The 2025 Ateneo de Naga University Grand Alumni Homecoming, held on December 30, 2025 at the Ateneo Covered Courts, was a joyful reunion that brought together generations of Ateneans in one unforgettable evening. Proudly hosted by Batch 2000, the Silver Jubilarians, the night was a beautiful blend of memories, recognition, music, and fun. Guiding the program with warmth and energy were the event hosts, Richard Nabua and Macy Zapata, who set the tone for an evening that felt b

THE year 2025 may well mark a defining rupture in the country’s long, uneasy relationship with corruption. Not because corruption suddenly appeared—Filipinos have lived with it for decades—but because it finally reached a scale so vast, so destructive, and so visible that denial became impossible. For years, corruption in public office had been treated as a grim constant, almost an entitlement attached to power. It was rationalized as part of a patronage-driven system, excuse

Is this the first time this has happened? Maybe it has, but it happens rarely. The last week of the year is a week-long holiday. So, what do we call it? Do we call it a holiweek? Technically, the holidays are December 30 because it’s Rizal Day, December 31 because it’s New Year’s Eve and January 1 because it’s New Year’s Day. If we had stuck to technicalities, we would have been left with the Monday and Friday as regular working days. Thanks to Memorandum Circular No. 1

(Note- For more than eight decades, the wooden two-story right and left wings of the Ateneo de Naga University Main Building stood as a steadfast guardian of teen-aged Bikolanos who wanted to be educated by the bodacious Jesuits. The building featured wide classrooms to accommodate up to forty students, as well as large strategically placed windows that allowed enough light and fresh air to circulate during the summer months. As a young first year high school student in 1962,

Sa paglaog kan bagong taon, poon alas dose nin matanga hanggang Enero 1, ang pinakaenot na aldaw kan taon, dakul akong nabasang post sa social media kan mga litrato nin pamilya, mga handa sa media noche, mga paputok, ruluksohan nin alas dose tanganing maglangkaw pa, asin iba pang mga agi-agi kan ocasion asin dakuln ang nag-caption, “grabe ka na 2026!”. Pasuba sana man ang caption na may patama sa 2025 alagad, inaano ka man kan 2026? Dai pa ngani naarangkada. Dai pa nangangaba

Magayon ang ginigibo kan Saysay Bikol na nagiging Famoso ngonian sa facebook ta saiyang pinag sasaysay ang agi agi nin buhay nin sarong bikolano na nagka igua nin pangaran sa linya nin musika, edukasyon, arte , cultura asin iba pa. Minsan inapodan ako ni Mr. Victor Dennis Tino Nierva na iyo ang saro sa nagsusurat kan Saysay Bicol ta pig hapot ako kan middle name ni Salvador M. Royales, bistadong radio drama artist asin binisto sa interong pilipinas bilang parasurat asin di

Every morning along our street on Misericordia, near Panganiban in Naga City, a familiar voice glides ahead of the day. It comes from a sound system mounted on a humble tricycle, looping like a gentle alarm clock: “Yaon na po, malunggay pandesal, masarap na, mainit pa.” Since the pandemic, it has made its rounds faithfully, announcing not just bread but routine—proof that mornings still arrive, warm and reliable. The pandesal on wheels now crisscrossing Naga City and much of

Atty. Paolo Tolentino Abusado sa posisyon na barangay officials Atty., ano po an pwedeng gibuhon laban sa mga barangay officials o government personnel na nag-aabuso kan saindang posisyon, partikular sa kakulangan sa accountability asin transparency—halimbawa, dae pag-report sa mga constituents kan saindang performance o liquidation reports, o limitado lang sa 10 an inaanyayahan sa general assembly? Pano man po kung may sala o malisyosong pag-akusa laban sa sarong tao, o pagl

CARAMOAN, Camarines Sur --- Police authorities and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have recovered the body of a fisherman who went missing after a motorized banca capsized in the territorial waters off Sitio Lipata, Barangay Gogon, Caramoan, on January 3, 2026. The victim was identified as Jose Cielo, 57, married, and a resident of Barangay Divino Rostro, San Andres, Catanduanes. He was earlier reported as Jose Almonte in initial police reports and was one of the three fishe

The City Government of Naga is set to conduct summits on solid waste management and traffic in January 2026 as part of its efforts to address pressing urban concerns through inclusive and participatory planning. Through its Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO), the city is pursuing the conduct of a “Basura Summit” that will bring together key sectors and stakeholders to help shape the city’s plan for the full implementation of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste

By Ernie Delgado LEGAZPI CITY --- Alert Level 3 has been raised over the Philippines’ most active volcano due to an active eruption and lava flow, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 6). Phivolcs said that Mayon Volcano is showing early signs of an eruption, including a lava dome formation at its summit, indicating potential lava flow. Since Mayon’s alert level rose from 1 to 2 on New Year’s Day, rockfall events i

Ni Nathaniel Solaces Sa makabagong panahon ng teknolohiya, isang bagong “kakampi” ang sumulpot sa loob ng mga silid-aralan: ang Artificial Intelligence o Al. Mula sa pagsusulat ng sanaysay hanggang sa paglutas ng komplikadong equation, tila naging instant tutor na ito ng marami. Ngunit sa likod ng bills at talino nito, isang mahalagang tanong ang dapat noting harapin: Nakatutulong nga ba talaga ang Al, o unti-unti nitong pinupungos ang kakayahan ng mga estudyante? Ang Bilis n

The Baptism of the Lord First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 R. (11b) The Lord will bless his people with peace. Second Reading: Acts 10:34-38 Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righte

Time keeps moving, whether we’re ready or not. We can’t stop it, and we can’t stop a new year from beginning. But what we can choose is how we begin this year—and what we decide to pursue as it unfolds. We also can’t undo the past. We can remain stuck in regret, or we can choose gratitude. We may not be able to erase our mistakes, but with God’s grace, we can learn from them and allow them to shape us into better, more loving people. This past year has not been easy. There ha

By Natalie Hazel Quimlat Bishop Jose Bantolo passed away on Dec. 13, 2025 after battling a chronic illness. He was 65. Born in Antique and ordained a priest for the Diocese of San Jose de Antique in 1986, Bantolo was appointed by then Pope Benedict XVI as the 3rd Bishop of Masbate in 2011. He was ordained a Bishop on Aug. 22, 2011 and was installed as the prelate of Masbate on Sept. 6, 2011. He chose the motto: “Vivere Christus est” (To live is Christ). His pastoral leadershi