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Plea for judge to inhibit on Masbate vice mayor slay case junked
July 24, 2023, 4:12 pm
MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has scrapped a petition asking for inhibition of a Manila judge from handling a murder case filed against a town vice mayor in Masbate and others by his predecessor for being moot and academic. This, after the appellate court’s 11th Division granted the… Read More
More areas under Signal No. 2 as Egay intensifies
July 24, 2023, 2:09 pm
MANILA – More areas have been placed under tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) No. 2 as Typhoon Egay intensified, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph. The eastern section of Luzon and the Visayas are experiencing rains due to Egay, added… Read More
Egay, 'habagat' to bring strong winds over parts of PH
July 24, 2023, 10:34 am
MANILA – Typhoon Egay and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) will cause strong winds and gusty conditions over most of Luzon, the Visayas and some areas in Mindanao, the weather bureau said Monday. In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services… Read More
Stimulating economic growth through big-ticket transport projects
July 22, 2023, 5:43 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is looking to further stimulate economic growth through big-ticket transport infrastructure projects that are effective at creating jobs. Before Marcos’ 2nd State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, the Department of Trransportation (DOTr) bared… Read More
2 firearms, explosives seized in Masbate clash with NPA
July 21, 2023, 5:23 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least two high-powered firearms and other war materiel of communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels were recovered after an armed encounter with government troops in Masbate province Thursday.In an interview on Friday, Maj. Frank Roldan, Army’s 9th Infantry Division Public… Read More
LPA to bring rain showers across PH Thursday
July 20, 2023, 10:33 am
MANILA – A huge part of the country will experience rain showers caused by the low pressure area (LPA), the weather bureau said Thursday. The LPA was last tracked 650 kilometers east northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. "This LPA has a chance of developing into a tropical depression in 24 to… Read More
PBBM’s 1st year in office: 2K infra projects completed in Bicol
July 19, 2023, 7:46 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways in Bicol (DPWH-5) has completed more than 2,000 infrastructure projects during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s first year in service across the region. In an interview on Wednesday, Lucy Castañeda, DPWH-5 spokesperson, said a total… Read More
BFAR warns Bicolanos vs. catching, eating poisonous crabs
July 19, 2023, 7:39 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Bicol (BFAR-5) warned the public on Wednesday against the increasing sightings of poisonous crabs in different towns of the region. In an interview, BFAR-5 Regional Director Ariel U. Pioquinto said there are two poisonous crab… Read More
3 most wanted criminals among 150 rounded up in Bicol ops
July 16, 2023, 5:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) has arrested 150 wanted persons, including three under the Most Wanted list for rape cases, during simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operations over the weekend. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson on Sunday said… Read More
9.5K Bicol farmers finish on-air training on crop technologies
July 13, 2023, 5:46 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – More than 9,000 rice farmers from the six provinces of the Bicol Region were able to graduate from the School-On-Air on Smart Rice Agriculture (SOA-SRA) program handled by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) of the Department of Agriculture. In an interview on Thursday,… Read More
Red tide alert up in parts of Bohol, Zambo Sur
July 12, 2023, 1:59 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has warned the public against red tide in the coastal waters of Bohol and Zamboanga del Sur. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 17, Series of 2023 issued Wednesday, the BFAR said that shellfish samples collected… Read More
DAR to distribute e-titles to 1.2K Bicolano farmers on Friday
July 6, 2023, 4:06 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 1,229 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the six provinces in the Bicol Region will receive their electronic land titles (e-titles) under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project, a Department of Agrarian Reform in Bicol… Read More
P7.3-M illegal drugs seized in weeklong ops in Bicol
June 27, 2023, 11:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Some PHP7.3 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in weeklong simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operations (SACLEO) in the Bicol region from June 19-25. Brig. Gen. Westrimundo Obinque, Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO5) chief, said 36 anti-drug operations were… Read More
Surigao Norte swimmer conquers Masbate open waters
June 25, 2023, 5:49 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Long-distance and open water swimmer Ingemar Macarine of Surigao del Norte became the first person to swim solo, unassisted, and nonstop from Bugtong Island in Pio V. Corpus town to the Barangay Matayum lagoon in Cataingan, all in the province of Masbate. The open water swim took… Read More
P722.5-M nutrition projects to benefit 60 Bicol LGUs
June 20, 2023, 8:59 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 60 local government units (LGUs) in Region 5 (Bicol) will benefit from PHP722.5 million worth of community sub-projects of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan–Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), the Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
P6.8-M shabu seized in Masbate buy-bust
June 19, 2023, 7:15 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Police arrested on Monday a drug suspect who yielded PHP6.8 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Vicente, Cawayan town in Masbate province, the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO-5) said. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, identified the… Read More
290 schools energized with solar photovoltaic system
June 14, 2023, 2:22 pm
MANILA – Some 290 public schools across the country were energized by solar photovoltaic (PV) system through One Meralco Foundation’s (OMF) community electrification program. OMF told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) Wednesday that these schools are from 38 provinces and benefitted 89,235… Read More
PH Army activates Task Force Sagip amid incessant Mayon unrest
June 12, 2023, 10:58 am
MANILA – The Philippine Army (PA) has bolstered its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) preparations as Mayon Volcano has now been placed under Alert Level 3 due to its increasing unrest. Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement over the weekend, said this was done… Read More
3 NPA rebels wounded in clash with soldiers in Camarines Sur
June 8, 2023, 6:35 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were wounded in a clash with military troops at the boundary of Barangays Cotmo and Aldezar in Sipocot town, Camarines Sur on Wednesday, the Philippine Army (PA) said. Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office… Read More
CAAP tells flight operators to avoid flying near Kanlaon’s summit
June 6, 2023, 4:14 pm
MANILA – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Tuesday included Kanlaon Volcano as among the volcanoes that airmen should avoid flying in close proximity. In a public briefing on Tuesday, CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) B1957/23 had been issued,… Read More
