By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Bicol University (BU) will resume classes and sports activities for its 2025 Olympics on Thursday, following a two-day suspension due to an incident that sent several students to the hospital. Under Memorandum Order No. 392, athletes who are unwell or still recovering will not be compelled to participate in the games. On Monday evening, students suffered suffocation and hyperventilation from the smoke coming from canisters used in gender rev

By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will soon cater to more passengers when the Naga City to Lupi Viejo route in Camarines Sur opens on Nov. 5. PNR General Manager Deovanni Miranda on Wednesday said commuters’ travel time on this route would take about an hour and 39 minutes, faster than other means of transport, which takes almost two hours. “We are continuously improving the infrastructure of the PNR so that we can provide affordable, s

By Keren Anne Bernadas LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bicol has received a mobile soil testing laboratory to help local farmers use fertilizers more effectively, and grow better crops. Frederick Forcadela, head of the Regional Soil Laboratory (RSL), confirmed on Monday (Oct. 13) that the Bureau of Soils and Water Management has provided the region with a Mobile Soil Laboratory (MSL), a fully equipped 10-wheeler truck that can test 44 different soi

By Ernie Delgado MASBATE CITY, Masbate --- Tourism workers displaced by Typhoon Opong which struck Masbate last month will receive training for alternative livelihoods. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco announced this during the distribution of assistance in Masbate City last Monday, in which more than 800 affected tourism workers received P10,263 each in cash aid through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Emergency Cash Transfer program. “After the emergency

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay LEGAZPI CITY --- Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Regional Director Maria Amoroso announced Thursday (October 16) that the agency will distribute P10 million worth of construction materials to families affected by Typhoon Opong in Masbate. Amoroso said that DHSUD Bicol has already coordinated with the Masbate provincial government and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office for the delivery of the con

Metro Naga, Philippines --- The Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (MNCCI) is thrilled to announce that we have been honored with two Most Outstanding Chamber Awards in the Philippines and South Luzon Area. The awards, presented in the City level, large Chamber category, were bestowed by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) at the 51st Philippine Business Conference and Expo 2025 held at the Mall of Asia, SMX Convention Plaza on October 21, 20

By Christine Kim Villafuerte In pursuit of empowering its people through good governance, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Infanta, Quezon—a first-class municipality—visited Naga City to learn from its 30-year experience in people empowerment. Recognizing Naga City as his “leadership heaven,” Infanta Mayor L.A. Ruanto expressed his desire to share his learnings and experiences with Infanta’s new set of officials and People’s Council members through a benchmarking activity h

By Ernie Delgado MASBATE CITY --- The head of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) in the Bicol region said on Thursday (October 16) that families in Masbate who were displaced by Typhoon Opong remain a top priority for the agency. Speaking at the Kapihan sa PIA Bicol, DHSUD Regional Director Maria Amoroso confirmed that the powerful tropical cyclone has damaged over 90,000 homes, with more than 20,000 totally destroyed, and roughly 73,000 others

Napapanahon nang maghiro an mga LGUs nganing matabangan an sektor nin paraoma na perming nalulugi huli sa pagparababa kan presyo nin paroy sa paagi kan pag-implementar kan ‘‘Sagip Saka Act’’ na saindang pwedeng bakalon an paroy sa presyong P20 cada kilo kumpara sa hababaon na presyo nin paroy sa mga kumprada na nagcacantidad na sanang P8, P10, hasta P12. ‘‘An Sagip Saka Act’’, pwedeng dai maggamit nin fondo an LGU envez tinutugotan na mag-utang sa bangko nganing gamiton na ka

Ni Sonny Malate Goa, Camarines Sur --- Pigbuyagyag ni Alkaldesa Raquel S. Lim an prioridad na mga proyecto, on-going projects asin proponedong mga programa kan local government unit (LGU) digdi.  Sa ginibong programa katakod kan primerong sanggatos na aldaw niya bilang hefe ehecutibo, sinabi ni Lim na duwa sa  nangengenot niyang  tututokan iyo an pagbukas  kan serbisyo  kan bagong Partido District Hospital asin an pagconstruir kan mayor na public market building. An edificio

‘‘Distance learning’’ pwedeng ipasunod kan escuelas publica kun saindang sinuspende an face to face classes huli kan paglangkaw nin casong trangkasa, sipon, lagnat asin abo kan mga estudiantes. Ini an aksyon kan Department of Education sa Camarines Sur sa paagi ni Atty. Salvador Pelingon, opisyal na parataram kan ahencia. An nasabing mga helang naglalakop na sa iba pang provincia maging ciudad. Digdi sa Camarines Sur an Bagacay Elementary School sa Tinambac, Camarines Sur na

Nagpapadagos giraray an voter’s registration para sa Barangay asin Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) na nagpoon kan Oktubre 20, 2025 hasta sa Mayo 18, 2026 alagad kulang pa an nagpaparehistro sa mga opisina lokal kan Commission on Election (Comelec). Sa Ciudad nin Naga, sinabi ni Election Officer Atty. Maico Julia Jr. na bukas an saindang opisina poon alas 8:00 nin aga hasta alas 5:00 nin hapon cada aldaw nin Lunes hasta Sabado. An gabos na aplicasyon rerecibihon kabale n

Abot na sa 2,230 mga paraoma sa Kabikolan an benipisyado kan ibasura kan National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Bicol an saindang mga pangaran na may mga babayadan sa patubig. An ‘‘condonation’’ nagcacantidad nin P246,468,670.13 na dakulang tabang sa sinambit na sektor nganing ibasura an saindang problema sa babayadan sa patubig. An iniciativong ini kan ahencia parte kan padagos na implementasyon kan Acta Republica No. 10969 na mas bistado sa apod na ‘‘Free Irrigation Servi

Tigsik ko an buhay kan parauma Anas sana sakit saka dusa Presyo kan paroy makahibi na An hayahay iyo an comprador sana! Tigsik ko si Isidro Labrador Haloy nang sarong aping kargador Pigkanta an Boss sa Department of Labor Pigsikadan, dae na nakabangon! Tigsik ko man ining presyo kan ata An kilo mas mahal sa paroy, abaa na Ano na ining presenteng sistema? Aw tian, balisngag na po baga! An makaurag na sistema tigsik ko Hababaon an presyo kan paroy por kilo Pero an bagas mayong