The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) announced on Thursday the distribution of electronic land titles to a total of 1,048 farmers in the province of Masbate. The e-titles cover a total of 2,130 hectares of agricultural lands and were distributed as part of the implementation of the Support to Parcelization…
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Several buildings and houses were damaged in the magnitude-six earthquake that jolted the province of Masbate early Thursday morning, Feb. 16.
THE Magallanes Coliseum in Masbate City was damaged in the magnitude-six earthquake that rocked the province of Masbate on Thursday
ON ALERT. Personnel of the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) and Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Division Head Jessar Adornado (standing) are shown monitoring the effects of the magnitude 6 earthquake in Batuan, Masbate early Thursday (Feb. 16, 2023). The quake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 10 kilometers. (Photo from OCD-5's FB page) LEGAZPI CITY - The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) and local disaster risk reduction management offices (DRRMOs) in Masbate province are currently assessing and monitoring the situation following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rocked Batuan town in Masbate Thursday morning. In an interview, OCD-5 DRRM Division Head Jessar Adornado said no casualty was reported to the Regional Emergency Operation Center. "Upon coordination with the provincial DRRMO Masbate and Batuan DRRMO, damages reported were falling debris from the ceiling at Magallanes Coliseum in Masbate City and cracks in other buildings. Currently, t
(Photo courtesy ofDSWD-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - At least 8,706 learner-beneficiaries in the Bicol Region will be receiving educational assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the third payout schedule on Saturday, an official said Thursday. Marygizelle Mesa, DSWD-5 information officer, said in an interview the payout would continue in a more systematic and organized manner. "Only those beneficiaries who received a text message from our office (DSWD) and some who were contacted by their local government unit with the advice of DSWD will be entertained and received their cash aid. Also, in the upcoming distribution, each province has designated payout venues where beneficiaries could claim the cash grant," Mesa said. In Camarines Norte province, beneficiaries from the towns of Basud, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Vinzons, and Talisay the venue will be in SM City Daet. For Catanduanes province, learners from Pandan, Caramoran, and San Miguel towns need to go to