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Albay on high alert as TD Wilma, shear line bring heavy rains

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 4 -- The provincial government of Albay, through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), has issued a directive for heightened preparedness due to the anticipat... Read More


84K food packs prepositioned for TD Wilma - DSWD

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 4 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol Region (DSWD-5) has prepositioned over 84,000 family food packs in preparation for the possible impact of Tropical Dep... Read More


Salceda files bill to abolish estate tax

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 3 -- Albay 3rd District Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda has filed a bill to abolish the estate tax and shift the taxation of inherited property to the point of sale through the capital ... Read More


Bicol disaster response on red alert for Wilma

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 3 -- The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council is on red alert status in preparation for the possible impact of a low pressure area (LPA) with a high potenti... Read More


Comelec logs 32K registrants in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 3 -- The Commission on Elections in Bicol (Comelec-5) reported on Wednesday over 32,000 voter registration applications from Oct. 20 to Dec. 2 across the region's six provinces. Th... Read More


Bicol police seize P9.5-M illegal drugs in weeklong ops

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 2 -- The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) confiscated illegal drugs worth PHP9.52 million and arrested 26 suspects over a weeklong intensified anti-drug operations from Nov. ... Read More


Power fully restored in main areas of Albay

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 2 -- Power has been fully restored in the main areas of Albay following the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong) last November, the Albay Electric... Read More


20 establishments now halal-certified in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 2 -- The Department of Trade and Industry awarded halal certification to 20 establishments across various provinces in the Bicol region. According to DTI Bicol, the 20 halal-certif... Read More


Survivors, kin of families killed in Albay road crash get aid

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 1 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol is providing support to the survivors and families who lost loved ones in a recent deadly collision between a v... Read More


Bicol minimum wage now P435

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 1 -- Minimum wage earners in the Bicol Region will see a PHP20 increase in their daily take-home pay effective Monday. With the implementation of the second tranche, the new daily ... Read More