The Ubiquitous Ukay-ukay at the Town Market
BicolOne way we can learn about the the town is by wandering at the market. And on this our particular stroll, we came upon this makeshift-stall selling new and second hand clothes.
Human Events Stories
A Building Only in Barangay San Pablo
BicolSan Pablo is a small village of Calabanga town, one of the few that comprises its poblacion or urban center. Actually, it is just a one-street affair with both sides cramped with residential structures of varying designs defined by the financial well-being of the residents.
SPOTLIGHT: About Calabanga
BicolCalabanga marks its 260th year of townhood July 15th since it was created into a municipality in 1749. As a community of over seventy three thousand people, however, the town traces its history from the earliest days of Bicol when natives crossed rivers and seas and climbed mountains to settle in places where the soil looked rich, and nature kind.
Above the Clouds
Weather StoriesSitting by the plane window of an domestic Airbus319 series plane, I feel like floating on the pluffy clouds the aircraft was passing through.
What's Recommended
List: Top export companies and products of Davao Region in 2015
As a yearender, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) agency in the region of Davao listed the 5 top companies in export industry with a total value of US $1,268,212,580.66 in the last three quarters of 2015. 1 Dole Philippines with total export valued at US $212,689,868.50 2 Sumifru […]
Bicol
Husband of barangay official in Libon shot dead by lone gunman
Libon, Albay, Oct. 4 — Anoher Bicolano falls victim of extra judicial killing over the weekend here. A man identified by police as Ramon Concepcion, 60, was killed on the spot when a lone gunman shoot him in different parts of the body. Chief Insp. Eduardo Azotea of the Libon […]
Blogs Culture Environment inMotion
I-Witness Account of the Quest for the Largest Human No-Smoking Sign in Albay
I-Witness Account of the Quest for the Largest Human No-Smoking Sign in Albay Last June 28, 2013 on a bright Friday morning Albayanos converged in Albay park and orderly marched towards the football field of the Bicol University main campus. The massive event was in participation to the quest, and […]
Politics Red Monkey Talks
Huling Buhos Suporta ni Mega Sharon Miting de Avance
Eto po ang panghuling pananalita ni Megastar Sharon Cuneta sa ginanap na miting de avance sa Makati. Sa pagtatapos ng kampanya, pinalaya ni Sharon ang kanyang sarili sa init at gulo ng pulitika. Panoorin po natin ang kanyang pahayag at alamin kung kani-kanino siya nag padala ng mahalagang mensahe. Ang […]
Tech News
Rural towns in Davao region to get free internet access – DOST
DAVAO CITY, March 12 — Ten municipalities in the Davao Region earlier identified by the Regional Development Council XI may soon have access to free internet through the TV White Space Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology. Among the 10 municipalities in the region that will soon have […]
Bicol
Only in Barangay San Pablo, Too
San Pablo, Calabanga — The poblacion barangay of San Pablo, this town, is a stone’s throw from the church of Our Lady of La Porteria. Despite a small and limited land area, it is host to the local (municipal) government center. The municipal hall occupies the western portion of the […]
In your dreams, Bicol International Airport completion not in P-Noy’s term
LEGAZPI CITY — There is no reason to be flaunting about the age of modern air travel in the region via the Southern Luzon international airport. The thing is, the airport’s completion may come beyond the 2016 national elections, yet. Because of this, Bicolanos, more specifically the people of Albay, […]
Labor Department Clarifies Labor Day Pay Rules for Employees
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded all employers on the pay rules of the forthcoming Labor Day which is considered as holiday. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz had issued Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2012, indicating the guidelines on the pay rules that shall be implemented by the […]
Bicol inMotion
Road Tour Albay: Tuburan Ligao to Agos Polangui
Watch this continuing edition of Road Tour Albay. This portion covers the short distance starting from Barangay Tuburan of Ligao City up until Barangay Agos, Polangui town. Agos is the last barangay of Polangui and the Province of Albay before crossing the provincial boundary and entering Barangay Agos of Bato […]
Blogs Culture
The Ubiquitous Flower of the Season
This post should be less wordy. We’re churning one for Cbanga360 on Facebook, which should be online much later. And that would be about Mayon volcano update. Thank you for hosting Luiz, Denise, Laerte and Valkyrien. See more flowers here at: Today’s Flowers
Overseas Red Monkey Talks
Livestream test: Watch Trump MAGA rally in Gastonia, NC
This is our third livestream test sharing a Make America Great Again rally led by US President Donald J. Trump. The state Republican party gathered a huge crowd of like-minded patriots by the municipal airport.. We are getting the hang of streaming. Practicing some screen switching here and there and […]
All Systems Go for Barangay Elections on Monday
All candidates for barangay position rests today as the campaign period ended Saturday midnight. The waiting game will be over as voters write their verdict in ballots tomorrow. One fact we are sure, there will be more non-winning candidates than winners.
