Tigsik ko an dumaragang manok Banggi, sa tugdonan pigkurukod Yaon palan sa may pugtot an girok Pighapros, biyong nag-urok-utok! Tigsik ko an magatol na bading Sa kabatagan naghanap anting-anting Nadangog duwang naghahalinghing Tabi sa kalag, an boses garong sa kanding! Tigsik ko an harong harong ni Nene, Nonoy Garong totoo, iguang ulunan saka tamong Piggaranot ta nakakurumong Kakugos an sarong Nonoy-Nonoy! Tigsik ko si Robin saka Batman Nagturohok an mata, nag-espadahan Lumin

Ni: Ryan Mostar Nasa Barangay Pacol sa Km. 10, an Arco Diez Cafe nag-aalok nin tahimik na al-fresco na lugar para mag-enjoy nin preskong kape na harayo sa sentro kan syudad. Nasa Carolina Road, an Brewed sarong hidden gem na nag-ooffer nin kape asin tsa sa komportable na lugar, bagay para sa tahimik na trabaho o simpleng pagtiripon. Sa San Felipe yaon an Unica Coffee Bar sarong lugar na puwedeng dumanan nin estudyante, propesyonal, asin residente na naghahanap nin tahimik na

Tigsik ko an pagselebrar ta kaining Pasko, An isipon bako sana mga kakanon, regalo. Katuninungan an kahulugan kaining tutuo, Dapat oroaldaw tuninong an isipan nindo. Tigsik ko an mga empleado o may trabaho, An bonus nakua na, kaya mga masentabo. Si mga may utang magbarayad man kamo, Orog kun inaalamag na an mga utang nindo. Tigsik ko an buhay digdi sa kinaban baga, Kadakol mga kapareho ta na garadan na. Alagad ika, ako, kita asin iba, buruhay pa, Kaya an satong Kaglalang pasa

By Rhaydz Barcia LEGAZPI CITY --- A day after the Sandiganbayan issued arrest warrants against former Ako Bicol Party-list representative and founder Elizaldy “Zaldy” S. Co and executives of Sunwest Inc. for their alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects in Mindoro, police units in Albay immediately moved to implement the orders. On Saturday, personnel of the Legazpi City Police Station attempted to serve the warrant of arrest on Co at the Sunwest Inc. office a

By Manuel T. Ugalde LEGAZPI CITY --- Three incumbent public works officials who previously held key positions in Bicol have been indicted by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) for their alleged involvement in the large-scale corruption scandal involving ghost flood-control projects. The officials were identified as Engr. Danilo Villa, Engr. Gene Ryan Altea, and Engr. Gerald Pacanan. Villa and Altea earlier served as district engineer and assistant district en

AS Funeraria Imperial prepares to mark its 100th founding anniversary in 2026, the Imperial family highlights one of its most significant milestones in recent years: the establishment of the Naga Imperial Crematory and Columbary (NICC), an evidence to the company’s continued growth and perseverance in the local funeral industry based in Naga City. Benigno Angelo T. Imperial—fondly called Benjie—the fifth of ten siblings in the third generation of the Imperial family, is one o

By Rhaydz Barcia LEGAZPI CITY --- Twelve people were killed after a speeding 14-wheeler truck traversing a bypass road toward the Maharlika Highway junction in Camalig, Albay collided head-on with an approaching UV Express van from Nabua, Camarines Sur bound for Legazpi City at around 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Roderick Mendoza, chief of the Albay Public Safety Emergency Management Office, said seven bodies had been recovered, while five more — including two children — remained

By Ernie Delgado LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will launch a cash-for-work program to help nearly 24,000 farmers restore their abaca crops, destroyed by Super Typhoon Uwan in the Bicol region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Wednesday. According to the DA, the program will be implemented after the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) reported that more than 55,000 hectares of abaca farms were damaged in Ca

By Benilda Recebido SORSOGON CITY, Sorsogon --- Over 300 information officers from various barangays in Sorsogon province gathered to learn skills in combating information pollution during the Barangay Information and Outreach Network (BION) Summit held on November 18 at the Sorsogon Provincial Gymnasium. The summit equipped frontline communicators with essential skills to address misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation—issues that have increasingly impacted commun

By Sally Atento – Altea LEGAZPI CITY --- President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered the immediate repair of classrooms damaged by Super Typhoon Uwan in Albay, assuring residents that restoring access to education is a government priority. “Public works will take note of this and see what we can do immediately,” Marcos said during his visit to Cararayan-Naga Elementary School (CNES) in Tiwi, one of the municipalities placed under Signal No. 4 during the typho

WHISPERS of a “civil-military junta” have once again crept into the national conversation — a troubling reminder of how fragile public trust becomes in moments of political tension. That such an idea was even floated to Senator Panfilo Lacson, a former police chief and seasoned lawmaker, underscores the degree of frustration and cynicism that some groups feel toward government. But it also reveals a dangerous impatience that could imperil the constitutional order. The Armed F

Dear Sir: I respectfully request the publication of the following statement to help inform the public about the ongoing efforts of the national government to ensure accountability in the multibillion-peso flood control anomaly. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), under the leadership of Secretary Jonvic Remulla, has issued a firm call for the immediate surrender of individuals who are still evading arrest in connection with the anomaly. This directive

Hey, at least, City Hall suspended classes at 11 pm, last Monday. That’s some pogi/ganda points for proactivity, and expression of concern for pupils from kindergarten to elementary, and students from Grades 7 to 12 who would in high probability get soaked with rain water, had classes continued in torrential rains. This is good, and we give you a two thumbs up for not waiting until the next day, and most of all, for actually suspending classes for a change this time. Howe

As our beautiful yet forsaken country stands at the frontlines of climate risk, the Philippines’ coastal communities now face a profound challenge: How do we industrialize without destroying the very seas that sustain us? Nowhere is this question more urgent than in Bicol — a region blessed with abundant marine resources yet battered by decades of extractive fishing, mining, pollution-heavy industries, and land conversions that weakened the mangroves, reefs, and shorelines t

Sa halos kinseng taon na pag trabaho ko sa sektor nin agrikultura, ini pirmi ang na-eengkwentro ming hapot sa opisina, anong marhay itanom sa daga ko? Ang enot na proseso na ginigibo mi ang soil analysis nganing maaraman kung gurano ka-sustansya kan daga. Saka maaraman kung anong tanom ang puedeng i-rekomendar. Sa organikong agrikultura o sa permaculture (hale sa “permanent agriculture”) ang simbag sa kahapotan sarong hapot man- “anong mga tanom ang nagtutubo sa saimong daga?