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More Bicol MSMEs assisted in 2025 - DTI

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 18 -- The Department of Trade and Industry in Bicol (DTI-5) has reported a nearly 20 percent increase in the number of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) assisted by the a... Read More


Over 12K Uwan-affected families in Bicol get emergency cash aid

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 17 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) is distributing financial assistance through its Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program for over 12,000 famil... Read More


Albay guv focuses on improving healthcare services for Albayanos

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 17 -- Albay Governor Noel Rosal has committed to providing better and more accessible healthcare services to Albayanos. This pledge follows the recognition received by the Provinci... Read More


Gov't troops recover high-powered firearms in Camarines Norte

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 17 -- Police and military personnel recovered a New People's Army (NPA) arms cache containing high-powered firearms in Labo, Camarines Norte, the 9th Infantry Division (9ID) reporte... Read More


'Pastores' trade fair features Bicol's festival of culture, tourism

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 16 -- The Department of Tourism in Bicol promoted a trade fair called the "Festival of Culture and Tourism" as part of the annual celebration of the Pastores that featured 12 micro,... Read More


78 wanted persons nabbed, nearly P4-M shabu seized in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 16 -- Police arrested at least 78 wanted persons and seized from them nearly PHP4 million worth of shabu in various police operations in the Bicol Region. PRO-5 acting Regional Dir... Read More


DAR Bicol distributes land titles, condones P248.8-M debt

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 11 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Bicol distributed a total of 6,960 land titles and Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgages (CoCRoMs) to agrarian refor... Read More


50 workers get P2.4-M livelihood aid in Camarines Norte

Manila, Dec. 11 -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) awarded PHP2.4 million worth of livelihood starter kits to 50 beneficiaries of its integrated livelihood program in Daet, Ca... Read More


VAW cases in Bicol drop by 17%

Manila, Dec. 10 -- Cases of violence against women in the Bicol region decreased by 17 percent compared to 2024, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday. In a media forum, Arlene Alangco,... Read More


Albay to purchase P10-M medicines for gov't-managed hospitals

Manila, Dec. 10 -- The provincial government of Albay allocated PHP10 million for the purchase of medicines for hospitals managed by the local government unit. Governor Noel Rosal said the move ensur... Read More