Vice mayor beats Daraga mayor, Batocabe widow in partial, unofficial tally

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 13:09:37 +0000

Vice mayor Victor Perete, who recently assumed the post of acting mayor of Daraga town, led the partial and unofficial tally of the town’s mayoral race.

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PDEA agent killed after meeting with ‘informant’

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:10:08 +0000

An agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) who was reported missing was found dead in Lupi, Camarines Sur on Monday night after he met with a supposed informant in Daet, Camarines Norte regarding the illegal drug activities in the town.

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PAGASA denies claims of UP NOAH head on ‘Usman’ ‘wrong forecasts’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:37:27 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau has denied the claims of an official from the University of the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) that the agency allegedly issued “wrong forecasts and late warnings” on Tropical Depression “Usman.”

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Bicol agriculture lost almost P600M due to floods, landslides

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 04:04:35 +0000

Bicol agriculture lost almost P600M due to floods, landslides

LEGAZPI CITY — Agriculture in the Bicol region suffered losses equivalent to almost P600 million after Tropical Depression “Usman,” dumped heavy rains over Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas last weekend, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bicol said in a report.

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Robredo: Landslide survivors also need psychological therapy

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:28:33 +0000

Vice President Leni Robredo said that those who survived the effects of Tropical Depression “Usman” also “need psychological therapy.”

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LOOK: Rescuers brave flooding for stranded persons in Bicol

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:31:06 +0000

LOOK: Rescuers brave flooding for stranded persons in Bicol

At least 4,176 persons were still stranded in the Bicol Region on Monday as the floods have not subsided in some areas.

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