Court acquits former CamSur BM from libel
By PAULO DS. PAPA NAGA CITY --- A Naga City court has acquited a former Camarines Sur provincial board member from a libel case filed in 2016. In a decision dated October 18, 2022, Regional Trial Court Branch Branch 61 presided by Judge Soliman M. Santos Jr, former Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Camarines Sur Member Carlo M. Batalla was cleared of the libel charge that stemmed from a radio interview, in which he allegedly defamed then Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymund F. Villa
VP Sara bans politics in DepEd affairs
By Bobby Q. Labalan SORSOGON CITY --- Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has virtually banned politics and politicians from the affairs of the department as she issued DepEd Order No. 047, s. 2022 entitled “Promotion of Professionalism in the implementation and Delivery of Basic Education Programs and Services”. In her order, Duterte said it is DepEd’s policy “to promote effective and efficient policies and programs which could only be achieved if the departm
On All Saints Day: DPWH to put up ‘Help Desks’ in Bicol
By Cet Dematera LEGAZPI CITY --- At least 23 motorists’ assistance centers (MACs) are to be set up by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as part of its ‘lakbay alalay’ program along the close-to 200-kilometer stretch national highway traversing the Bicol Peninsula in anticipation of the influx of motorists to the region this coming All Saints’ Day. Engineer Virgilio Eduarte, DPWH-Bicol director, said that these help desks would also provide signage and directi
BCS sees 120 bus trips daily after the 5-day-long weekend
By Jason B. Neola The Bicol Central Station (BCS) here has started monitoring passengers coming into the city for the All Saints Day and All Souls Day of which the celebrations on November 1 and 2, are covered by the 5-day-long weekend. BCS General Manager Roderick Reforsado said that the monitoring of passengers aims to safeguard the passengers from any untoward incident. He said the policy would also help his office to obtain an estimate on the number of people who will st
Police collar 227 suspects in rape charges
By Paulo DS. Papa NAGA City --- Armed with arrest warrants, police authorities in Camarines Sur have arrested at least 227 men suspected as rapists. Jessell Andrei Vibal, 22, of Zone 7, Barangay San Isidro, Calabanga, Camarines Sur, was arrested in the evening of Monday, October 24, by the strength of the warrant of arrest issued by Acting Judge Pablo Cabillan Formaran of RTC Branch 63 on October 5, this year, for the crime of rape in relation to RA 7610 or Special Protection
Police, CSWDO rescue kid involved in illegal drugs
By Paulo DS. Papa NAGA CITY --- The 15-year-old boy who was arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation last week is placed under the assessment or evaluation by the management of the Naga City Children’s Home. Police report said that on October, 21, this year, at 11:05 PM, outside a residential house at Zone 1, Barangay San Felipe, a buy bust operation was staged that resulted in the arrest of the 15-year-old kid along with suspect 21-year-old Clifford Bolaños, of Zone 2,
Hog raisers form alliance to settle issues in industry
By Sonny Malate SAN JOSE, Camarines Sur --- Hog raisers in this municipality have joined forces to address certain issues confronting the swine industry amid the economic slump brought about by the pandemic. Aside from the escalating prices on feeds, the increasing cost of production and the threat of the African Swine Fever (ASF), Glodoviza noted that the most pressing setback confronting the 70 members of their group is the unreasonable price of fatteners. Rayson P. Glodovi
P5.5-M swine farm benefits CamSur farmers
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- A farmer’s organization in Camarines Sur will benefit from the P5.5 million community-based swine farm project aimed at reviving the local hog industry impacted by the African Swine Fever (ASF). In a statement on Friday, Gay Labad, Camarines Sur I provincial agrarian reform program officer, said the Mambalite Palangon Farmers Irrigators Association (MAPAFIA) in Libmanan town was chosen as the project recipient under the Integrated National S
Bishop urges Comelec to reconsider DQ case vs Albay gov
By Cet Dematera LEGAZPI CITY---The Diocese of Legazpi in Albay has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its decision disqualifying incumbent Albay Gov. Noel Rosal and his wife Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Barrameda-Rosal from office. The poll body disqualified the Rosal couple for violation of election ban on government spending before the May 2022 polls. They handed out cash assistance to tricycle drivers and senior citizens from March to April, c
CORN DERBY
The Yellow Corn Production Technology and Harvest Festival or “The Corn Derby” was held last October 18, 2022 at the corn field of Sta. Cruz, Bombon, Camarines Sur. The main objective was to provide corn farmers more opportunities to attain higher yields and income and served as an avenue for knowledge and technology transfer so farmers can decide on the best corn production technologies available in the market. multimediacamsur/rbmjr10262022 with infophotos from fb_Province
EDITORIAL: The Federal Delusion
The big wonder today is why there is no habitual exodus of politicians to the political party of the President. Consequently why President BBM is silent, so far, on federalism which is supposed to be the main advocacy of his party. More brainteaser - in the 2016 presidential elections federalism was already a major campaign platform of then-Mayor Rodrigo Duterte based on popular clamour. However, in spite of his popularity, he failed to push it during his six years term. This
Replacement is a Reward
“I thank the PDEA for doing their job without fear or favor. I have no conflict with them”. “We would like to thank the PDEA for doing their job. We were never informed of their operation and they were correct in doing so,”. (https://ptvnews.ph) Those are quotes from DOJ Secretary Boying Remulla and Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla respectively, referring to PDEA’s arrest of the DOJ Chief’s son and Governor’s nephew over importation of a bulk of high grade weed. The brothers ec
Takeaways from Cruising the Rhine River
After a two-year travel hiatus caused by the pandemic, travel is once again surging. There are signs that more and more people are willing to travel now as many countries loosen their travel restrictions and reopen their borders. My wife and I, whose last foreign travel pre-pandemic was to the Philippines, are two of the thousands of folks who want to get out and visit places now that travelling is back to normal. In the past, my wife and I often travelled with family members
Discerning the synodality path for Filipinos, Part 2
Pope Francis’ call for synod to synodality continues to reverberate around the world in an effort to finish the important work by the Second Vatican Council or more popularly called Vatican II. The Council was convened in 1962 to reinvent the church for the modern age. Vatican II reforms allowed the Catholic Church to embrace the concepts of human rights, democracy, the freedom of religion, and a recognition of the laity being part of Pilgrim people of God. Nearly 60 years la
Sarambayan, Orolay sa Karitela
Mayo nin lugar sa interong kinaban an inaapod na Maogmamng lugar, solamente an satuyang padangat na City of Naga ( sabi ni Louie Ortega, iyo ini an opisyal na pangaran kan lugar ta, City of Naga). An mga tawo maorogmahon asin maboboot, magka biristo sa lambang saro kaya sa pag layaw layaw sa Luneta asin Manila Zoo, maging duman sa Avenida, mabibisto an lalawgon nin taga Naga. Arog kaiyan an istorya nin Naguenio na sa pag halat nin malulunadan nin Bus sa Ali Mall duman sa C
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