2 Southern Leyte towns earn rebel-free tag

TACLOBAN CITY – Two more towns in Southern Leyte have been formally declared as completely free from the threats of the New People’s Army (NPA), the Philippine Army said on Monday.

Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Philippine Army’s 802nd Inf…

Legazpi City villagers benefit from AKB’s water project

Residents of Barangay Buenavista here are now benefiting from a water project initiated by the Ako Bicol Party-list.

Barangay Captain Rogelio Leron said that over 367 households, or 1,600 individuals, have been able to access clean water from the fac…

Eastern Visayas logs 1.9% drop in poverty incidence

TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas posted a 20.3 percent poverty incidence last year, lower by 1.9 percentage points from the 22.2 percent posted in 2021, officials reported on Monday.

This means that 10,264 more people in Eastern Visayas have been lift…

30 candidates in Bicol unopposed in May 2025 elections

LEGAZPI CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there are at least 30 uncontested aspirants for various positions in the May 2025 midterm elections in the Bicol region.

In an interview on Monday, Comelec-5 (Bicol) director Maria Juana Valez…

Higher educational aid for indigent students in Antique

Effective this school year, indigent college and graduate students from Antique will receive higher educational assistance of PHP10,000 per semester from the existing PHP6,000.

The provincial board, during its regular session on Monday, approved the …