BIKOL NEWS

PAG-ARESTO SA PERALTA 10 MALINAW NA PANDARARAS AT PANLILINLANG!

2010-07-05T23:57:00.000+08:00

Kinukundena ng BAYAN-Sorsogon ang pag-aresto sa sampung magsasaka ng Hacienda Peralta kahapon bandang alas onse ng umaga sa Brgy. Pangpang, Sorsogon City sa kasong paglabag sa Seksyon 73 ng RA 6657 o CARP Law na isinampa ng mga Peralta laban sa mga magsasaka. Ang labang ito ng mga magsasaka sa Hacienda Peralta ay nagsimula ng ang kaperasong lupain na pinagsikapan nilang maging produktibo ay

5 injured as grenade explodes in Naga

2010-06-28T11:26:00.000+08:00

Sugatan ang limang tao sa pagsabog ng granada na inihagis ng isang lalaking nasangkot sa banggaan sa Naga. Nag-alok na ng pabuya para mahuli ang suspek. Nagpapatrol, Gerard Lorbes.

Partial lunar eclipse seen in Legaspi City

2010-06-28T11:19:00.001+08:00

Naging mapusyaw na pula ang buwan sa partial lunar eclipse na nasaksihan ng mga taga-Legaspi City sa Albay bandang alas siyete kagabi. Tumagal ito ng dalawang oras. Tuwing may eclipse, nabubuhay ang haka-haka ng mga residente na mahihirapan sa panganganak ang isang buntis. Pero ayon sa PAGASA, walang dapat ikatakot dahil normal lamang ang eclipse. Ikalawang lunar eclipse na ito ngayong taon,

BAYAN-Bikol to Ako Bicol: “Present a real report of your campaign expenses to COMELEC

2010-06-04T11:55:00.000+08:00

The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Bikol (BAYAN-Bikol) issued a challenge to Ako Bicol party list (AKB) to file a truthful statement of their campaign donations and expenses to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) immediately. According to Tessa Lopez, public information of BAYAN-Bikol, “data from the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) show that Ako Bicol incurred a

RDC Bicol inindorso ang P1.2-B investment package para gawing mega-economic hub ang Albay

2010-06-04T11:42:00.000+08:00

Legazpi City - Inindorso na ng Regional Development Council (RDC) ng Bicol ang investment package para sa Albay na nagkakahalaga ng P1.2 billion na kinikinitang magpapalago ng local na ekonomiya at magpapataas ng antas ng pamumuhay ng mga mamamayan sa loob ng tatlong taon. Isinusulong ng RDC ang Albay's GUICADALE (Guinobatan-Camalig-Daraga-Legazpi City) Economic Platform kasama ang kinakailangang

6 ilog sa Bicol nanganganib masirang tuluyan - DENR-EMB

2010-06-04T10:13:00.002+08:00

Legazpi City - Dahil sa patuloy na panunuyot ng ilang mga ilog sa Bicol, ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environment Management Bureau (EMB) ay nag bigay babala sa lokal na pamahalaan at mamamayan na bigyan ng pansin ang suliranin ito. Ayon kay Gilbert Gonzales, EMB regional director, ang Bicol ay may kabuuang 56 bilang ng ilog at ang 3 nito ay nabibilang sa sampung

Local Church up in Arms vs Mining Operations in Catanduanes

2009-09-22T09:52:00.002+08:00

By Melo M. Acuña LEGAZPI CITY-The local Church in Catanduanes is up in arms in opposition to the proposed mining operations in the province claiming the activity will lead to environmental destruction. Virac Bishop Manolo Delos Santos registered his flock's opposition to the proposed mining operations in Catanduanes at a public hearing conducted by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chaired by

Two NPA men fall, another escapes in Sorsogon

2007-10-16T11:12:00.001+08:00

Two members of the New People's Army's (NPA) were nabbed while one escaped pursuing authorities in Sorsogon province, radio dzMM reported Tuesday morning. The report said Christopher Españo and Jason Galota were arrested in Looban village in Bulusan town. Both admitted being members of the NPA’s Celso Minguez Command during interrogation. A third suspected NPA member identified only with his

Young inventor markets cost-saving tie wire

2007-08-23T18:19:00.001+08:00

Catanduanes Tribune The Philippines’ youngest inventor, 22-year old Dexter Teope of Virac, holds the patent for a cost-saving construction material that he hopes would become as indispensable as steel bars. Already, boxes of the prefabricated Galvanized Iron tie wire are being sold in local hardware stores at just P85 per kilo, saving the construction company or house owner more than 20

BLOOD OR MONEY?

