematera Some 14 farmer organizations in Legazpi City with an estimated 2,500 members, including officers and members of the Legazpi City Women’s Federations (LCWF), were the recipients of the first compost or organic fertilizer produced by the first composting facility in the country using the Okada technology of Japan. The farmer beneficiaries received at least five sacks of fertilizers per group from the total of 600 bags compost fertilizer initially produced by the

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda lauded the final State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Duterte, saying it enumerated the reforms that he championed. “His comprehensive tax reform program is hailed across the globe as a model for public resource management and public investment. In fact, the Duterte tax reform, which I am honored to have authored and shepherded in Congress, is taught as a module in some of the world’s best universities,” Salceda, chair of the House ways and

By Connie Calipay Some 988 workers in Bicol were able to receive a total of P17.5 million in settlement claims from labor dispute cases through the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program in the first semester of this year. In a statement, DOLE-Bicol Regional Director Ma. Zenaida A. Angara-Campita lauded the cooperation of both parties in the cases and the immediate settlement and payment of monetary claims. "The SEnA program gives wor

By Cet Dematera Three suspected drug pushers were killed while 350 grams of shabu worth P1.7-million and three guns were recovered in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Busac, Oas, Albay on July 20, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Bicol reported recently. Killed were Ramon Mutuc alias Omar, 44, reportedly a member of the Bahala Na Gang; Jose Maria Arvin Bautista,28; and, Gregorio Garcia Jr.,42, a mechanic. All of them were from Valenzuela City. PDEA said the susp

Nagsurat na an City Hall ki vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr asin ki DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III nganing maghagad nin aviso kun arin an madaling mabakal na suplay nin bakuna contra sa Covid-19 sa arin man na pharmaceutical company asin anong brand tanganing makabakal na an ciudad. Ini an desisyon ni Alcalde Nelson Legacion kan Ciudad nin Naga envez kan liwat naman magpadara nin follow up letter sa duwang opisyal mantang sagcod sa ngunian dai pa pinipirmahan an multi-party

Iginigilid na kan City Hall an pag-imponer nin multa nin cuarta sa mga nagbabalga nin ordinansa na may relasyon sa coronavirus disease envez magdonar na nin dugo makakatabang pa sa kakulangan stock nin dugo sa mga hospital. Igwang pinapasunod na ordinansa an lokal na gobierno kan ciudad na papamultahon nin P2,000 hasta P3,000 an nadadakop na dai nagsusulot nin face mask asin dai nagsusunod sa social distancing alagad huli kan pandemya asin dakul an mayo nin mga trabajo pinag-

Kasunod kan pagbutwa kan pangaran ni Senador Leila De Lima na saro sa kinukunsiderar kan ibang mga abogado sa Camarines Sur na dapat iyo na an isabat kan partido liberal bilang candidatong gobernador contra ki Louige Villafuerte sa eleksyon sa Mayo 9, 2022. Nakatalaan hapoton ni Bise Presidente Leni Robredo an senador na tubong Ciudad nin Iriga kun bukas siya na magdalagan sa cargong gobernador sa Camarines Sur. Nabigla an bise presidente kan ipaabot sa saiya sa press confere