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LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Around 400 entrepreneurs, government officials, and business leaders from across the Bicol region gathered in this city on Wednesday for the opening of the 2026 ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Several ferry trips in Bicol region remain suspended due to rough seas
Several inter-island ferry trips in the Bicol region remain suspended on Friday, July 10, due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, and the effects of Typhoon Inday on sea conditions As of ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Tropical Storm Trami brings severe flooding and landslides to the Philippines, at least two dozen dead
At least 24 people died, mostly due to drowning in the hard-hit Bicol region and nearby Quezon province, but the toll was expected to rise as towns and villages isolated by flooding and roads blocked ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Bicol Region posts its lowest economic growth due to typhoons and construction issues
LEGAZPI CITY — The Bicol Region registered the lowest economic growth in the history among the 18 regions due to controversy on construction involving multibillion pesos, stoppage of quarry operation ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Bicol begins to feel the impact of Uwan’s strong winds, rains
MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Region has started to feel strong winds and rains brought by Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong), with local government units (LGUs) and netizens posting photos ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: DOLE releases ₱48.1-M aid for Bicol workers displaced by ‘Opong’
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has disbursed P48.1 million in emergency employment and livelihood assistance to workers in the Bicol Region following the devastation of Severe Tropical ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: PNR, agencies sign railway safety pact in Bicol
LEGAZPI CITY — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) and five government agencies signed an agreement on Monday to strengthen railway safety in the Bicol Region as the government moves to modernize ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Bicol airports suspend operations as Super Typhoon Uwan hits
MANILA, Philippines — Some airports under “Area V” in the Bicol region have suspended their operations due to Super Typhoon "Uwan" (international name: Fung-Wong). In an advisory on Sunday, November 9 ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Shear line affects parts of Bicol region, Visayas
MANILA, Philippines — A shear line is affecting parts of the Visayas and Bicol region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday. In a ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Bicol launches multi-agency reintegration program for repatriated OFWs
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay (PIA) — Several government agencies have teamed up to create programs for repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Bicol region through the National Reintegration ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Philippines: World Bank Group’s New Strategy to Benefit Bicol’s Rural Poor
MANILA, November 24, 2014—Rural infrastructure projects worth one billion pesos (P1.12 billion) are slated for implementation in the Bicol Region under the new Philippine Rural Development Project ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region: Caught on cam: Philippine minister curses over cratered 'highway', wobbly bridge
'Backbreaking' Andaya 'Highway': Poor soil conditions lead to bad roads to Bicol? Part of the notoriously cratered Andaya "highway", which links Manila to the poverty-stricken Bicol region. Vince ...