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July 28, 2011
Bikol bore brunt of Typhoon Juaning

LEGAZPI CITY (July 28, 2011 6:30 A.M.) – All storm signals lifted, flood waters receding and Typhoon Juaning leaving the country, Bikolanos now have time to take stocks and realize that the Bikol region bore the brunt of unexpected massive rains and strong winds brought by Typhoon Juaning.

LEGAZPI CITY (July 28, 2011 6:30 A.M.) – All storm signals lifted, flood waters receding and Typhoon Juaning leaving the country, Bikolanos now have time to take stocks and realize that the Bikol region bore the brunt of unexpected massive rains and strong winds brought by Typhoon Juaning.

Projection models show that Juaning merely skirted Bikol and in fact Juaning passed East of the region as a Tropical Depression and Albay was under Signal No. 1 when most of the damages to the province were taking place.

October 22, 2011
Island town in Masbate likes to be part of CAMSUR

SAN PASCUAL, Masbate (Oct. 21, 2011) – This island municipality that faces the coast of Pasacao, Camarines Sur likes to be a territorial part of the province of Camarines Sur.

 In a local news article, San Pascual town Mayor Jose Maria “Jojo” Rivera said that there is a growing sentiment among the residents of San Pascual, Masbate  that they prefer to be part of the province of Camarines Sur rather than Masbate because of their proximity to the Camarines Sur coastline, which is only an hour and 15 minutes boat ride away.

SAN PASCUAL, Masbate (Oct. 21, 2011) – This island municipality that faces the coast of Pasacao, Camarines Sur likes to be a territorial part of the province of Camarines Sur.

 In a local news article, San Pascual town Mayor Jose Maria “Jojo” Rivera said that there is a growing sentiment among the residents of San Pascual, Masbate  that they prefer to be part of the province of Camarines Sur rather than Masbate because of their proximity to the Camarines Sur coastline, which is only an hour and 15 minutes boat ride away.

August 23, 2011
Santos, Cordero to Launch Bikol Anthology of Poems

Literary critic and historian Paz Verdades Santos and poet Kristian Sendon Cordero are set to launch a new anthology of Bikol poems entitled Sagurong: 100 Na Rawitdawit Sa Manlain-lain na Bikol/The Bamboo Lifelines: 100 Poems in Bikol Languages on September 5

Literary critic and historian Paz Verdades Santos and poet Kristian Sendon Cordero are set to launch a new anthology of Bikol poems entitled Sagurong: 100 Na Rawitdawit Sa Manlain-lain na Bikol/The Bamboo Lifelines: 100 Poems in Bikol Languages on September 5, 2011 at 4: 30 PM, at the Arrupe Convention Center, Ateneo de Naga University.

July 25, 2011
Storm signal no. 1 up in 5 Bikol provinces

NAGA City (July 25, 2011 6:00 PM)  - Tropical Depression Juaning continues to accelerate, now moving northwestward - just to the east of Catanduanes. Its rainbands are spreading across the Bicol Region and Samar Provinces including Southern Quezon.

NAGA City (July 25, 2011 6:00 PM)  - Tropical Depression Juaning continues to accelerate, now moving northwestward - just to the east of Catanduanes. Its rainbands are spreading across the Bicol Region and Samar Provinces including Southern Quezon.

As of 6:00 PM today, the tropical depression was located 180 kilometers East Norheast of Virac, Cartanduanes at coordinates 14.0º North Latitude 125.8º East Longitude packing ceterwind of 55 kilometers per hour and gustiness up to 75 kilometers per hour, moving at 17 kilometers per hour towards Isabela-Cagayan area.

June 18, 2011
Tropical Storm Egay spares Bicol, threatens Cagayan-Batanes

Naga City (July 18, 2011 4:25 P.M.) - Egay, now classified as a Tropical Storm with center wind velocity of 65 kilometers per hour and gustiness up to 85 kilometers per hour, has started moving away from Catanduanes island.

Naga City (July 18, 2011 4:25 P.M.) - Egay, now classified as a Tropical Storm with center wind velocity of 65 kilometers per hour and gustiness up to 85 kilometers per hour, has started moving away from Catanduanes island.

It now moves Northwesterly towards Cagayan and Batanes at 19 kilometers per hour and is located 140 km East Northeast of Pandan, Catanduanes at coordinates 14.6º North Latitude 125.4º East Longitude as of 3:00 P.M. today.

May 12, 2011
Ako Bikol Neutral on CamSur Partitioning

Batasan Pambansa, Quezon City (May 12, 2011) – Ako Bikol partylist (AKB) is neutral on the issue of partitioning of Camarines Sur into two provinces, as inititated by Congressman Noli Fuentebella of the 4th legislative district of Camarines Sur.

