The number of potential areas of concern in Negros Oriental relative to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) has dropped to nine barangays from 27, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said Wednesday. The adjustment was made …
The Police Regional Office-5 (PRO5)-Bicol on Wednesday identified the two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in an encounter with police operatives in Barangay Bascaran, Daraga, Albay on Tuesday. In a report, Lt. Col Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesper…
Seventy-one couples from far-flung barangays got married in the biggest mass wedding ever held in the Municipality of San Remigio on Wednesday. Mayor Margarito Mission, Jr. said the municipal government saw the need for the ceremony that benefitted co…
The Board of Investments (BOI) is endorsing the PHP50 billion Common Passive Telecommunications Tower Infrastructure Project of EdgePoint Tower, Inc. for green lane treatment in the processing of permits and licenses needed for the project. In a state…
More than 1,300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bicol Region can exercise their right of suffrage in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In an interview, lawyer Maria Juana Valeza, Commission on Elections (Comelec)…
Ilonggos welcomed the removal of the price cap imposed on regular and well-milled rice (R/WMR) starting early last month, recognizing its benefits to traders, retailers, and consumers. Iloilo Grains Businessmen Association (IGBA) president Ildefonso D…
