By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Inflation in the Bicol Region rose to 2.3 percent in December 2025, up from 0.6 percent in November, the Philippine Statistics Authority Bicol (PSA-5) reported on Friday. At a press conference on Friday, Cynthia Perdiz, PSA-5 director, said the region’s average inflation for 2025 was recorded at 1.7 percent, lower than the 3.5 percent annual average record in 2024. Perdiz said the December increase was mainly driven by food and non-alcoholic

Inaprubaran kan Sangguniang Bayan kan Pili, Camarines Sur antes nagtapos an taon 2025 an P600-M na annual budget para sa ngunian na taon alagad hinahanap ni Bise Alcalde Tomas Bongalonta, presiding officer kan SB kun tano ta dai kabale sa budget an P31-M para sa MDRRMO. Sinabi ni Bongalonta sa Bicol Mail na nagpadara na siya nin formal letter sa opisina ni Alcalde Marivic Solano na hinahagadan nin paliwanag sa isyu kan MDRRMO budget na maabot sa P31-M o cinco por ciento kan 2

Ano man na oras na kaipuhan kan LGUs an bagas sa Albay orog na kun may calamidad parating nakaandam an National Food Authority para sa saindang relief operations. Pigcierto kan NFA Bicol sa paagi kan saindang Assistant Regional Manager Julie Llenaresas na bastante an saindang stock nin bagas sa bodega mala ngani iguang 103,000 na sako nin bagas sa bodega asin labi sa 766,000 na sakong paroy nganing ipamolino, sa tahaw kan abnormalidad kan actividad kan Volcan Mayon na sagcod

Nakatalaan na magbisita sa Rehiyon Bicol sa paagi nin road trip si Secretaryo Vince Dizon kan Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa maabot na Viernes, Enero 16 nganing mag-inspeksyon sa kamugtakan kan raraot nang Andaya Highway orog na sa premir distrito kan Camarines Sur. Alagad piglinaw sa miembros kan media ni Dizon na kabale sa dapat ma-inspeksyon sa mga highway hale sa provincia kan Quezon, Maharlika Highway sa Camarines Sur asin iba pang provincia kan Bicol

Tinawan prayoridad ngunian na enot na semana kan Enero 2026 an mga Senior Citizens kan lokal na gobierno kan Ragay, Camarines Sur nganing magpasar nin ordinansa na matawan nin dugang na biyaya an sinambit na sektor. Inaprubaran ni Alcalde Benchie ‘‘BGH’’ Horibata an ordinance No. 18, S. 2025 o ‘‘Benefit-Gap Harmonization Ordinance for Senior Citizens of Ragay’’ na padreno si Bise Alcalde Bani Senar. An LGU nagtagama nin fondo na matatao nin dugang na biyaya na P5,000 na ‘‘on

Ni Sonny Malate LAGONOY, Camarines Sur --- Piglatag an Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) sa banwaan na ini, kasarabay na sa bilog na nacion ngonian na primerong bulan kan taon 2026.. Ini katakod sa pagcomple sa RA 11032, o an Ease of Doing Business Act. An ley nagmamando sa mga local government units (LGUs), Government - Owned and Control Corporations (GOCCs) asin iba pang agencias de gobyerno na maglatag nin  BOSS para sa magean na transaction sa gobyerno. Objeto kan ley iyo an

Tigsik ko an Bagong Taon na pig- aabangan Uminabot na sa bilog na kinaban Sa isip asin puso iguang kahaditan Ano an maabot na kapaladan? Mayong katuninongan na nagdadanay Mga naciones padagos an kariribokan Garo nang mga ikos saka ayam Mayong kataposan an durulakan! Ano baya an pig-iiriwalan? Poder? Onra? Yaman? Kapangyarihan? Kada saro sobra an kasablokan An gusto maging Hadi kan kinaban! Mayong pasaluhib, daeng gurulangan Mayong harabasan, daeng kulinbatan An pinapaurog kar

Ni: Ryan Mostar An Itom na Nazareno, sarong lifesized na imahen ni Hesus na nagbubuhat kan krus, na dinara sa Pilipinas hale sa Mexico kan 1600s asin tig dambana sa Quiapo Church sa Manila. An saiyang itom na kahoy asin maroon na bado nagin simbolo nin dekada nin debosyon asin pagtubod. An Traslación kan Itom na Nazareno ngonian na Enero 2026 nagtapos sa lampas 30 oras, an pinakahalawig sa rekord, habang milyon-milyon na deboto nagtabang sa pag prosisyon kan imahen sa kadalan

Tigsik ko an sarong tugon nin Diyos sa kaakian, Kun igagalang, mamahalon nindo an magurang. Tatawan kamo Niya nin mauswag na kabuhayan, Dangan halawig na buhay sa ibabaw nin kinaban. Tigsik ko kun kita minapasiring sa Metro Manila, An iba sa mga tinampo garo na sungkaan baga. Kaya an mga” reblocking ”pirmi na sanang igwa, Na sa mga byahero nakakaabala na man talaga. Tigsik ko an kada proyekto nin satong gobyerno, Orog na sa mga edipisyo, tulay asin patinampo. Kaya nagigin amp

By Rhaydz Barcia LEGAZPI CITY --- Albay Governor Noel Rosal has ordered the strict observance of “no man’s land” restrictions within the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) as unrest at Mayon Volcano intensified at the start of 2026. Rosal issued the directive on January 1, 2026, following the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s (PHIVOLCS) decision to raise Mayon’s alert level from Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) to Alert Level 2 (increasing or moderat

By Manuel T. Ugalde LEGAZPI CITY --- It began in Sorsogon on November 13, when an Engineer III allegedly took his own life after suffering from depression and stress linked to the ongoing probe by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). The incident was followed by another shocking case involving a senior female undersecretary, bringing the reported number of deaths connected to the probe to four within a one-month span. Senior Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabra

By Ryan Mostar THE Supreme Court (SC) has released the 2025 Philippine Bar Examination results, bringing months of anticipation for aspiring lawyers across the nation to a dramatic close. For examinees, the announcement marks a defining milestone in their pursuit of legal excellence and the long-sought license to practice law. Renowned as the country’s most prestigious and grueling professional licensure test, the Philippine Bar Examinations stand apart from all others, condu

By Rhaydz Barcia LEGAZPI CITY ---The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has allocated ₱137 million in standby funds and relief stockpiles to assist families should Mount Mayon erupt in the coming days. DSWD Bicol Regional Director Norman S. Laurio said during an emergency meeting convened by Albay Governor Noel Ebriega Rosal on Monday that the department has ₱137 million worth of funds and relief supplies prepositioned in its warehouses amid the inte

THE Business One Stop Shop (B.O.S.S.) of the city government of Naga is once again in operation from January 5 to 31 at the Naga City People’s Hall, providing business owners a faster and more convenient way to process applications and renewals of business permits. The City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) said penalties will be imposed on applications for renewal of business permits and new business applications filed starting January 21 onwards. Aside from regular office days, the