By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Residents of Guinobatan, Albay have thanked the national government for its swift response to the recent ashfall from Mayon Volcano, which affected thousands of families in the area. Silverio Pielago, a barangay kagawad of Travesia, Guinobatan, thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for deploying officials, including Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon, to personally assess the situation and lead response efforts, p

By Belinario, Calpe, Mallari & Monreal (Bicol Mail Interns) Taking a stroll along Magsaysay Avenue in Naga City, it’s hard not to notice the soft glow of lights and the distant hum of music drifting from above. There, perched high above the busy street, is a name that sparks curiosity: Altitude LXXV. From the ground, it leaves you wondering: What’s going on up there? Why does it seem so alive? Head upstairs and the answers come easily. The sound of guitars fills the air, laug

By Benilda Recebido SORSOGON CITY, Sorsogon --- The provincial government of Sorsogon has dispatched humanitarian assistance to areas heavily affected by ashfall from the Mayon Volcano in Albay. The initiative, called “Tabang kan Sorsoganon” (Help from Sorsogon), delivered 5,000 family food packs to Guinobatan on Monday, which has been identified as one of the hardest-hit towns. On Tuesday, an additional 1,000 food packs were sent to Camalig town and were directly distributed

By Ernie Delgado LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to add 500,000 new beneficiaries to its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) this year. Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced this development on Thursday, noting that some 1.4 million beneficiaries have exited the program since President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. took office. Gatchalian said the beneficiaries who have graduated from receiving government ass

By Benilda Recebido SORSOGON CITY, Sorsogon --- For Jerone Bitancur, a tricycle driver in the town of Castilla, the daily grind has recently become more challenging. With rising fuel prices and stagnant fare rates, the money he brings home at the end of a long shift has dwindled to almost nothing. “The high price of fuel is a heavy burden,” Bitancur said, speaking in Filipino. “Fewer people are riding these days, but our expenses keep increasing. When gas prices rise, everyth

By Marlon Atun LEGAZPI CITY --- The ongoing eruption at Mayon Volcano is creating a lot of unstable volcanic materials, raising concerns about sudden and dangerous flows known as pyroclastic density currents (PDCs). This has led the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to issue new warnings. Since the eruption began, more than 61 million cubic meters of fresh volcanic material have piled up on Mayon’s slopes, according to Paul Karson Alanis, senior sc

By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Neighboring provinces have extended assistance to residents affected by massive ashfall from Mayon Volcano, which hit the municipalities of Guinobatan and Camalig in Albay province. Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo) chief Oscar Robert Cristobal on Tuesday said that assistance from national and regional government agencies has also been arriving to address the widespread impact of the ashfall. “The Department of Soc

Pabor sa sektor nin transporte kun gugontingan an doce por cientong Value Added Tax (VAT) sa produkto nin petrolio alagad nasa disisyon ni Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kun mangyayari. Ini an reaksyon ni Gil Belen, presidente kan Federation of E-trike Tricycle Operator Drivers Association sa Ciudad nin Naga sa resolusyon kan Sangguniang Panlalawigan kan Camarines Sur na naghuhurot sa Congreso, Department of Finance asin Malacañang na dapat bawasan an 12% VAT na sinisingil s

Sinakat na kan National Food Authority (NFA) sa P30 cada kilo an paroy na pinapabakal sa sainda kan paraoma sa Camarines Sur na rehistrado sa Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA). Alagad dapat malinig asin alang an binabagsak na paroy asin dai na sinda nag-aako nin dai pa inaalang mantang raot an saindang palay drying machine. An palay procurement kan NFA yaon sa Barangay Palestina, Pili, Camarines Sur, Libmanan, Goa asin sakop pa an bodega sa Camarines No

Ni Sonny Malate Sustenido an pig-eextendir na suporta kan Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Camarines Sur sa pamamayo ni Provincial Director Jay Percival S. Ablan sa mga negosyante asin entrepreneurs sa bilog na probinsiya. Sa banwaan kan Goa asin San Jose, sa paagi ni Raven N. Bricia, Business Counsellor sa DTI Negosyo Center kan duwang banwaan, an ahencia padagos sa pagduhol nin mga serbisyo sa sector kan negosyo asin Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) digd

Nagkaigua nin engkwentro nin duwang veces an tropa kan militar asin pigtutubodan na grupo kan rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) sa Barangay Apale, Ragay, Camarines Sur kan Domingo, Mayo 3, 2026. Sa pinaluwas na report kan 9th Infantry Division kan Philippine Army na may base sa Camp Elias Angeles, Pili, Camarines Sur an saindang tropa, 81st Infantry Battalion nasagopa an maabot sa sampolong armadong NPA asin apat an pinaluwas na binawian nin buhay sa lado kan mga rebelde mant

Nagpatanid an PNP Provincial Office (PPO) kan Camarines Sur sa mga miembros kan PNP na estrictong pinapangalad sa sainda an ma-envuelto sa tupada mantang panahon nin barangay fiesta ngunian na Mayo 2026. Maging sa mga bulangan, ini an patanid kan PPO sa pamamayo ni Provincial Director Virgilio Olalia Jr. sa paagi kan saindang opisyal na parataram Lt. Col. Josefa Sylvia Sape. Sinabi kaini, sa miembros kan media na maatubang sa caso administrativo an arin man na awtoridad na ma

Ni: Ryan Mostar An Mother’s Day pigseselebrar taon-taon sa ikaduwang Domingo kan Mayo. Ini nagdadanay na saro sa pinakasibot na aldaw para sa komunikasyon sa bilog na kinaban, na may pigkakarkulong 122 milyones na phone calls na ginigibo taon-taon sa aldaw na iyan sana. An kapiyestahan nagpoon ki Anna Reeves Jarvis, na an aking babae naghingoa na tawan siya nin onra sa paagi nin mas personal asin dayupot na aldaw nin paggirumdom—sarong ideya na sa kahurihurihi nagin modernong

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Tigsik ko ini bagang mga tunay na Kristyano, Na nagtutubod sa Diyos na buhay asin tutuo. Sumamba kita sa Diyos na tunay na ispiritu, Bako gibo sa inukit na gapo, kahoy, semento. Tigsik ko an” impeachment hearing” na ginibo, Natapos na sa kongreso, hahatulan sa senado. Kun bubusision an mga ebidensiyang patutuo, Talagang delikado na an pwesto kan akusado. Tigsik ko ining patrabaho kan Naga-Pili Airport, Nin huli sa problema kan’ earthfill” sa paghakot. Presyo kan kada kubiko h