1st Bicol hot air balloon fest seen to boost region’s economy

LEGAZPI: It’s all systems go for the 1st Bicol Loco Hot Air Balloon Festival on May 3-5 at the Old Legazpi Airport in this city.

In a statement on Monday, Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-List and House Committee on Appropriations chair Rep. Elizaldy Co, the mi…

P545-M infra projects to boost morale, capability of soldiers in Bicol

LEGAZPI: A total of 22 projects amounting to PHP545 million will soon be completed in various camps and headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 9th Infantry Division (9ID) in the Bicol Region.

In a phone interview on Tuesday, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9ID Pub…

DSWD-Bicol taps cash-for-work program for food, water project

LEGAZPI: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol started implementing on Tuesday a PHP37.7-million cash-for-work scheme for its Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritio…

131 LGUs under state of calamity due to El Niño

MANILA: Some 131 local government units (LGU) have declared a state of calamity as the country continues to grapple with the effects of the El Niño phenomenon.

Task Force El Niño spokesperson and Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary…

PBBM orders speedy dev’t of e-vehicle industry

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Energy (DOE) and other relevant government agencies to expedite the implementation of action plans and strategies to develop the electric vehicle (EV) industry.

Marcos issued the di…

Info officers vow to promote of Caraga’s peace, dev’t gains

BUTUAN: Some 150 Information Officers (IOs) from local government units (LGUs) and government line agencies in the Caraga Region completed a two-day Mindanao Communicators Network Congress here that culminated Tuesday to promote the government’s peace…

DOLE: Cash, livelihood aid await workers on Labor Day

MANILA: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide cash and livelihood assistance to workers on Labor Day, aside from employment opportunities to jobseekers.

In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing Tuesday, Labor Undersecretary Benjo Be…