Content about Camarines Norte

DAET, Camarines Norte (Dec 17, 2011) – Rural residents at the foot of Mount Labo in this province stormed the office compound of the Mount Labo Exploration and Development Corp., a mining firm operating in the area whose activities are being opposed by local residents here.

NAGA CITY (Dec 14, 2011) - In the field of lawmakers that include Congressmen Edcel Lagman, a loyal Arroyo supporter, Dato Arroyo, former presidential son, and Rolando Andaya, Jr., former Budget secretary, 7 out of 16 Bicolano district representatives in the Lower House signed the resoluton to impeach Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Two of 3 Ako Bicol partylist representatives – Rodel Batocabe and Alfredo Garbin Jr. - also signed in, favoring the ousting of the Chief Justice.

In total, 9 Bicol lawmakers joined the 188 signatories to the Corona impeachment resolution.

DAET, Camarines Norte (Dec 8, 2011) - First  termer Camarines Norte 2^nd district Representative Elmer Ellaga Panotes has 2,300 college scholars coming from 7 towns of his congressional district, including the capital town of Daet, Vinzons, Talisay, Mercedes, Basud, San Lorenzo Ruiz and San Vicente.

Spokesperson, Marichu Avila, said  that the college scholars of the congressman have swelled to such big number because scholarship in college education is a priority of Congressman Panotes.

DAET, Camarines Norte (Nov. 27, 2011) – A Team of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Management Bureau (DENR - EMB) served Friday (Nov. 25) a Cease and Desist Order to three of the six mining firms in Paracale town in this province.

 The DENR-EMB  action is in response to a complaint filed by a fishermen organization, “Samahang Mangingisda ng Paracale,” that Mercury poisoning has contaminated the town’s fishing lanes and two major rivers...

DAET, Camarines Norte (Nov. 6, 2011) – A security aide of Camarines Norte Governor Edgardo “Egay” Tallado was wounded in an ambush carried out by motorcycle-riding suspects but managed to fire back at the suspects killing one of them. Camarines Norte Police director, Sr. Supt. Roberto Bigay Fajardo identified the security aide as retired policeman SPO4 Roni Bardon who sustained non-fatal wounds in the head and shoulder.

NAGA CITY (Nov. 6, 2011) – The symbolic banner of the PNP’s “Takbo Maharlika Tungo sa Pagkakaisa,” which is being relayed by police runners from Region 1 (Ilocos Region), has reached Camarines Sur province and celebrated with simple rites at Sipocot, Camarines Sur the other day...

NAGA CITY (Nov. 6, 2011) – Camarines Sur Police Director, Senior Superintendent Procopio Lipana has ordered concerned municipal police chiefs to step up the probe on several unsolved killings that have increased based on October records of the Camarines Sur police office.

Several sensational cases of murders were recorded by the police in October this year...

DAET, Camarines Norte (Nov. 1, 2011) – The local government of this Capital town is reclaiming part of  the 11, 000-hectare area of the Bicol National Park (BNP) within the Camarines Norte side of the national park that is currently in the territorial jurisdiction of neighboring town of Basud.

Daet  Mayor Tito Sarion said that this is in connectionwith the town’s bid to become the first city in this province. Daet has all that it takes to become the next city in the Bicol region but its present total land area falls short of the 10, 000 hectares required to qualify for cityhood, said the mayor...

DAET, Camarines Norte (Oct 29, 2011) – Recent incidents of armed robberies targeting the business community threaten the economic lifeblood of this capital town and the business sector is pleading for help.

The most recent armed robbery was carried out in broad daylight in the morning of Oct 24 by 5 motorcycle-riding suspects with Visayan accent and resulted in the death of ...

DAET, Camarines Norte (Oct 14, 2011) - The leader of a notorious gang involved in distribution of illegal drugs falls to the joint operatives of the Camarines Norte Police Office, the Philippine National Police (PNP) regional intelligence unit and this town’s police force.

According to Provincial Police director, Sr. Supt. Roberto B. Fajardo, the suspect identified as Arnold Zantua, alias "Dondong" has long been under surveillance as the leader of the "Zantua Drug group" that distributes shabu in Daet and neighboring towns...

DAET Camarines Norte (Sep 27, 2011)  - As ”Pedring” instensified in Bicol starting  Sunday (Sept. 25), 4  fishing vessels with undetermined number of crew member  sailed to sea from the towns of Mercedes, Vinzons and Jose Panganiban and have been missing since Monday (Sept. 26).

Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction  Management Council (PDRRMC)  spokesman Caloy Galvez reported  Monday evening  that when Bicol was under Typhoon signal no. 3, three fishing vessels from barangays Apwao, Cuatro all in Mercedes town and barangay Sabang in Vinzons still sailed to sea and remain unaccounted to date.

NAGA CITY (Sep 25, 2011) - Typhoon Pedring (International name: NESAT) was spotted 9:00 A.M. today north east of the Bicol region is moving fast at 28 kilometers per hour (kph) west-northwesterly towards the Aurora province.

Pedring is now 235 kilometers Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes with maintained centerwind of 150 kph with gusts up to 185.

It is expected to become a Category 4 Typhoon early Tuesday morning as it approaches the coast of Aurora wiith a centerwind up to 250 kph...