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Pilar and Rapu-Rapu Tops 2008 Collection of Toll and Business Tax

Pilar and Rapu-Rapu Tops 2008 Collection of Toll and Business Tax

In 2008, 106 Bicol towns collected business tax in the total amount of P45,516,080. Rapu-Rapu of Albay province topped the ranking with an earning of P14,585,151; Daet (CAN) P11,550,642; Pili…

Updated Classification of Bicol Towns Based on 2008 Earnings

Updated Classification of Bicol Towns Based on 2008 Earnings

Based on annual earnings listed here and here, the towns of Libon (ALB), Daraga (ALB), and Daet (CAN) led the top earners of Bicol LGUs for fiscal year 2008. Other…

18 Bicol Towns Were Less Dependent on IRA in 2008

18 Bicol Towns Were Less Dependent on IRA in 2008

Of the 107 Bicol towns, 18 received an IRA that ranged from the low of 52.32% to 79.24% of their gross annual income. Libon of Albay was the least IRA…

Bicol Towns Heavily Dependent on IRA in 2008

Bicol Towns Heavily Dependent on IRA in 2008

The Bicol country has a myriad of towns, big and small in terms of land area and population.  These municipal local government units can also be grouped according to their…

Diocese of Masbate Installs Third Catholic Bishop

Diocese of Masbate Installs Third Catholic Bishop

Most Rev. Jose B. Bantolo was installed as the new bishop of the Diocese of Masbate on Tuesday morning filling the post that has been left vacant for more than…

Futuristic: Burias and Ticao Islands Want to Secede from Masbate Province

Futuristic: Burias and Ticao Islands Want to Secede from Masbate Province

Do not get surprised when in the next few decades from now another mind-boggling political gerrymandering stirs anew the Bicol region. Burias and Ticao islands seek to become independent or…

The New Port of Pio Duran Unlocks Southwestern Bicol

The New Port of Pio Duran Unlocks Southwestern Bicol

The formal opening of the port of Pio Duran town of Albay ushers a new era for people and business to open up or look forward to progress. The modern…

Houses on Stilts by the Sea

Houses on Stilts by the Sea

A boat ride is one way in getting to the city of Masbate and the island province of Masbate from the Bicol peninsula.…