2007-08-23T17:49:00.001+08:00

BLOOD OR MONEY? By Jason B. Neola NAGA CITY – Traffic violators may soon be allowed to shed blood instead of money to settle penalty for their misdeed. Now on the committee level, this “blood for fine” ordinance filed by City Councilor D.C. Nathan A. Sergio, once passed, will allow voluntary blood donation as an

MT. BULUSAN ERUPTION

2007-08-01T18:55:00.000+08:00

MT. BULUSAN ERUPTIONBulusan, Sorsogon, PHILIPPINES July 31, 2007around 9:30 a.m. Photo courtesy of Agap Bulusan

2007-07-25T18:00:00.002+08:00

New anti-terror law threatens press freedom: Philippines The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned about the effect a new anti-terrorism law will have on press freedom in the Philippines.According to local news reports the new law, known as the Human Security Act, was brought into effect on July 15 and includes provisions for the phone tapping and detention of

2007-07-25T17:58:00.000+08:00

NUJP condemns shooting of Bacolod station manager The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemns the attempt on the life of RGMA-Bacolod station manager and NUJP member Ferdinand 'Bambi' Yngson in Sagay City on Wednesday morning, July 25. We urge authorities to get to the bottom of this case and speedily prosecute the arrested suspect and, if any, all others who may be

2007-07-25T17:33:00.001+08:00

ARROYO’S STATE OF THE NATION 2007: A LEGACY OF ECONOMIC DECAY In the face of its glaring failures, the Arroyo government continues to pursue the very same bankrupt economi c p olicies that caused these in the first place By Sonny Africa IBON Features– Undoubtedly, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will use her State of the Nation Address (SONA) to hype her achievements. Arroyo

2007-07-25T16:42:00.000+08:00

RP REGRESSING DEEPER TO THIRD WORLD STATUS –IBON Contrary to Arroyo’s grandiose vision of the country becoming a First World country by 2010, the situation of Filipinos is actually sinking deeper into Third World status, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation. IBON research head Sonny Africa said that the local economy is not developing but rather deteriorating in a way

2007-07-25T16:31:00.000+08:00

BALLOONING BUDGET GAP UNDERLINES FLAWS IN ARROYO’S ECONOMIC POLICIES The steadily growing budget deficit highlights the flaws of Arroyo's so-called economic reforms, particularly the implementation of the reformed value-added tax and its continued adherence to liberalization policies, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation. The Department of Finance recently reported that

Tawi-Tawi broadcaster: 4th journalist killed this year

2007-06-27T13:29:00.000+08:00

Tawi-Tawi broadcaster: 4th journalist killed this year 'The issue here is not just the safety and lives of journalists. A greater issue is whether this government is truly committed to democracy and freedom'If anything, the brazen murder on Monday of Radyo ng Bayan reporter and operations supervisor Vicente Sumalpong in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi and the wounding of his colleague, Vema Antham, highlights

Police identify suspect behind broadcaster's slay

2007-06-27T12:50:00.000+08:00

53rd journalist killed in the Philippines under Arroyo

2007-06-27T12:34:00.000+08:00

Philippine radio journalist shot dead

2007-06-27T11:45:00.000+08:00

In the Philippines, one journalist killed, nother wounded in a shooting spree, CPJ

2007-06-27T11:39:00.000+08:00

JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER 10 HOURS IN DETENTION

2007-06-22T16:33:00.001+08:00

Journalist released after 10 hours in detentionJournalist Jofelle Tesorio, who was ordered jailed by a local judge yesterday morning, was released after almost ten hours in detention.Tesorio was brought to a women's detention facility in Camp Karingal in Quezon City shortly after posting a P20,000 bail bond about 9 a.m. Thursday morning.Tesorio, former correspondent of the Philippine Daily

2007-06-20T16:18:00.000+08:00

NUJP chair elected adviser of world's largest media groupJose Torres Jr, chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) was elected as general reserve adviser of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) during its recent World Congress in Moscow. Torres is managing editor of GMA News.tv.The IFJ, which speaks for journalists within the United Nations system and

2 MILLION CHILDREN DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL IN 2006

2007-06-07T18:32:00.000+08:00

MEDIA RELEASE IBON Foundation, Inc.,Reference: Mr Sonny Africa (IBON research head) June 2, 2007 2 MILLION CHILDREN DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL IN 2006 Declining number of school children reflects harder economic times Worsening economic conditions in the country have denied millions of children the right to a decent education as shown by increasing dropout rates, according to independent

CA JUNKS PLEA VS NTC's 'ANTI-PRESS FREEDOM' ORDERS

2007-06-05T18:14:00.000+08:00

NUJP Media StatementCA junks plea vs NTC's 'anti-press freedom' orders06/04/2007 09:04 PMThe Court of Appeals dismissed the petition filed by at least 12 groups of broadcast and print journalists led by the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) that questioned the prohibition of the airing of news that tend to have subversive content, GMANews.TV learned on Monday.In a 17-page