FALLEN TREE. An old tree, considered one of the oldest in Tabaco City, falls down upon the city’s old puereculture center at the height of Typhoon Nina that hit Bicol last month. RODEL DIAZ PHOTO

TASK FORCE KAPATID. Service truck kan MERALCO, kabale sa limang mga cooperativa nin electricidad na nagtatabang nganing maparikas an power restoration kan Casureco II alagad limitado an personajes huli sa dikta kan manijamiento kan cooperativa. (DPA)

Carlos Cambe Jr. of Hijos de Nazareno Association gestures in front of the image of the Black Nazarene as it is being lifted to a carriage before the start of the penitential procession. ping collera/ceppio

MAYORAL RECOGNITION. Regional Director Bernardo Rafaelito R. Alejandro IV (4th from left), of the Office of the Civil Defense Region V, receives a Mayoral Recognition from the city government of Naga, through City Mayor John Bongat and other city officials, for his inspiring leadership as reliable partner of the city especially in terms of good ecological governance and efficient risk reduction and disaster management programs. Witnessing the awarding of plaque of recognition (from left) are City Councilors Vidal Castillo, Greg Abonal, Vice Mayor Nelson Legacion (5th from left), City Councilors Ray-An Rentoy, Nene de Asis, and Lito del Rosario. CEPPIO

ON VACATION. Bicol Mail editor Joe Perez (left) and his daughter Tasha go underwater snorkeling in a blue lagoon in El Nido. He is on brief vacation with his wife and 2 of his four children in that island paradise and Puerto Princesa City in tourist-friendly Palawan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO