Transport strike paralyzes Guinobatan in Albay
PUBLIC transportation in Guinobatan, Albay has been rendered paralyzed as almost 95 percent of jeepney drivers and operators participated in the 24-hour transport strike in the Bicol region. Concerned Drivers and Operators-Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Condor-Piston) Bicol secretary-general Ramon Rescovilla said in an online report that the transport strike was meant […].....»»
How the P1-billion historic Ultra Lotto jackpot prize was achieved
The long wait for the lucky winners of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s Ultra Lotto game has come to an end with the announcement of two individuals who placed their bets in Albay and Eastern Samar. PCSO in a social media post this Monday shared that two bettors won the jackpot prize of P1.180 billion […] The post How the P1-billion historic Ultra Lotto jackpot prize was achieved appeared first on Interaksyon......»»
2 lotto bettors bag biggest jackpot in PCSO history
TWO bettors of Ultra Lotto 6/58 of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) won the biggest prize money in its history on Sunday night. The bettors, who were identified only as coming from Legazpi City, Albay and Borongan, Eastern Samar will divide the P1.18 billion jackpot after guessing the winning combination of 40-50-37-25-01-45. The money [...] The post 2 lotto bettors bag biggest jackpot in PCSO history appeared first on The Manila Times Online......»»
DOT launches food, travel festival in Albay, Cebu
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has simultaneously launched a food and travel festival in the provinces of Albay and Cebu as part of its focus to promote culinary tourism......»»
Teen allegedly involved in slay of Albay teacher charged with Murder, Attempted Murder
Teen allegedly involved in slay of Albay teacher charged with Murder, Attempted Murder.....»»
Slain Albay teacher shielded students from attacker
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Slain public school teacher Mylene Veras-Durante shielded two students from a knife-wielding assailant who attacked them inside their school in Pio Duran town, Albay, on Tuesday night, October 9. “The teacher tried to save the lives of the children by covering them,” Police Senior ........»»
Fuel tax suspension seen in January 2019
New and higher taxes on diesel and other oil products will most likely be suspended in January next year, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said yesterday......»»
Albay teacher stabbed to death
Albay teacher stabbed to death.....»»
Alleged teen killer of Albay teacher to face Murder charge
Alleged teen killer of Albay teacher to face Murder charge.....»»
DepEd Bicol Regional Director issues statement on Albay teacher murder
DepEd Bicol Regional Director issues statement on Albay teacher murder.....»»
DA revives Gulayan sa Paaralan Program in Bicol
LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) - A total of 725 public schools in Albay will establish vegetable gardens under the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) of the Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA 5)."The.....»»
DA revives Gulayan sa Paaralan Program in Bicol
LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) - A total of 725 public schools in Albay will establish vegetable gardens under the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) of the Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA 5)."The.....»»
Inflation impact on Bicol worse than that of ‘Ompong’ – solon
LEGAZPI CITY --- The impact of double digit inflation in the Bicol region, at 10.1 percent, was worse than that of Typhoon "Ompong" (international name: Mangkhut), according to Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, a noted economist. The situation, according to Salceda was "tempus horribilis (horrible time)" worse than what Ompong wrought on Bicol, the country's fourth poorest region. High prices would hurt most the region's poor, which make up 30 percent of the population, Salceda said. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), in a report in September, said average inflation that month (6.7 percent) continued to move at a pace quicker than that of August (6.4 percent). Higher outsi...Keep on reading: Inflation impact on Bicol worse than that of ‘Ompong’ – solon.....»»
Filipino living near Indonesia volcano eruption site safe - DFA
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Thursday that it has tracked the Filipino national living near the volcanic eruption site in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Oscar Orcine, Philipp.....»»
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island hit earlier by quake, tsunami
Published: 12:53 a.m., Oct. 3, 2018 | Updated: 9:37 p.m., Oct. 3, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia --- A volcano erupted Wednesday on the same central Indonesian island struck last week by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, and authorities warned planes about volcanic ash in the air. Mount Soputan on Sulawesi island spewed a massive column of ash more than 6,000 meters (19,700 feet) into the sky at around 8:47 a.m. local time, or 7:47 a.m. Jakarta time,prompting authorities to raise the volcano's status to Level III (alert) of the four-level national volcano alert system. No evacuations were immediately ordered. Potential lava flows But according to The Jakarta Post, the Center for...Keep on reading: Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island hit earlier by quake, tsunami.....»»
DFA trying to reach Filipino near volcanic eruption site in Indonesia
A Filipino who lives near an Indonesian island affected by a volcanic eruption is being tracked down by authorities, the Deaprtment of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement on Wednesday. At around 8:47 a.m. on Wednesday, Mount Supotan in Sulawesi, Indonesia spewed a massive column of ash. READ:Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island hit earlier by quake, tsunami Oscar Orcine, Philippine Consulate General in Indonesia reported to DFA that they are trying to get in touch with the Filipino who is also a retired employee of Orcine. The Filipino is living with his Indonesian wife and son near the volcano at 45 kilometers from Manado, Indonesia. Meanwhile, Orcine said 144 Filip...Keep on reading: DFA trying to reach Filipino near volcanic eruption site in Indonesia.....»»
Palparan s continued military detention smacks of VIP treatment
MANILA, Philippines – Opposition legislators on Tuesday, October 2, slammed the military for still keeping in its custody convicted kidnapper and retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan. Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman and Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin both want Palparan to be immediately transferred to the New ........»»
Another Naga drug peddler falls
Anti-narcotics agents, according to PDEA Bicol Chief Christian Frivaldo, nabbed Felipe Sabdao of Camalig in nearby Albay after a successful buy-bust operation was launched against him The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Saturday netted some P340,000 worth of crystal meth (shabu) from a drug peddler in a hotel in Naga City, Camarines Sur. Anti-narcotics […].....»»
P340-K shabu, sports car seized in Naga
LEGAZPI CITY: Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P340,000 worth of shabu from an alleged drug dealer during a buy-bust in a hotel in Naga City, Camarines Sur. The suspect, Felipe Sabdao alias Don, 32, of Barangay Salugan, Camalig in Albay, was arrested inside Moraville Hotel in Barangay Mabolo, Naga City at… link: P340-K shabu, sports car seized in Naga.....»»
Over P300K worth ‘shabu’ seized from suspect in Naga City hotel
LEGAZPI CITY -- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives confiscated P340,000 worth of suspected "shabu" (crystal meth) from an alleged drug peddler at a hotel in Naga City in Camarines Sur province, a PDEA report said Sunday. Felipe Sabdao, alias "Don," 32, of Barangay (village) Salugan in Camalig town, Albay province, was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation at a hotel in Barangay Mabolo in Naga City around 3 p.m. Saturday, said Christian Frivaldo, acting PDEA Bicol chief. PDEA agents confiscated from the suspect two pieces of plastic bags containing 50 grams of suspected shabu with a street value of P340,000. Frivaldo, in an interview, said the latest drug seizur...Keep on reading: Over P300K worth ‘shabu’ seized from suspect in Naga City hotel.....»»