By Jordan Domingo IN a major anti-drug operation, police authorities in Camarines Sur arrested a female high-value individual on October 21, 2025. Seized from her an approximately P4.08 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation staged in Brgy. Anayan, Pili. The intelligence-driven operation, which unfolded at around 3:55 PM, was carried out by joint operatives from the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 5, PDEG SOU 5, Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) of C

When was the last time you heard TSOP, Theme from Hawaii 5-O, Machine Gun, or Rock the Boat played LIVE? For many of us from the golden 70s generation, it’s been decades—since those carefree high-school days when the dance floor was our world and music was our heartbeat. But thanks to STAYING ALIVE, the soundtracks of our youth came roaring back to life. In 2023, it became the biggest and most unforgettable party of the year—an explosion of nostalgia, rhythm, and joy. For one

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has once again raised a red flag — this time against 21 contractors potentially flouting the law by contributing to the campaigns of senatorial and congressional candidates in the 2025 midterm elections. As Chairman George Erwin Garcia disclosed, the poll body is now actively validating whether these donors are, in fact, companies with ongoing government contracts — a clear violation of Section 95(c) of the Omnibus Election Code. This is

Some business establishment or organization is going to pounce on this weekend as an opportunity to dress up in scary costumes, get together in costume parties, have children in costumes go around to ask for candies, and maybe generate some extra income from such events. More recently, the costumes have become not necessarily scary or spooky. As long as they’re costumes, from superheroes to cartoon characters, they would do. Halloween isn’t really indigenous to Filipino cu

A series of corruption scandals have once again shaken the country—this time involving flood control and infrastructure projects worth billions of pesos. Reports have revealed “ghost projects,” substandard constructions, and massive kickbacks, all at the expense of taxpayers and vulnerable communities who continue to suffer from severe flooding and poor public services. These scandals remind us that corruption is not merely about stolen money—it is about stolen futures, erode

At 109, Don Lauro Bilaos of Barangay San Jose in Malilipot, Albay is not just a centenarian — he is living heritage. The oldest reported living man not only in Bicol but perhaps in the entire country, Don Lauro has witnessed the world evolve from kerosene lamps to solar panels, from wooden carts to electric tricycles. Yet in his twilight years, one dream remains: to see the day when the power that lights his home no longer costs a small fortune. My husband and I had the golde

Kung may trabaho kang pipilion na maski mayong bayad ta maogma kang gibohon ini, anong trabaho ini? Dakul sanang simbag sa hapot na ini, ang iba pag-bulong, pag-linig, kadaklan pagtukdo ang sinimbag. Kan nakaaging Octubre 5, kita nag-celebrar kan World Teachers’ Day bilang pagtao nin honra asin pag reconoser kan saindang importanteng papel sa sektor nin edukasyon. Parte ang paratukdo, sa tinutukdo asin proseso kan pagtukdo sa kultura nin pagbasa asin pagkanuod pasiring sa est

Kaidtong mga dekada 70, iguang Lola na solo solo sanang nag aatender sa saiyang sadit na tindahan nin bagas sa may sirong kan Supermarket harani sa dalan pasiring sa bunuan nin orig. Siya si Tyang Soling, kan panahon na idto nag eedad nang labi sa 80 alagad marigmat pa ang isip, nakakalakaw pa asin tatao pa sa kuentada palibhasa saro siyang intsika. Si Tyang Soling, mabooton na Lola, ini matinabang sa mga kinapobrehan na nakikilimos sa irarom kan Supermarket. Mataba asin hal

By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT’S what we can learn from the Gospel of St. Luke where Christ talks about death that will come to us like a thief in the night and how we can prepare for it by giving ourselves to others what God has given us. “Unto whomsoever much is give, of him much shall be required, and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more.” (cfr. Lk 12,39-48) This point is reinforced in that gospel story about a rich young man who asked Christ how he

By Atty. Paolo Carlo C. Tolentino Nakabangga si nagsubling awto Atty., may nagsubli sakong awto na rehistrado sa pangaran ko. Kan gamit ini kan nag subli, naka-bangga siya. Nagka damage su nabangga niyang awto tapos nalugadan pa ang driver. Base sa police report, itong nagsubli sako ang may sala. Posible ba akong pabayadon o panaguton sa nangyari? Mike B ——— Pwede kang pabayadon sa damage bilang ika ang rehistradong may sadiri kan awto. Iyo ni ang inaapod na “registered owner

By Rhaydz B. Barcia LEGAZPI CITY --- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Albay Governor Noel Rosal as the new chairman of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Bicol on October 22, 2025, selecting him over Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte. In an appointment letter dated October 16, 2025, President Marcos confirmed Rosal’s three-year term as RDC chair, which will coincide with his regular term as a local elective official. The letter instructs Rosal to f

By Rhaydz B. Barcia LEGAZPI CITY ---The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office in Bicol has confirmed that Sunwest Construction Inc.’s fencing project in Barangay Tumpa, Camalig, located within the 4-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Mayon Volcano, has no Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). In a letter addressed to Albay Governor Noel Rosal, Geri-Geronimo R. Sañez, DENR Officer-in-Charge, clarified that no ECC has been issued for

By Benilda Recebido SORSOGON CITY, Sorsogon --- Twenty-nine farmers from the Del Rosario Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association (DARBA) in Pilar, Sorsogon, have graduated from the Farm Business School (FBS) program offered by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) after completing 17 sessions of practical and entrepreneurial training. This initiative, known as a “school without walls,” equips farmers with essential skills in agro-enterprise development, sustainable farmin

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Responsorial Psalm Psalm Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23 R. (7a) The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Gospel Reading: Luke 18:9-14 Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his po

By CBCP News Safeguarding is not merely a Church policy but a “Gospel imperative” that springs from the very heart of Christian love, a Catholic bishop said Monday, Oct. 20. Presiding over the opening Mass of the first National Safeguarding Conference at the San Fernando Cathedral, Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi urged Church leaders to embrace safeguarding as a moral and spiritual responsibility. “Safeguarding is not merely a program—it is a culture, a way of life. It is a way