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Farmers' group, local biz in Catanduanes get start-up aid

Legazpi, Aug. 5 -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) has provided farmers' associations and local entrepreneurs with start-up capital. In a media release on Tuesday, the farmer... Read More


Bicol cops nab 170 suspects, seize P15-M illegal drugs in July

Legazpi, Aug. 5 -- Police operatives seized PHP15 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 170 drug suspects in anti-drug operations carried out in July, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5)... Read More


Temporary work for Albay students, graduates a boost to personal dev't

Legazpi City, Aug. 5 -- At least 300 students and recent graduates from Albay benefited from the temporary employment initiative under the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) cash-fo... Read More


131K rice farmers in Bicol receive cash aid

Legazpi City, Aug. 4 -- More than 131,000 rice farmers across six provinces in the Bicol region have received PHP7,000 cash aid from the Department of Agriculture. In a report Monday, Lovella Guarin,... Read More


Comelec logs 44K registrants in Bicol

Legazpi, Aug. 4 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bicol reported that it received 44,630 voters' registration applications on Aug. 1 to 3. Comelec-Bicol Director Maria Juana Valeza said the... Read More


Nearly P10-M illegal drugs seized in weeklong ops in Bicol

Legazpi, Aug. 4 -- The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) confiscated nearly PHP10 million worth of illegal drugs in weeklong anti-drug operations from July 28 to Aug. 3. In a report Monday, PRO... Read More


Suspected drug pusher nabbed in CamSur; P4-M 'shabu' seized

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 2 -- Authorities arrested a 30-year-old suspected drug pusher and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of more than PHP4 million during an anti-drug operation in Pi... Read More


P7-B geothermal power plant inaugurated in Sorsogon City

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 2 -- The Energy Development Corp. (EDC) activated a new PHP7 billion facility in Sorsogon City on Friday as part of its efforts to harness the country's rich indigenous geothermal r... Read More


Fire-affected vendors in Iriga City get cash aid

Legazpi city, Aug. 1 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol) has extended financial assistance to 10 vendors affected by a fire that razed a public market in Iriga City, C... Read More


Siquijor power supply to stabilize before year-end - DOE

Sorsogon City, Aug. 1 -- The Department of Energy (DOE) assured Friday that the power supply in Siquijor would return to normal before the end of the year. In a press conference following an activit... Read More