Batasan Pambansa, Quezon City (May 12, 2011) – Ako Bikol partylist (AKB) is neutral on the issue of partitioning of Camarines Sur into two provinces, as inititated by Congressman Noli Fuentebella of the 4th legislative district of Camarines Sur.

In an interview with Vox Bikol on May 11, Legazpi City-native AKB Representative Rodel Batocabe said that his party will respect the decision of the people of Camarines Cur the moment the Fuentebella proposal to create separate province advances far enough to be put up for people's vote in a plebiscite.

April 19, 2011
Kwaresma

Fr. Rex Andres Alarcon, Director of Naga Parochial School, shares his thoughts on Kwaresma, in Bicolano.

Fr. Rex Andres Alarcon, Director of Naga Parochial School, shares his thoughts on Kwaresma, in Bicolano.

April 5, 2011
CCMF Microfinance to open in Tigaon in June 2011

To serve more clients in the Partido Area, Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal Foundation (CCMF-Bikol) will open a branch office in Tigaon, Camarines Sur, in June 2011. This was revealed by Fr. Wilmer S. Tria, Chief Executive Officer.

April 5, 2011
CCMF-Bikol’s Microfinance Program to Open in Tigaon in June 2011

To serve more clients in the Partido Area, Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal Foundation (CCMF-Bikol) will open a branch office in Tigaon, Camarines Sur, in June 2011. This was revealed by Fr. Wilmer S. Tria, Chief Executive Officer.

To serve more clients in the Partido Area, Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal Foundation (CCMF-Bikol) will open a branch office in Tigaon, Camarines Sur, in June 2011. This was revealed by Fr. Wilmer S. Tria, Chief Executive Officer.

Currently, CCMF-Bikol has microfinance centers in 13 municipalities, including Tigaon and Ocampo. “We can reach out to other municipalities and parishes in Partido when we have an office in the area,” says Fr. Tria.

April 1, 2011
Poets and Painters to Honor Luis Dato

Bikol poets Kristian Sendon Cordero and Frank Peñones Jr. and the painters of the Burikbutikan Arts Collective, a group of visual artists from Baao, Camarines Sur will pay tribute to Bikol writer Luis Dato alongside with the opening of the art exhibit on April 2, 2011, at Café des Artes in Baao, Camarines Sur.

Bikol poets Kristian Sendon Cordero and Frank Peñones Jr. and the painters of the Burikbutikan Arts Collective, a group of visual artists from Baao, Camarines Sur will pay tribute to Bikol writer Luis Dato alongside with the opening of the art exhibit on April 2, 2011, at Café des Artes in Baao, Camarines Sur.

March 12, 2011
Tsunami Feared to Hit Bikol

Mar 12, 2011 (UPDATE) - Governor Joey Salceda of Albay province ordered preventive coastal evacuations in 12 barangays and two cities in Albay following the earthquake of 8.9 magnitude that hit north east coast of Japan Friday afternoon.

January 10, 2011
AdNU to Hold Conference on Film, Culture

WITH THE prime aspiration of instigating a culture of filmmaking in Bikol, the Ateneo de Naga University Department of Media Studies and the Media Studies Society are holding the 2nd Bicol Conference on Communication and Media Studies on January 1 to February 2, 2011.

January 10, 2011
PNoy Orders Assistance to Drenched Bikol Provinces

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 5– President Benigno Aquino III has instructed all national government agencies (NGAs) to give full assistance in all provinces in Bikol region, especially those mostly affected areas by continuous heavy rains.

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 5– President Benigno Aquino III has instructed all national government agencies (NGAs) to give full assistance in all provinces in Bikol region, especially those mostly affected areas by continuous heavy rains.

Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) regional director Rafael Alejandro in a meeting Wednesday informed the members of the council to ready all resources to be distributed in the affected municipalities and cities by landslides, flashfloods and lahar flows.

December 14, 2010
DOLE Bicol to Employ Bulusan-affected Residents

Sorsogon City (10 December) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol will employ this December some 100 jobless residents displaced by the Bulusan eruption from three affected municipalities in the province as part of the 'emergency employment program' of the agency.

Sorsogon City (10 December) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol will employ this December some 100 jobless residents displaced by the Bulusan eruption from three affected municipalities in the province as part of the 'emergency employment program' of the agency.

DOLE Bicol Regional Director Atty. Alvin M. Villamor said that the emergency employment is one measure to augment the loss of income of 100 residents from Casiguran, Juban and Irosin towns in Sorsogon.