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July 16, 2011 12:26 PM

VIRAC, Catanduanes, July 13, (PIA) -- A total of 4,654 families will be added to the 5,126 families already under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps) in the Conditional Cash Transfer program starting next year.

July 16, 2011 12:24 PM

DAET, Camarines Norte, July 13 (PIA) -– Monitoring on real time weather changes will be easier here in this province due to the one unit of Automated Weather Station (AWS) installed here recently

July 15, 2011 05:13 AM

PILI, Camarines Sur (July 15, 2011) — Sugar planters in this province are now alarmed by the free fall of sugar prices in the local market due to rampant sugar smuggling.

July 14, 2011 10:59 PM

PASACAO, Camarines Sur (July 14, 2011) – The lady municipal mayor of Pasacao, Camarines Sur remains unfazed after a municipal councilor submitted a petition at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) seeking  a recall election aimed at ousting her.

July 12, 2011 01:54 PM

NAGA CITY  (July 12, 2011) –  Applicants for domestic works in Saudi Arabia need not panic at this time because Saudization is not yet implemented and, if ever, Arab employers still have the prerogative on who to hire and many prefer Filipino workers.

July 9, 2011 08:03 PM

NAGA CITY Philippines (July 9, 2011) - The multimillion-dollar Naga River revitalization project  by the city government here gets a US$321,000 grant from the Cities Development Initiatives to Asia (CDIA) as technical assistance  in conducting pre-feasibility study.

July 8, 2011 01:45 AM

NAGA CITY (July 6, 2011) – Today at least 1,580 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pasada Program (3P’s) of the Aquino administration received gasoline subsidy of the government through smart cards distributed by the Department of Energy (DOE).

July 7, 2011 07:15 PM

The first of July 2011 marked the installation of Rev. Fr. Primitivo "Jun" Viray Jr., S.J. as the new President of the Ateneo de Naga University.

July 7, 2011 07:04 PM

Aiming to alleviate poverty by empowering the Bikolanos through entrepreneurship, the Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal Foundation - Bikol Inc. (CCMF-Bikol) recently opened its Microfinance Office at Tigaon, Camarines Sur last June 30, 2011.

July 7, 2011 05:44 PM

MINALABAC Camarines Sur (July 7, 2011) – Amid the heated debate on whether or not to carve a new province out of Camarines Sur, the municipal mayors agreed among themselves not to drag the League of Municipalities as an organization into the fray.

July 6, 2011 01:53 AM

PASACAO, Camarines Sur (July 5, 2011) – A councilor launches a campaign to gather enough signatures to be able to petition the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to schedule a recall election aimed at oustingthe incumbent mayor of this town.

July 6, 2011 12:18 AM

RAWIS, Legazpi City (July 5, 2011) – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje promised to protect legitimate mining industry players in this region by strict implementation of the “use it or lose it” policy.

July 2, 2011 11:22 PM

NAGA City (July 2 2011) – Apparently feeling enormous public pressure to produce results on a high-profile case, the Provincial Police Office of Camarines Sur sacked the police chief of Iriga City for being too slow to resolve the ambush-slay of broadcaster Romeo Olea.

July 2, 2011 12:38 PM

LEGAZPI City (July 1, 2011) – Rescue teams of the Philippine Navy, using 2 sea vessels and an aircraft, have ended the search for 10 missing fishermen from Ligao City and the towns of Virac and Bato in Catanduanes province.

July 2, 2011 10:48 AM

NAGA City (July 2, 2011) — Crime surge has been noted during the week in the towns of Ragay, Calabanga and the boundary town of Del gallego in Camarines Sur province.

July 1, 2011 09:08 PM

JOSE PANGANIBAN, Camarines Norte (June 30, 2011) - Residents are shaken in disbelief at the brutal robbery-slay of a businesswoman in this peaceful coastal town that is not known for violent crimes.

July 1, 2011 01:01 AM

Manila Philippines (June 30, 2011) - Now an object of nostalgia, the Bicol Express of the olden days in reality never attained a reputation for timely arrivals - nor departures. There was no big deal ordinarily when Bicol Express Train 611 arrived in Naga City this morning 4 hours late - were it not on its much anticipated maiden trip after years in limbo.

June 28, 2011 01:26 PM

Claveria Masbate (June 27, 2011) — A personnel of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU)  was ordered dismissed from service by the Division command of the 9th Infantry Division after he killed his brother.

June 28, 2011 12:07 PM

Naga City (June 27) – Poles apart in their positions, Camarines Sur Governor L-Ray Villafuerte and 4th district Congressman Noli Fuentebella embraced each other after a heated debate on the issue of partitioning the province of Camarines Sur during a summit held at the amphitheatre of the University of Saint Anthony (USANT) in Iriga City.

June 28, 2011 09:03 AM

Taking almost a year to decide that they can work along after all, President Benigno Aquino III finally keeps Jesse M. Robredo in the cabinet as full-fledged Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and turns over to him the supervision of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as well.

June 24, 2011 10:34 PM

Naga City (June 24, 2011) — More than a week after the slaying of Iriga City broadcaster Romeo Olea, the police has found positive leads that can hasten the resolution of the crime.

June 24, 2011 10:01 PM

Daet Camarines Norte (June 24, 2011) — The Governor of this province is still sore about a report by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional anti-logging task force that Camarines Norte is one of two Bicol provinces tagged as “hot bed” of illegal logging.

June 24, 2011 08:58 PM

Daet, Camarines Norte (June 24, 2011) — Nineteen years after the “Pinyasan Festival” was first staged in this capital town, its the incumbent Mayor claims that the festival has significantly boosted the popularity of the pineapple and fortified industries related to it.

June 24, 2011 06:10 PM

MANILA, Philippines (June 24, 2011) – Bicol Express has completed its final test run this morning when a 6-coach assembly carrying a 157-member contingent arrived at the Tutuban station at 8:45 A.M. from its overnight return trip from Naga City.