By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay What began as a medical mission originally intended for Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Camarines Sur has expanded into a broader initiative, providing essential services to low-income residents throughout the province who struggle to prioritize medical care due to financial constraints. “Health on the Go” remains one of the flagship programs under the Ka Fuerte health agenda, delivering mobile clinics and preventive services directly to remote communiti

By Sally Atento-Altea LEGAZPI CITY --- Residents of Albay welcomed the signing of the 2026 national budget by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., expressing optimism as education received the highest allocation among government sectors. On Monday, the President signed the P6.793-trillion General Appropriations Act for 2026, with over P1.34 trillion dedicated to education, the largest share of the national budget. “Education receives the highest allocation—amounting to over P1.34

By Rosalita Manlangit DAET, Camarines Norte --- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Camarines Norte is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to allocate funds to support and promote programs that will strengthen the One Town, One Product (OTOP) initiative in their respective municipalities. DTI Provincial Director Christie Rivera stated that the main objective of the OTOP program is to build a strong identity for each municipality through its unique, resource-based

By Keren Anne Bernadas LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Health – Bicol Center for Health Development (DOH Bicol CHD) has increased medical support for rural health units assisting people displaced by the escalating unrest from Mayon Volcano. This support includes 29,682 boxes of ash masks, 2,500 water containers, 1,000 chlorine tablets, a 4,000-liter water tanker, medications for cough, fever, and colds, maintenance medications, and hygiene kits, all of which were delivered

By Ernie Delgado LEGAZPI CITY --- Aside from evacuating residents, local authorities are also relocating farm animals from villages within the danger zone of the restive Mayon Volcano. Local officials involved in disaster management have been instructed to carry out mandatory evacuations of livestock from high-risk areas, according to the Albay Veterinary Office (AVO). “(There will be) a full implementation of animal hauling,” said Pancho Mella, the chief of AVO. Mella said t

By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) clarified on Monday that families affected by Mayon Volcano’s unrest do not need to present identification cards to receive relief assistance at evacuation centers in Albay. In a social media advisory, DSWD Bicol Director Norman Laurio said only the Family Access Card in Emergencies and Disasters (FACED) form is required for families to receive relief items, such as family fo

By Ernie Delgado LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Wednesday the traffic rerouting plan for Maharlika Highway in Albay in the event of an explosive eruption at Mayon Volcano. In its advisory, the DPWH-Bicol said that it will implement three different rerouting schemes based on where volcanic ash and lahar fall. According to the agency, if lahar or ashfall occurs to the south of the volcano, the affected area will be the Camalig s

By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- The 9th Infantry Division (9ID) on Monday assured the public and local government units of continued assistance as unrest persists around Mayon Volcano. In a press briefing, Brig. Gen. Ariel Reyes, assistant commander of the 9ID and head of Task Force Sagip, said over 500 soldiers are deployed to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) in affected Albay municipalities. “Our HADR component of the 9ID is now focused on ass

By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY --- Inflation in the Bicol Region rose to 2.3 percent in December 2025, up from 0.6 percent in November, the Philippine Statistics Authority Bicol (PSA-5) reported on Friday. At a press conference on Friday, Cynthia Perdiz, PSA-5 director, said the region’s average inflation for 2025 was recorded at 1.7 percent, lower than the 3.5 percent annual average record in 2024. Perdiz said the December increase was mainly driven by food and non-alcoholic

Inaprubaran kan Sangguniang Bayan kan Pili, Camarines Sur antes nagtapos an taon 2025 an P600-M na annual budget para sa ngunian na taon alagad hinahanap ni Bise Alcalde Tomas Bongalonta, presiding officer kan SB kun tano ta dai kabale sa budget an P31-M para sa MDRRMO. Sinabi ni Bongalonta sa Bicol Mail na nagpadara na siya nin formal letter sa opisina ni Alcalde Marivic Solano na hinahagadan nin paliwanag sa isyu kan MDRRMO budget na maabot sa P31-M o cinco por ciento kan 2

Ano man na oras na kaipuhan kan LGUs an bagas sa Albay orog na kun may calamidad parating nakaandam an National Food Authority para sa saindang relief operations. Pigcierto kan NFA Bicol sa paagi kan saindang Assistant Regional Manager Julie Llenaresas na bastante an saindang stock nin bagas sa bodega mala ngani iguang 103,000 na sako nin bagas sa bodega asin labi sa 766,000 na sakong paroy nganing ipamolino, sa tahaw kan abnormalidad kan actividad kan Volcan Mayon na sagcod

Nakatalaan na magbisita sa Rehiyon Bicol sa paagi nin road trip si Secretaryo Vince Dizon kan Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa maabot na Viernes, Enero 16 nganing mag-inspeksyon sa kamugtakan kan raraot nang Andaya Highway orog na sa premir distrito kan Camarines Sur. Alagad piglinaw sa miembros kan media ni Dizon na kabale sa dapat ma-inspeksyon sa mga highway hale sa provincia kan Quezon, Maharlika Highway sa Camarines Sur asin iba pang provincia kan Bicol

Tinawan prayoridad ngunian na enot na semana kan Enero 2026 an mga Senior Citizens kan lokal na gobierno kan Ragay, Camarines Sur nganing magpasar nin ordinansa na matawan nin dugang na biyaya an sinambit na sektor. Inaprubaran ni Alcalde Benchie ‘‘BGH’’ Horibata an ordinance No. 18, S. 2025 o ‘‘Benefit-Gap Harmonization Ordinance for Senior Citizens of Ragay’’ na padreno si Bise Alcalde Bani Senar. An LGU nagtagama nin fondo na matatao nin dugang na biyaya na P5,000 na ‘‘on

Ni Sonny Malate LAGONOY, Camarines Sur --- Piglatag an Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) sa banwaan na ini, kasarabay na sa bilog na nacion ngonian na primerong bulan kan taon 2026.. Ini katakod sa pagcomple sa RA 11032, o an Ease of Doing Business Act. An ley nagmamando sa mga local government units (LGUs), Government - Owned and Control Corporations (GOCCs) asin iba pang agencias de gobyerno na maglatag nin BOSS para sa magean na transaction sa gobyerno. Objeto kan ley iyo an