An mga gurang kaidto, mestiso asin haralangkaw, ta igua sindang dugong Kastila alagad dai nanggad aram ni Lolo Inggo kun Kastila an saiyang mga magurang basta sinda haralangkaw asin mga mestizo man. Mas nagtutubod si Lolo Inggo na puro siyang Pilipino ta siya pobre bakong arog kan mga kastila na darakula an mga harong asin kadakol nin hacienda. Namundag si Lolo Inggo sa Naga kan 1908 asin nagadan sa edad na 80 kan taon 1988. Kan siya Soltero pa, guapo asin magayon an tin

“May kasal! May kasal!” IYO INI an pirming reaksyon kan sakuyang agom kun nakaka hiling nin ikakasal. Nauugma siya. Kun nag mamaneho ako, pinapa pundo niya nguna ako nganing ma tanaw mi an kinakasal. Kun nag lalakaw-lakaw man kami, na pundo nguna kami nganing mahiling mi an ikakasal. KAN MGA tolong bulan na naka agi ginibong ninang si Delia (agom ko) kan aki kan saro niyang dating katrabaho. Kinasal ini sa sarong sadit na protestanteng kapilya sa Queens, NY. Simpli lang asin

When DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon agreed to ride a bus from Manila to Naga City to experience firsthand the lubak-lubak reality of our roads, my first reaction was relief—relief that, at last, someone in power might be forced to confront what Bicolanos have long endured. Every pothole jolted the spine; every delay was measured not in minutes but in body aches. Coming as it did in the middle of a public works scandal and ongoing congressional investigations, however, the optics

Atty. Paolo Tolentino Cancelled Wedding: May Pananagutan ba ang Pamilya ng Groom? Hi po Atty., Good day po at Happy New Year! Pakiusap po, itago ang aking pagkakakilanlan kung sakaling ipost niyo po ang kwento ko. Nakita ko po ang post niyo sa Facebook kaya nagdesisyon po akong humingi ng tulong. Gusto ko pong itanong kung may kaso po ba kung ikansela ng pamilya ng lalaki ang kasal namin dahil lang sa personal nilang dahilan—ayaw po nila sa akin dahil hindi raw ako magaling m

Naga City --- The Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (MNCCI) is set to kick off the year with its First Quarter General Membership Assembly and the induction of a new set of officers for 2026. This important event will take place on January 30, 2026, at the Villa Caceres Hotel Ball Room, Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City, with registration starting at 4:00 PM. This year’s assembly promises to be a significant gathering for all MNCCI members, including past presidents

By Benilda Recebido SORSOGON CITY, Sorsogon --- The Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the local government, is set to inaugurate a Kadiwa store in the port town of Pilar, Sorsogon. Scheduled to launch early this year, this farm-to-consumer outlet is a result of the partnership between the DA and the municipal government of Pilar, aimed at accelerating the program’s expansion. “The program aims to improve the distribution system of agricultural products by

By Sally Atento-Altea LEGAZPI CITY --- Students in the remote municipality of Jovellar in Albay acquired practical life skills and social awareness during learning sessions held as part of the iServe Information and Service Caravan organized by the Philippine Information Agency’s Albay Information Center. In addition to providing frontline services, the caravan included discussions focused on youth, featuring speakers from various government agencies. They addressed important

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Isaiah 8:23—9:3 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 R. (1a) The Lord is my light and my salvation. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Land of

By Natalie Hazel Quimlat “When we see the image of the Sto. Nino, it is an invitation to change our quick-fix mentality. To change from within, without any shortcuts.” This was the message of Fr. Francis Tordilla, Rector of the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary, as he delivered his homily on the feast of Sto. Niño, January 18, at the Balatas Development Complex, where hundreds of devotees gathered for a eucharistic celebration after the procession and street dance. Tordilla, who lam

By CBCP News Pope Leo XIV urged unity and service to the poor as Cebu Catholics gathered for the annual Fiesta Señor at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu. In a message sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, the pope said the annual feast should inspire believers to live their baptism through service. Parolin said the pope hopes that the celebration will inspire the devotees “a greater desire to embrace the baptismal call to live a grace-fill

Caceres Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, newly installed Chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Social Communications (ECSC) of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), begins his term with a seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the first day of the CBCP Plenary Assembly. Held last Tuesday, January 20, at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in Manila, Alarcon cited the Vatican document on AI, Antiqua et Nova, in his message, highlighting the importance of

By Edward Pentin/CNA Pope Leo XIV will be hosting a second consistory of cardinals at the end of June and wants to hold such meetings annually. The Vatican made the announcement at the conclusion of the Holy Father’s first extraordinary consistory of cardinals that lasted two days. The next such meeting is expected to be held on June 27–28, the vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the pope would like to hold annual meetings lasting three to four d

POLICE intelligence operatives seized more than P1 million worth of suspected shabu and a firearm from a high-value individual (HVI) during the implementation of a search warrant in the town of Minalabac, Camarines Sur on Tuesday evening, January 20, 2026. The Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO), under the directive of Provincial Director PCOL Virgilio O. Olalia Jr., led the operation together with personnel of the Minalabac Muni

By Paulo DS Papa Police authorities in the city remain on heightened alert following several incidents from December up to the present, a few days after a series of heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Ada. Police Capt. Daisy Angeles, spokesperson of the Naga City Police Office, said the current police alert status across the Bicol Region has not yet been lifted. She emphasized that due to the continuing volcanic activity of Mayon Volcano in Albay, the Police Regional Office

By Ernie Delgado LEGAZPI CITY --- He came, he saw, he hit the roof. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon expressed frustration after inspecting a section of the Maharlika Highway in Quezon on Friday, January 16. “It seems like many tried to rush the repairs here. We don’t want patchy work,” he told reporters during a short break from his inspection, pointing out potholes on the highway, some of which had been poorly repaired with sand and asphalt. “If they did it thinking I wou