Tag: Bicol

AFP handang proteksiyunan ang mamamayan sa Bicol

CAMARINES NORTE (Eagle News) – Sinasamantala umano ng makakaliwang grupo ang pag-alis ng ceasefire ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ang nakikitang dahilan sa mga naitalang bakbakan sa pagitan ng Militar at CCP/NPA sa Albay, Sorsogon, at Masbate. Tiniyak naman ang kahandaan ng Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) partikular na ang 902nd Infantry Brigade sa pamumuno ni Col. Ferozaldo Paul Regencia na proteksyunan ang mamamayan sa Bicol laban sa mga pagkilos o masamang gawain ng makakaliwang grupo. […]

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Tropical storm Nina to make landfall over Catanduanes on Sunday, Dec. 25

  (Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said tropical storm Nina (international name Nock-Ten) is expected to make landfall on Sunday, at around 5 p.m. or 8 p.m., over the Bicol region, and is going to affect Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. Nock-Ten is expected to be packing winds of up to 194 kilometres (120 miles) an hour and gusts of nearly 241 kilometers by Sunday, according to the US Joint Typhoon Warning […]

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Duterte tells casino boss to apologize, pay taxes

  (Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday (December 8) he would allow Jack Lam, one of Asia’s top casino kingpins, to do business in the country after he had ordered his arrest on charges of economic sabotage and bribery. Duterte said he would allow the casino boss to come back to the Philippines if he settles his liabilities, pays his taxes and apologises for allegedly bribing an official. Lam, from the Chinese […]

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President Duterte assures Leni she will remain VP until the end of her term

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte made the assurance on Thursday that Vice-President Leni Robredo would remain in her post “until the end of her term.” During an interview at the groundbreaking of the Bicol International airport on Thursday (December 8), Duterte dismissed Robredo’s fears that there was ever a plot to remove her as Vice-President. “I will assure Leni and the Bicol region that she will be there until the end of her […]

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Typhoon, volcano pose twin threats to Philippines

MAY 8 (Reuters) –The Philippines is preparing to evacuate residents along its northeastern coast as a typhoon approaches, as well as those near a rumbling volcano that has been spewing steam and ash over a central province, officials said on Friday (May 8). Typhoon Noul was about 480 km (300 miles) northeast of the town of Borongan in Eastern Samar province early on Friday, with wind gusts of up to 185 km per hour (115 mph), […]

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Pride of Bicolandia – The Beaches of Caramoan

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, April 30) – Located in the lower eastern part of Camarines Sur, the island of Caramoan is undoubtedly a pride of Bicolandia. Also called the “secret paradise”, the beauty of Caramoan remains relatively unexploited, untarnished by commercial tourism. Nature-trippers are in for a treat as Caramoan features a bounty of natural beauty – from its crystal clear waters, white sand beaches, tranquil lakes, deep caves and rich marine life. […]

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PNP Bicol intensifies campaign against illegal firecrackers

As the New Year celebrations draw near, Camp General Simeon Ola in Bicol has intensified its campaign against illegal firecrackers in the region. Police senior inspector Malou Calubaquib, Information officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP) – Bicol, said the PNP firearms and explosive division in the region had not stopped conducting surprise inspections on firecrackers stores in all six provinces of Bicol region. Calubaquib said PNP Bicol had already seized and destroyed a number […]

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