Philippines News » Bicol Region News Philippines » Bicol Region » Social: Over 41,000 affected by super typhoon Rosal in N Luzon, Bicol – DSWD
ILOILO CITY — Some 41,868 people from 13,441 families have been affected by Super Typhoon Rosal in Northern Luzon and the Bicol region, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region » Social: 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 » Social: REACTION: Working together for tuna conservation
As yellowfin tuna become scarce in the waters of the Lagonoy Gulf in the Philippines’ Bicol province, Bicolano tuna fishers organize themselves to conserve the species. WWF-Philippines’ Gregg Yan ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region » Social: El Niño: DA allots P3.3B to aid Bicol farmers, fisherfolk
Screenshot of video of a corn plantation in Bicol on July 9, 2023. (Footage from Department of Agriculture Bicol Region/Facebook) LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set aside ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region » Social: Science week in Bicol Region highlights community-centric science, 'Piñavation'
IN Bicol, science is moving out of laboratories and directly into the hands of the people who need it most. This is “science, technology, and innovation in action,” as the Department of Science and ...
News Philippines » Bicol Region » Social: 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 » Social: Bicol families affected by El Niño get over P6-M worth of aid from DSWD
LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 in Bicol has distributed over P6 million in aid to families affected by the El Niño climate pattern.
News Philippines » Bicol Region » Social: Bicol’s queen pineapple gets innovation boost from Department of Science and Technology
Bicol is an administrative region of the Philippines. This region’s queen pineapples received support from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science for Change Program (S4CP) ...