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Multi-awarded concert pianist Cecile Licad I first met pianist Cecile Licad at the Cagsawa Church Ruins in Daraga, Albay one day in August of 1975 when she was only 14 and I was 26.  That was the year she performed at the St. Agnes Academy in Legazpi City. On the night…

In a distinguished career spanning over five decades, master travel photographer George Tapan captured the soul of his homeland on a global scale.  Through his lens, Tapan orchestrated detailed narratives that speak volumes about the untold stories within. From groups of indigenous people to iconic personalities, from joyous celebrations to…

EIGHTEEN provinces including densely populated Cebu, Bulacan, Pampanga, Pangasinan and Iloilo were identified as highly exposed to climate change. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga bared the list of the most vulnerable provinces in the country during a forum on climate change organized by the Philippine Disaster…

A senior lawmaker is looking forward to the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) execution of a P14-billion initiative to revitalize and modernize regional airports nationwide. “We in CamSur are hoping that with the DOTr’s allocation of P14 billion for the improvement or modernization of regional airports across the country, the long…

WHILE they have been a significant part of the workforce for some time, Generations X and Y are bent on pursuing a different career path—that of entrepreneurship. The results of the latest Wellness and Index survey conducted by local HMO leader PhilCare called “The ABCs of Pinoy Xs and Ys”…

A lawmaker on Tuesday revealed that nearly 900,000 households, equivalent to 4.3 million Filipinos categorized as the “poorest of the poor,” did not receive cash grants amounting to P13 billion from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) last year.  This shortfall, according to Ako Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon, was allegedly a…

In this week’s World of Genomics, we explore the Philippines, an archipelago in Southeast Asia famous for its natural beauty.

THE Palarong Pambansa 2024 is scheduled to take place from July 6 to 17, 2024.

LEGAZPI CITY: As the political rivalry begins to brew in Albay a year before the 2025 elections, former Ako Bicol Party-list representative Alfredo Garbin criticized Gov. Edcel Greco Grex Lagman for saying that the recent complaint filed against him before the Ombudsman is politically motivated.

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