Unopposed Salceda proclaimed Albay Governor amidst technical-legal constraints
By Reynard Magtoto LEGASPI CITY, 15-May-2013 (BicolToday.com) – Without an opponent, Governor Joey Salceda’s proclamation as winner had taken much technical, legal reflections and consensus among the board of Canvassers…
Aga Muhlach’s destiny hangs on tiny Tigaon village in CamSur as Fuentebella leads 70 votes
By Joey Natividad Special Correspondent TIGAON, Camarines Sur, 15-May-2013 (BicolToday.com) – Aspirant for Congress actor Aga Muhlach’s destiny hangs on the tiny village of Cabalinadan in this town as about…
Comelec Bicol reshuffles 11 election officers
By Reynard Magtoto LEGAZPI CITY, 1-May-2013 (BicolToday.com) – The Commission on Election (Comelec) in the Bicol Region reshuffled its election officers to various key posts to ensure neutrality in their areas of…
Scuba diving showtime in Donsol: Whale sharks, manta rays
By Danny O. Calleja DONSOL, Sorsogon, 23-April-2013 – Underwater interaction with whale sharks homing at the coastal waters here now has an added treat for thousands of visiting scuba divers:…
Evie Escudero’s snub irks Sally Lee
By Felix ‘Boy’ Espineda, Jr. SORSOGON CITY, 18April2013 (BicolToday.com) – The heat is seething hot in Sorsogon’s volatile 1st district as old-timers cautiously monitor the emerging rift between two ladies who dominate…
DPWH-Bicol deploys teams to assist lenten motorists
LEGAZPI CITY (23-Mar-2013) – Anticipating a customary influx of motorists these Lenten holidays, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bicol is reactivating its motorist assistance teams to…
Oppositions mount up anew vs Catanduanes coal mining
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY (20-Mar-2013) – The new government-approved coal mining plan for Catanduanes is facing stern opposition from various local sectors that consider the venture a big…
Military rules in Bicol region
Schools and village halls are being used as camps by soldiers. Residents have to seek the permission of the military and sign in their logbooks whenever they go in and…
DA putting up ‘rimas’ nurseries, to release breadfruit-flavored ice cream in Masbate
By Danny O. Calleja PILI, Camarines Sur (7-Mar-2013) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is putting up nurseries for nutrient-rich starchy breadfruit or “rimas” under a P36-million roadmap even as…
PNR soon to resume Manila-Legazpi train trips
LEGAZPI CITY (27-Feb-2013/PNA) – The rehabilitation of the south rail track is currently on its finishing touches, making the Philippine National Railways (PNR) confident that it could soon resume train…
