GUINOBATAN, Albay --- In an effort to ease the plight of Albayano farmers affected by the Mayon Volcano eruption, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian released P65 million in funds in three cities and five municipalities for the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program benefiting 6,411 farmers whose crops, vegetables, and palay plantations were damaged by volcanic ashfall. The 6,411 farmers from the municipalities of Camalig, Guinobatan, Daraga, Sto. Domingo,

By Jordan Domingo Grass fire hits Balatan village BALATAN, Camarines Sur --- A grassy area in Sitio Mang-it, Barangay Cabanbanan here was razed by fire Tuesday morning, May 19, authorities said. Initial reports said the fire broke out at around 9:30 a.m., prompting personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Balatan Municipal Police Station (MPS) to immediately respond and conduct fire suppression operations. Authorities were able to place the fire under contro

Pentecost Sunday First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 R. (cf. 30) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 Gospel Reading: John 20:19-23 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them h

Dear Father Bill, Tano ta pigsasabi na an Pentecostes iyo an pagromdom kan pagkamundag kan Simbahan? An minagalang, Mangay Dear Mangay, An Pentecostes (Pentecost) pinagse-celebrar bilang cumpleaños (birthday) kan Simbahan huli ta sa aldaw na ini huminilig an Espiritu Santo sa mga Apostoles. Huli sa mahalagang pangyayaring ini nagbago an mga disipulos gikan sa pagigin masusupgon asin nakatagong grupo pasiring sa makukusog an boot na mga misyonero. Nag-ako sinda nin kapangyari

By Natalie Hazel Quimlat Over 230 participants gathered last May 18 at the Archbishop Legaspi Hall of the Basilica Minore de Peñafrancia in Naga City for a regional conference and workshop organized by the Archdiocese of Caceres for Social Communications Ministries. Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon of Caceres, Chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Social Communications (CBCP ECSC), celebrated the mass that capped the whole-day eve

The Traslacion of the images of Our Lady of Peñafrancia and El Divino Rostro from the Basilica Minore de Peñafrancia to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel of the Naga City People's Mall was held last May 14. This marks the beginning of the annual Peñafrancia de Mayo. Caceres Archbishop Emeritus Rolando Tria Tirona celebrated the mass prior to the Traslacion. (Photos by Jerwin Dumalasa)

By Hannah Brockhaus / EWTN News The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical will be published on May 25 with the title Magnifica Humanitas. Pope Leo will speak at a presentation for the release of the social encyclical — a papal letter to the Church — at 11:30 a.m. Rome time on May 25 in the Vaticanʼs Synod Hall. The Vatican also confirmed that the full title of the encyclical is Magnifica Humanitas: “On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Arti

By Ana-Liza Sapinoso Macatangay PILI, Camarines Sur --- More than 100 farmers and livestock raisers from Camarines Sur gathered for a learning and networking activity organized by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 5 (DA RFO 5) as part of this month’s Farmers’ Festival celebration. Led by the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Section (RAFIS) in partnership with the DA Rice Program, the Rice Information Caravan was held on Thursday, May 14, at th

Nagtagama nin P32-M an lokal na gobierno kan Minalabac, Camarines Sur tanganing itustos na fondo para sa water treatment facility na masurop nin tubig sa Bicol river para sa malinig na suplay na tubig kan mga residentes. An proyekto dai tolos na iimplementar kan Water District kan Minalabac sa tahaw kan pagparalangkaw kan presyo sa facilidad huli kan krisis sa produkto nin petrolio alagad sa dai mahahaloy pig-aandam nang iimplementar. Si Alcalde James Lizardo, nagsabi na ini

Ni Sonny Malate Goa, Camarines Sur --- Pigbuyagyag ni Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Rafael Belleza sa Sangguniang Bayan na iguang conflicto an dagang sakop bilang ancestral domain kan tribung Agta Tabangnon digdi. Segun ki Belleza, sa pinakahuring cadastral survey na ginibo kan National Commission on Indigenous (NCIP) kan consideradong ancestral domain nagresulta sa sukol na 13,360 ektaryas. Base man sa survey kan Department of Environment and Natural

Sarong dating estudiante kan Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology (BISCAST) sa Peñafrancia Ave., Ciudad nin Naga gadan kan maghugot na nagtagbang hale sa ika-limang eskalon kan state university kan Domingo, Mayo 17, 2026. Nagpapadagos pa an imbestigasyon kan Naga City Police Office mantang dai pa nginaranan alagad mayo man nin ‘‘foul play’’ an biktima na nag-eedad nin 21 anyos. Sinabi pa kan NCPO naheling kan sarong construction worker an biktima mga bandang

Maabot sa 103 familia an mga benepisyaryo kan Paglaom Village sa Barangay De La Fe, Buhi, Camarines Sur nagrecibe kan Entry Pass sa ginibong seremonya dai palang nahahaloy. An proyekto hatod kan National Housing Authority (NHA) sa pakikipagtabangan kan lokal na gobierno kan Buhi tanganing matawan nin disenteng estaran an mga calificadong pobreng familia. An 50 benepisyaryo hale sa Barangay Sta. Cruz mantang 53 sa Barangay De La Fe. An actividad pinangenotan ninda Alcalde Rey

Tigsik ko an mga maurag sa Senado Naggibo nin makaurag na konsyerto An lead singer si Senador Kalbo Na- wrong timing dikit pang maaresto! Tigsik ko si Kalbo sarong kubarde Linapag kan mga NBI na ahente Isus, isus, an kutipas pwerte Nakatiriris sa sulot na panty! Tigsik ko an urag-uragon na Kalbo Grabe an takot sa sadiring anino Tibaad maaresto sa Senado Tobats, tago ka sa pozonegro! Tigsik ko ining si Nyak Arngota Ipapaputol daa an patotoy niya Nuncang maaresto an Kalbong ido

Ni: Ryan Mostar An BISCAST nagpoon kan 1911, kan ini naestablisar bilang Camarines Sur Trade School, na orihinal na nakasentro sa mga industriyal asin bokasyonal na training. Sa laog nin mga dekada, ini nag-evolve kasabay kan mga pangangaipo sa edukasyon kan rehiyon asin nag-agi nin nagkapirang pagbabago nin pangaran: ini nagin Camarines Sur National School of Arts and Trades, Bicol College of Arts and Trades, asin bilang CSPC–Naga Campus. Kan 2012, ini opisyal na nagin Bicol

Tigsik ko kitang mapagmahal sa pamilya, Mantang nagmamangno pa mga mahal ta. Mga gusto tang sabihon ipaabot na sa inda, Kun dai kayang personal sa social media na. Tigsik ko an mga nasa senado na daa epal, An mga Pilipino ginigibong nang mga patal. Sa indang mga drama, moro-moro garapal, An magtubod sa inda saro man mga palpal. Tigsik ko an mga opisyal nin gobyerno baga, Na sa kurapsyon imbwelto an sabi sa istorya. Karapat-apat pa daw sinda sa paggalang ta? Angay daw na apudo