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PDEA seizes P74-M shabu in Sorsogon port bust; 2 nabbed

Manila, Aug. 23 -- Anti-drug operatives seized 11 kilograms of suspected shabu worth around PHP74 million and arrested two individuals during an operation at Matnog Port in Sorsogon Saturday. In a re... Read More


Minimum wage earners avail P20/kg. rice in Bicol

Legazpi City, Aug. 12 -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) said a total of 4,054 minimum wage earners benefited so far from the Benteng Bigas Meron Na Program of the Marcos admi... Read More


Albay lawmaker pushes for universal financial aid for rice farmers

Legazpi City, Aug. 11 -- Albay 3rd District Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda is pushing for the expansion of the rice farmer financial assistance (RFFA) program to include all rice farmers, regardless of f... Read More


Comelec Bicol exceeds voter registration quota in 10 days

Legazpi City, Aug. 11 -- The Commission on Elections in Bicol (Comelec-5) exceeded the quota for its voter registration drive in 10 days. Comelec-Bicol Director Maria Juana Valeza said they anticipat... Read More


LTO addresses license plates backlog, starts distribution in Bicol

Legazpi City, Aug. 8 -- The Land Transportation Office in Bicol (LTO-5) began distributing about 200,000 vehicle license plates in the region, addressing the plate backlog. "The focus of this activit... Read More


P1.28-B in social pension disbursed for indigent seniors in Bicol

Legazpi City, Aug. 8 -- Over 221,000 indigent senior citizens in the Bicol Region have received their social pension for 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) said F... Read More


142K rice farmers in Bicol to benefit from rice import ban

Legazpi City, Aug. 7 -- More than 142,000 rice farmers in the Bicol Region will benefit from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s decision to temporarily suspend rice importation for 60 days starting S... Read More


Bicol inflation rate rises to 1.7% in July

Legazpi City, Aug. 7 -- The Philippine Statistics Authority in Bicol (PSA-5) reported on Thursday that the inflation rate for July 2025 rose slightly to 1.7 percent, up from 1.5 percent in June. Duri... Read More


NFA Bicol: 823K bags of palay stocked for P20 BBM Na, during disasters

Legazpi City, Aug. 7 -- The National Food Authority in Bicol (NFA-5) on Thursday said the palay (unhusked rice) stored in various warehouses throughout the Bicol Region is enough for PHP20 per kilogra... Read More


Bicol's most wanted NPA nabbed in Masbate

Legazpi City, Aug. 6 -- Bicol police arrested the No. 1 most wanted person in the region, known as "Jake," a member of the New People's Army (NPA) operating in Masbate, the Police Regional Office in B... Read More