Lawmakers, groups protest in Congress for higher social services budget
MANILA, Philippines – On the scheduled budget hearing of the Office of the President and the Department of Education today, lawmakers and members of sectoral groups protested in Congress calling…
Classes in Albay suspended due to transport strike
LEGAZPI CITY – Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) has declared suspension of classes in all levels today in two cities and nine other municipalities in the wake…
Transport strike sa Bicol matagumpay – Piston
SORSOGON CITY (Aug 31, 2011) – Matagumpay na nailunsad ng transport groups sa Bicol ang tigil-pasada sa buong rehiyon ngayon araw. Sa naging assessment ng Pinag-isang Samahan ng mga Tsuper…
Sorsoganons to oppose oil price increases
The formation of STOP OPI in the province of Sorsogon is a part of the nationwide clamor to address the alarming increases in the prices of oil and other petroleum…
Appeasing a bully
Marginal Note By Felix ‘Boy’ Espineda,Jr. [BicolToday.com] The forthcoming visit of President Benigno Aquino to Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen in mainland China is a step in the right direction if…
Ortega’s family seeks a million signatures for justice, press freedom
Slain Palawan broadcaster and environmentalist Doc Gerry Ortega would have been 48 years old today. He was killed last Jan. 24 by an assassin who pointed at former Palawan Governor…
Escudero files measures for BuCor’s modernization
LEGAZPI CITY – Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero filed a legislative measure providing for the modernization and professionalization of the country’s national correction facility to make it in compliance with the…
Sixth grader becomes a national pride
A sixth grader from Malinao Elementary School in Albay Province teaches us that all can become heroes. At the height of typhoon Juaning on July 25, this year, she risked…
Bicol nursing schools grabs 4 top spots
LEGAZPI CITY – The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) Bicol has announced that four Bicolanos landed in the top ten of the Nursing Licensure Examinations held July 2011 with only 48…
RH and national budget bills deserve equal priority – Lagman
LEGAZPI CITY – Albay representative and Minority leader Edcel Lagman has called on Congress to give the Reproductive Health Bill (RHB) equal billing with the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) as…
