Albay’s first female vice governor bats for women empowerment
By Rhaydz B. Barcia LEGAZPI CITY --- Former broadcast journalist Baby Glenda Ong-Bongao, the first female vice governor of Albay, is...


PNP Bicol gets high rating for performance
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- The Police Regional Office 5 (Bicol) received a grade of 96.47 percent in the Unit Performance...


705 NCPO, PPO personnel receive promotions
By Paulo DS. Papa ABOUT 190 police personnel in Naga City were officially promoted on Tuesday, January 10. The ceremonial oath taking,...
Comelec registers 18K new voters
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Close to 18,000 individuals in Bicol have registered as voters for the Barangay and Sangguniang...


EDITORIAL: War on drugs, two leaders, two styles
Eight months after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assumed office the nation was shocked when the Secretary of the Department of...


I Would not Resign
If I were in their place, I would not resign. Why would I? That’s my job. That’s supposed to be what I do for a living, how I get...


Airplane Tales and Travels
When we travel by plane or any means of transportation for that matter, we encounter amusing events. From queuing at the entrance for...


The Concept and Real-Life Application of Originality
Taylor Swift, an American pop and country music icon was sued in 2017 for copyright infringement for her top billing song, “Shake it Off”...


Keep Hope Alive in 2023
To those of us who have been socialized to believe not to give up no matter how difficult life is, we always look forward to the New Year...


Sibuyas at Cartel
I spent my first whole New Normal holiday last year, 2022, counting onions for the first time and other items from the market, cautiously...


Shout out
Hagad kan sakong mga barkada na si Ben Milano, Jimmy Veneracion asin Toots Perez, Del Esguera, Yenti Mendel asin Luz Equipado iyo na...


LGU Albay partners with ALECO in road clearing ops
By Cyryl L. Montales LEGAZPI CITY ---The Provincial Government of Albay (PGA) and Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) turned over three...


Bicol Alpha Eagles Club members
THE bonafide members of the Bicol Alpha Eagles Club (BAEC,BCSR 3) pose for posterity after their January 7, 2023 meeting during which...


LGU-Daraga launches Arangkada Banwa Mobile Lab and Clinic bus
By Cyryl L. Montales LEGAZPI CITY --- The Local Government Unit of Daraga launched Arangkada Banwa Mobile Lab and Clinic (ABMLC) bus on...


DOH-5: Blood supply critically low
By Marlon Atun LEGAZPI CITY ---The supply of blood needed for vital medical procedures in Bicol has reached the critical level, prompting...