DOH initial report: No trace of toxic substance found in milk tea samples
MANILA, April 13 — The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday that no trace of any toxic substance was found from the samples of the milk tea that allegedly caused the death of two persons and the hospitalization of another one in Manila last week. In a press briefing […]
The Power of Social Networking, Media and Heroism
We were taken for a ride about the story of the school girl from Malinao who was catapulted to instant fame and became a local heroine. Maraming nakuryente!!!
Culture
Philippines, Japan inks development assistance grants, Yen loan projects
MANILA, March 27 — The Philippines is funding identified big ticket priority and vital government projects sourced through loan grants and developmental assistance programs from Japan. Some of these include four Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant projects amounting to JPY 2.789 billion (approximately PhP 1.195 billion) and two yen loan […]
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Entertainment Overseas
Russia pumps adrenaline of Rio2016 Olympic winners with luxury car, money
Hidilyn Diaz, the lone Filipino Olympian silver medalist during the past Rio2016 Olympic Games was thankful enough for representing the country in the sports competition in Brazil. She was doubly thankful with the P5 million cash prize from the government with an additional P2 million from President Rodrgio Duterte. But […]
Bicol
Full coverage of the civic parade and float competition in Naga City
The Peñafrancia festivities celebration continues with the civic parade and float competition. The street parade is still part of the continuing tradition during the celebration of the Peñafrancia feastivities and festivities which ends on Saturday, after the street and fluvial procession. Alternative coverage, if available streamed live by local TV […]
Weather Stories
Severe Tropical Storm ‘Karen’ intensifies, threatens Bicol, Quezon, Aurora provinces
Tropical cyclone ‘Karen’ (international name ‘Sakira’) intensified into a severe tropical storm Friday and threatened Catanduanes province to unleash maximum sustained winds of up to 100 kph. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its severe weather bulletin 7 released Friday afternoon that ‘Karen’ packed maximum sustained […]
Bicol Culture
Legazpi bishop joins call to stop DU30 deadly all-out war on drug users and pushers
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon is adding voice on the strong opposition to the Duterte administration-sanctioned deadly all-out war on drug users and pushers. During the Sunday mass service, the bishop lamented the unfortunate disregard of the strong moral outcry for life. The Legazpi prelate announced the ringing of church bells […]
Overseas
Why the Russian military aircraft with 92 passengers on board crash into Black Sea
MOSCOW, Dec. 26 — A Russian military Tu-154 aircraft crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, killing all 92 people aboard, a source from the the Russian Defense Ministry said. The plane was en route to Russia’s Hmeimim air base in the Syrian port city of Latakia, when it vanished […]
NOAH
Facebook shares hoax on alleged burning of Christian churches in India
Users of the Facebook ecosystem once more get affronted with not one, but many fake news on a daily basis. Currently being tossed (read shared) by some is this hoax about the Christian churches being burned or set to be put on fire in India. Yes, Facebook allows the sharing […]
Religion
Watch: The Easter Vigil in Vatican with Pope Francis
Is it Easter, yet? Not so fast, that is for the religious outside of the Philippines, or specifically in Italy and beyond. It is because the Paschal Triduum is still unfolding. In Vatican, the live video stream of the Easter vigil, or the vigil of the Holy Night of Easter, […]
Politics
Duterte wants Marawi conflict to end before his second SONA
Wanting to be at the Batasan Complex for his second State of the Nation Address free of the Marawi conflict baggage, President Duterte expressed his wishful command to end it sooner between 10 to 15 days. During his personal appearance gracing the 10th anniversary listing of the Phoenix Petroleum at […]
Culture Tech News
Duterte’s Mocha Uson is under fire from local Twitter users again
President Rodrigo Duterte’s blogger-supporter and now amply rewarded as Assistant Secretary in the office of Presidential Communication Operations Office has courted, again, the ire of netizens, specifically Twitter users. This time, tweets criss cross the internet calling for the ouster or removal of the former sexy dancer from her Malacanang […]