

Bise Gobernador Papin malaban gobernador
Igwa nang malaban sa cargong gobernador contra ki Luigi Villafuerte, karibay ni Gobernador Migz Villafuerte na ultimo nang termino sa Capitolio Provincial kan Camarines Sur sa maabot na eleksyon sa Mayo 9, 2022 alagad an saiya man sanang bise gobernador Imelda Papin. Si Papin nagpahayag na sa media kan saiyang ambisyon na mag-file kan saiyang candidatura nganing tuwadan si Villafuerte asin magcandidatong gobernador asin labanan an saiyang tugang. Si Gob Migz, maplantiar naman


Tigsik
Tigsik ko an presente ngunyan na panahon Nin huli sa pandemya grabe na an sitwasyon Kadakol nang kahimanwa ta an nagugutom Sa kaguslukan may nagkakakan na nin karton Tigsik ka ngunyan kun ika igwang trangkaso Kun habo na dai pa sa oras, magin kang abo Dai nungka nanggad maghatsing o mag-abo Tibaad buhay ka pa sa crematory na idiretso Tigsik ko man ini bagang bulan nin Oktubre Dapat ipagrokyaw, mga titser sa bulan na ini Magpasalamat an mga magurang, estudyante Kun bako sa
BMC Covid beds full as cases surge
By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay The 176 dedicated beds for Covid-19 of the Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease (EREID) and Covid-19 isolation wards of the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) are fully occupied as of Monday, Sept. 27, the hospital chief said. BMC chief, Dr. Francisco Sales III, in a press statement said that as of 8:00 AM on Monday, the hospital recorded a total of 176 Covid-19 patients, brokendown to: 14 suspected cases; 12 probable cases; and 150 confirmed c
Albay bishop suspends mass wedding, events
By Rhaydz B. Barcia The Diocese of Legazpi has ordered the suspension of mass confirmation and wedding ceremonies starting Oct. 1, 2021 to May 15, 2022 to prevent the escalation of Covid-19 in Bicol specifically in Albay province and discourage candidates from using the sacraments for their political interests. The cancellation of mass wedding and confirmation celebrations coincided with the first day of filing of certificates of candidacy for national and local candidates


Naga launches mobile antigen testing project
By Jason B. Neola The Naga City Health Emergency Response Task Force (HERTF) has decided to strengthen the conduct of its active case finding that calls for the city government to widen its antigen testing operations in view of the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 status in the city. Active case finding means identifying reportable cases of Covid-19 infections in the community to ensure that infected people can receive early treatment and care to be able to prevent onward transmission


Weekend ECQ to be reviewed in 3 weeks
By Jason B. Neola The Naga City Government will conduct a reassessment of the results of the implementation of the weekend Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) after three or four weeks from the time it was implemented on Friday, Sept. 24. The plan to review the city’s quarantine classification during Saturdays and Sundays is intended to continue to find the best approach that will effectively help limit the transmission of Covid-19 in the city. CURFEW CHECK A police offic
Legazpi gives seniors, drivers P30M cash aid
By Cet Dematera Some 18,500 seniors duly registered at the Legazpi City’s Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs Office (OSCA) and 2,500 tricycle drivers who are being affected by the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic already received P1,500 and P1,000 each, respectively, with the total disbursed amount of P30.45-million. Mayor Noel E. Rosal said on Tuesday, Sept. 28, that the financial assistance of the city government to the seniors and tricycle drivers was aimed to cushion the im


Siruma posts 14 Covid cases after 5 months without one
By Paulo DS. Papa After five months of being free from Covid-19, the Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Siruma, Camarines Sur, has registered 14 new active cases of the deadly virus. On Sept. 20, Mayor Carina Ramos Polinga announced that four medical frontliners who are personnel of the municipal hospital tested positive of Covid-19. The four are: Bicol Patient (BP) No. 32385, a 28-years old female, symptomatic; BP No. 32401, a 49-years old male, symptomatic; BP No. 32483, a


in Rinconada Area: Ka Fuerte Iriga office releases burial aid
In the trusted service of Governor Miguel Luis “Migz” Villafuerte and Congressman Luis Raymund “Lray” Villafuerte Jr.’s Ka Fuerte Medical Assistance Program, a mass distribution of burial assistance was held on September 21, 2021 at the Ka Fuerte Iriga City Office located at Highway 1, Zone 3, Brgy. San Roque, Iriga City. Under the program, those underprivileged with not enough means of paying for the burial and funeral expenses for their loved one’s passing could avail of th


EDITORIAL: Under Scrutiny
Executive Order (EO) No. 2021-026 “Declaring certain areas of the City of Naga under Enhanced Community Quarantine, during weekends and those with clustered community transmission as determined by the Health Emergency Response Task Force under granular lockdown” of Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion has invited a variety of comments on social media. Of course, some are positive, others are negative and some are officious. In a community where thankfully freedom of expression is


What Happens after the Weekend?
Many years ago, when we were in high school (back in the olden age of conventional face to face classes), a school day from 7:30 am to 5 pm would sometimes feel like incarceration. Maybe that was the reason why some students turn truants. There was the image of pubescent boys in white polo and blue pants climbing school fences to make it outside. Oh, those were exciting times. There was a time when some of my female classmates frequently used our restroom at home on our l


“Eyes Wide Shut or Cross-Eyed?”
Every loss of life we hear today as a result of this extremely virulent China virus called Covid-19 will reverberate in our minds throughout our continuing existence. The agony of the infected gasping for air for days and those under intubation procedure are most anguish sights to witness. The apperception of a harrowing death is a lingering presence—like a vulture ready to devour when it smells a corpse. Countless who are fortunate enough to survive the difficult battle agai


Enduring Lockdowns
There was novelty in the idea that a city will lock down all entrances to it every weekend. No clear reason was given except for the information that there was a surge of cases in the area. And yet, there it was last Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, the directive that the whole of Naga would be in a lockdown only from 9 in the evening to 4 in the morning of Monday. Now, what is the wisdom of cutting off arrivals and departures from that time in the evening to that early morning of Mo


Leni
Forget everything that paid trolls are saying about Vice President Leni Robredo. Forget about the suspense that has been created by Leni not deciding sooner whether she is running for president or not. Forget about the angst that has been built among her supporters as her winnability is questioned. Forget about the scenario of Leni not being exceptionally aggressive and, therefore, not fit to be president. None of that matters because Leni, when she finally decides to run for


WW1 Soldados Bicolano
Si Delfin Domogma Jacinto tubong Libmanan iyo an saro sa nagiromdoman na soldados na nakipaglaban durante kan World War 1. Namundag kan Deciembre 25, 1888 sa mga magurang na sinda Nicolas Jacinto asin Remigia Domogma. Susog sa istorya kan saiyang aki na si Olga J. Edwards ( Iowa, USA), dara nin pagtios sa Libmanan, linakaw kaini an madiklom na dalan sagkod maka abot sa Manila para maghanap nin trabaho. Deciembre 23, 1909 naglunad ini sa barkong Manchuria asin nag abot sa Ho