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VILLAFUERTE THANKS PBBM, DIZON FOR HIGHWAY REHAB

Camarines Sur (CamSur) Governor LRay Villafuerte has thanked President Marcos and Secretary Vivencio Dizon of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for their “quick action” on their commitment to accelerate and expand the sure-enough rehabilitation of the dilapidated Andaya Highway, which is the almost 93-kilometer (km) stretch of the Pan-Philippine Highway or Maharlika […]

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VILLAFUERTE: MORE LGU PROJECTS WITH LGSF BOOST 

Camarines Sur (CamSur) Governor LRay Villafuerte is looking forward to a bumper year of priority development projects not only in CamSur but elsewhere in the country as well, following the recent order by President Marcos on the quick release of  much bigger Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) outlays to all local government units (LGUs), so they […]

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VILLAFUERTE WELCOMES HOUSE PROBE OF ANDAYA HIGHWAY

Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte has welcomed a congressional investigation into the “chronic deterioration, alleged defective structural design, repeated ‘piecemeal’ rehabilitation and possible irregularities” in the funding and maintenance of the Andaya Highway, which is the portion of the over 3,000-kilometer (km) Maharlika Highway that passes through the province.   Villafuerte said, “A full-blown House inquiry […]

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VILLAFUERTE BACKS LONGER AIRPORT RUNWAYS PLAN

Camarines Sur Governor and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has hailed the fresh commitment of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for longer runways at regional or alternative airports, so these landing strips can accommodate bigger aircraft, as part of long-term reforms to drastically slash airfare and entice a lot more tourists to see […]

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ALLIED CORP TO BUILD CHROMEBOOK HUB IN CAMSUR

Camarines Sur (CamSur) is set to become the home of the Philippines’ first Google Chromebook manufacturing facility, representing a major breakthrough in the Bicol region’s technology landscape. Announced in early January 2026 by Governor Luis Raymund “Lray” Villafuerte, this 5,000-square-meter landmark project of the Allied Corporation Asia Pacific aims to transform the province into a […]

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VILLAFUERTE WANTS P6B FOR NAGA AIRPORT UPGRADE

Camarines Sur (CamSur) Governor and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is calling for a three-year P6 billion plan to accelerate the long-overdue modernization of the Naga Airport to sustain—and even boost—the momentum of CamSur as one of the country’s economic, investment and tourism frontrunners. Backdropped by the latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data […]

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VILLAFUERTE: PROBE ANDAYA HIGHWAY CONDITION  

Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte is pressing for a full-blown investigation into the increasingly decrepit condition of the Andaya Highway, which is the Camarines Sur portion of the strategic Quirino Highway that connects Metro Manila to Bicol, the Visayas and Mindanao. Villafuerte said, “The seemingly benign neglect of the Andaya Highway in the past is […]

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BETTER YEAR AHEAD FOR CAMARINES SUR — VILLAFUERTE

Camarines Sur (Camsur) Governor LRay Villafuerte sees a good year for Camsureños this 2026 as the provincial government, with the full support of other elective and appointive officials  plus sectoral leaders, makes initial headway in his inaugural commitment last year to lead the province to “greater heights” on his watch. Upon assuming office last year following […]

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VILLAFUERTE: RPOC BICOL TO TACKLE POVERTY

In a paradigm shift on peace and order governance, Camarines Sur  Governor LRay Villafuerte has rolled out a vision of a peaceful and prosperous Bicol that goes beyond regionwide efforts to beef up law enforcement and anti-crime operations. As the newly appointed chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Bicol, Villafuerte said that […]

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P500M DA COLD STORAGE FACILITY TO OPEN IN CAMSUR

Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. inspected the ongoing construction of a P500-million cold storage facility—a major infrastructure project of the Department of Agriculture (DA) that is expected to enhance food security, generate jobs, spur agri-investments, and significantly boost farmers’ incomes in Bicol and nearby regions. “This mega cold […]