By Zyra D. Ponce The Naga City government has granted the SM City Naga with a safety seal certification after the latter fully complied with the city’s minimum health standards and protocols, which ensure safe malling experience for its customers. The safety seal also covers the other mall tenants and their affiliates such as the SM store, SM Supermarket, SM Appliance, ACE hardware, Watsons and SM mall food occupants. The awarding of the seal was attended by Mayor Nelson Leg

By Cet Dematera The first public employment services office (PESO) inside a mall in this city would starting serving job-seekers anytime next month. Legazpi City PESO manager Diosdado Raneses said that they are now completing all the needed equipment and facilities for its full-swing operations after it was offered a new location inside a mall here free of rent. “We will soon operate and accept clients in our PESO this August after we complete all the needed office equipment

Sararo an Bicol Electric Cooperative (BECA) kabale an Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (Casureco II) nganing ulangon an ano man na plano kan pribadong korporasyon na igwa nang nasa likod para magpadalagan kan electric cooperative (EC) siring kan nangyari sa Albay Electric Cooperative kan laogon kan Albay Power and Energy Corporation alagad ruro an serbisyo sa consumedores. Silensyo an ginigibong Black Friday Protest kan mga opisyal asin empleados sa paagi nin pagsulat ni

Saro naman na petisyon an nakatalaan isangat sa Department of Energy (DOE) kan sarong organisasyon nin consumedores nin kuryente sa Albay contra sa manijamiento kan Albay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC) huli kan pagbalga sa concessions agreement ninda sa kan dating Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO). Ini an pigbuyagyag ni James Casilihan, lider kan ALECO Multi-Sectoral Stakeholders Organization (AMSSO) kasunod kan enot na pigsangat na reclamo sa Energy Regulatory Commissi

Naghahalat sana an 3rd hasta 5th class municipalities kan suplay nin bakuna mantang tikapo sinda nganing mag-order nin sadiring suplay sa pharmaceutical company. Igwa man alokasyon para sana sa programa laban sa Covid-19 kabale na digdi para sa quarantine facility. An saindang suplay hale sa Department of Health (DOH) alagad maagi sa Capitolio Provincial nganing sinda na an mag-distribuer sa mga lokal na gobierno mantang an LGUs iyo na an bahala sa pagtudok nin bakuna sa sain

Pinaagi na sa ordinansa kan Sangguniang Panlungsod kan Ciudad nin Naga nganing mag-imponer nin penalidad kun dai haharalion kan Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (Casureco II) asin Telcos an saindang mga poste asin linya nin kuryente asin kable na padagos na dai binabalyo nganing mahale an mga ulang sa road widening project kan DPWH asin proyekto sa infrastraktura kan City Hall. Tolong taon pinapaagi sa urulay kan City Hall sa Casureco II asin Telcos na dapat mahale na an

Nag-aatendir sa misa sa celebrasyon kan Eid’l Adha, an ‘Islamic Feast of Sacrifice’, sa saindang Mosque sa barangay Concepcion Pequeña, Ciudad nin Naga.

An gabos na mga ahencia kan gobierno nasyonal dapat pag-andaman na an devolution transition plan para sa 2022 alagad dakul na mga empleados an maiipit sa tahaw kan pandemya mantang ciertong iimplementar an retrenchment nin huli ta mayong mangyayaring ‘‘devolution of personnel’’. Si Provincial Director Melody Relucio kan Department Of Interior and Local Government (DILG) nagpahayag kaini sa tahaw kan gigibohon na transition plan kan mga lokal na gobierno asin kan ahencia nasyo

By Mar S. Arguelles Tarpaulins thanking politicians and government officials prominently on display in Legazpi City vaccination center were removed on Thursday, July 8, following the directive of vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., not to use the government’s vaccination program for political gains. Galvez instructed the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to look into reports of vaccination sites that are plastered with tarpaulins bearing the names o

By Connie Calipay Sorsogon Gov. Francis Escudero on July 11 questioned health authorities in Bicol on the allocation of Covid-19 vaccines, noting that some areas are given more than the others. In a statement posted on social media, he urged the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in the region to explain why most of the 36,800 doses of vaccines that arrived in Bicol on July 9 will be allocated to Albay province and the cities of Legazpi and Naga. Esc

By Mar S. Arguelles Some 10,000 vials of China-made Sinovac and 2,400 vials of donated Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines arrived on Tuesday morning, July 13 at the Legazpi City Domestic Airport, the Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol said. The vaccines packed in nine boxes, arrived on board a Philippine Air Lines (PAL) commercial flight from Manila around 9:00 AM. Noemi Bron, DOH health and promotion department chief, said the deliveries of the Sputnik V have been allocated

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Camarines Sur awarded commendation during their 92nd Regular Session on July 7, 2021 to Governor Miguel Luis “Migz” Villafuerte and Congressman Luis Raymund “Lray” Villafuerte Jr., along with the administrators of the provincially-managed colleges Doctor Maricel Peñero of Baao Community College, Engineer Ramon Salvador Agawa of Governor Mariano Villafuerte Community College-Garchitorena, Mr. Rodrigo Ramir Francisco of GMVCC-Libmanan, Engineer

By Jason B. Neola The Naga City government and private hospitals in the city already vaccinated some 13,336 residents including those living in neighboring towns who regularly visit the city for work and other businesses as of July 13 this year, Dr. Vito Borja, city health officer, said the inoculated individuals fall under A1, A2, and A3 priority categorization of the Department of Health (DOH). He said 10,164 individuals were vaccinated at the Naga City Mega Vaccination Cen

By Jason B. Neola A synergy among government, academe, business and other non-government groups is what the Naga City government is trying to build to encourage more startups and be able to assist them with extensive support and promotion. Enacted on Tuesday, July 13 was an ordinance that establishes the Naga City Digital Innovation and Startup Development Program (NCDISDP), which seeks to provide incentives and benefits to startups. Startups refer to young companies which ar

By Mar S. Arguelles Bicolano convenors launched on Monday, July 12 in Albay 1Sambayan, a pro-democracy coalition aimed to endorse a unified opposition slate for the May 2022 national election. Lawyer Howard Calleja, a member of the national 1Sambayan convenors in a virtual launching ceremony, said the coalition organizer will consult with the Bicolanos and hold aggressive information and education campaign on good governance. Calleja said the education campaign will likewise