Latest in bicol regionLife appears to be getting harder for Bicolanos: just weeks after the region was reported as the slowest-growing economy in the Philippines in 2025, inflation in the Bicol Region nearly doubled in a single month. Inflation jumped to 7.6 percent in April 2026 from 4.1 percent in March—outpacing the…
Bicol Region recorded the slowest economic growth among all 18 regions in the Philippines in 2025, posting a gross regional domestic product expansion of only 0.5 percent, according to data released Thursday, April 23, by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA released its 2025…
The Philippines’ state weather bureau warned Tuesday, August 26, of possible flash floods and landslides across large parts of the country due to the low pressure area (LPA) off Camarines Norte and the southwest monsoon. In its 24-hour public weather forecast issued 4 a.m., PAGASA said the LPA was…
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