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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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