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Albay towns suspend classes due to heavy rains

Legazpi City, Jan. 5 -- Several local government units (LGUs) in Albay suspended face-to-face classes on Monday due to heavy rains brought by a shear line and a gale warning. Classes at all levels, b... Read More


DBM, DOH urged to fast-track release of health emergency allowances

Manila, Jan. 5 -- Albay 3rd District Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda on Monday urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) to immediately issue simplified guidel... Read More


Bicol police enforce safety measures for residents near Mayon Volcano

Manila, Jan. 3 -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) and the Albay Provincial Police are strictly enforcing a ban on human activity within the 6-km. permanent danger zone (PDZ) following Mayon... Read More


DSWD-Bicol readies P138-M aid as Mayon alert level 2 hoisted

Manila, Jan. 2 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has readied more than PHP138.4 million worth of response aid following the raising of Mayon Volcano's alert level f... Read More


P1.7-M shabu seized, HVI nabbed in buy-bust ops in CamSur

Manila, Dec. 30 -- The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Tuesday the arrest of a high-value individual and confiscation of PHP1.7 million worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operati... Read More


Army, cops recover arms cache in Masbate town

Manila, Dec. 30 -- Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division (9ID) of the Philippine Army, in coordination with the Philippine National Police, seized a cache of New People's... Read More


Farmers cooperatives in Bicol get trucks, cash aid

MANILA, Dec. 22 -- Farmers cooperatives in Bicol region received nearly PHP15 million in aid, including trucks and financial support, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA-Bicol Regional Execut... Read More


PCG on high alert as passenger influx for holiday begins

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Philippine Coast Guard in Bicol (PCG-5) is expecting an influx of about 185,000 passengers in various ports in the region as it carries out maritime safety measures for th... Read More


PCG confirms 2 dead, 2 missing after motorboat capsized in Masbate

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Philippine Coast Guard District Bicol (PCG-5) confirmed on Thursday that two died and two are still missing after a motorbanca capsized in the waters off Aroroy, Masbate o... Read More


DMW assists nearly 80 repatriated OFWs in Bicol for 2025

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Department of Migrant Workers Bicol (DMW-5) has assisted nearly 80 repatriated overseas Filipino workers this year. In an interview on Friday, Merry Christ Joely Eguia, t... Read More