LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) — House of Representatives lawmakers from the Bicol region plan to file a bill to establish a Bicol River Basin Management Office to address the severe flooding threats in mainland ...

LEGAZPI CITY — Bicol Region is bracing for the upcoming weather disturbance over the weekend even as the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is now on red alert status. The OCD Bicol, the local government ...

Projects have been poured in flood-prone Bicol, making it the region with the third-highest budget for flood control, next to Central Luzon (No. 1) and the National Capital Region (No. 2). Based on ...

MANILA, Philippines — Rainy weather should be expected in parts of the Bicol Region, the Visayas and Mindanao on the last day of August, reported the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and ...

LEGAZPI CITY – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council operation center in Bicol is on red alert, preparing for the possible impact of a low-pressure area. In a memorandum issued ...

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s cacao industry roadmap is being updated primarily to position Bicol-grown beans as a globally recognized brand, the Department of Agriculture said. In a statement ...

The Philippine National Railways (PNR) clarified that the route from Laguna to Bicol is not yet operational. “Hindi totoo ang kumakalat na impormasyon sa social media na operasyunal na ang PNR Bicol ...

SORSOGON, Philippines – The Bicol Region recorded the lowest labor force participation rate (LFPR) in the country in 2024 at 59.3%, and the second lowest employment rate at 94.8%, showing persistent ...

LEGAZPI CITY — The prevalence of malnutrition remains high in Bicol Region, with 13,000 children from 0 to 59 months old either stunted, wasted or underweight, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) ...

Why we fact-checked this: The post, which has already received 55,000 reactions, 3,400 comments, and 4,600 shares, gives commuters in Bicol false hope, leading them to believe that they now have a ...

LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) – The Bicol Medical Center (BMC) Blood Bank and Transfusion Service declared a Code Red alert over the weekend due to an urgent need for blood donors. Mario Cecilio Chavez, ...

LEGAZPI CITY, Bicol — The Commission on Elections proclaimed Hisham Ismail, brother-in-law of former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin, as the new mayor of this city on Tuesday. Ismail got ...