NAGA CITY—John Oliver Mimay, 32, and 13 others travelled for five hours from the town of Irosin in Sorsogon to this city to join a prayer rally against the widespread corruption involving politicians in infrastructure projects undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways and private contractors. The group composed of volunteers from the...
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Under Naga’s ‘Carless Sunday’ program, Magsaysay Avenue becomes a playground
NAGA CITY— Magsaysay Avenue, normally a four-lane artery buzzing with traffic, transforms into a playground on Sunday nights. Under this city’s “Magsaysay Carless Sundays” program, the avenue is filled, not with motor vehicles, but with strolling families, children busy drawing on the street, cruising skaters, and fitness buffs moving to the beat of Zumba music....
Flooding in Barangay District III, San Miguel, Catanduanes —PHOTO FROM MDRRMO LGU SAN MIGUEL FB PAGE
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Supertyphoon ‘Uwan’ batters Bicol as it moves toward Aurora
NAGA CITY—Supertyphoon “Uwan” (internationally known as Fung-wong) pounded the Bicol region with torrential rains and violent winds that brought massive flooding in many areas as it moved toward Aurora early afternoon of Sunday. In Catanduanes, floodwaters swept parts of Virac, the capital town, including Barangay Gogon Centro, VTC (Virac Town Center) near the public market,...
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Young Bicolanos now a growing force in the festival honoring Our Lady of Peñafrancia
NAGA CITY—For most Filipinos, September signals the start of the Christmas countdown. But for the people of Bicol, it means the beginning of a season of deep devotion and the celebration of the Peñafrancia festival here. The festival, one of the country’s most revered and renowned religious celebrations, is marked by the feast of the...
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Mayor Leni Robredo takes office, pledges transparency and good governance in Naga City
NAGA CITY—In her first day in office as the first woman to hold the mayor’s seat in her home city, Leni Robredo vowed to “purge corruption” at City Hall and promote transparency and good governance. “We will make Naga once more a center of good governance, development, and innovation, enhancing and sustaining the good governance...
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Leni Robredo’s political life goes full circle
NAGA CITY—Amid clamor from her supporters for her to run for the Senate after a failed presidential bid in 2022, former Vice President Leni Robredo has opted to seek the mayoral seat of Naga City in May next year, saying she would be “better and more passionate” in heading a local government and getting involved...