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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…

April 21, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

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…

April 20, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

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…

April 19, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

The Paradox of Casureco II’s High Power Rate

By Melvin S. del Puerto “High power rate is beyond our control, blame the power producers!”- that’s always been the explanation of Casureco II officials whenever consumers complained about skyrocketing…

April 15, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Nokor Rocket Launch a Dud, even as Bicol Folks were Forewarned

The Philippines remained a great bystander before and during the much ballyhoed Unha-3 three stage rocket launch by North Korea that was after all a great dud. Some four hours…

April 14, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

10 Bicol Light Stations Not Operating Despite Over Supply of Spare Parts

Special Report Calabanga, CamSur, September 20, 2011- A total of ten light house stations in the six provinces of Region V (five) covered by the Bicol Coast Guard District are…

September 20, 2011 / No Comment / Read More

9/17/1972 Live Blogging the Sorrows and Pains of Colgante Tragedy

Sunday, September 17, 1972. At a distance, yesterday, the Colgante bridge looked beautiful, with colorful buntings and lighted with different colored bulbs. As the day's sun descended, the bridge's…

September 18, 2011 / 3 Comments / Read More

9/16/1972 Live Blogging at the Colgante Bridge

Saturday, September 16, 1972. As the "vancuerna" of the images of the Virgin of Peñafrancia and the Divino Rostro passed under the bridge, the people became more excited and jostled…

September 17, 2011 / 1 Comment / Read More