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Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero has expressed confidence that the province will be able to achieve the desired population protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before the year ends. “Marami kaming nabigyan ng first dose noong National Vaccination Days na inaasahan naming mabibigyan ng second dose bago matapos ang taon kung kaya’t mararating namin ang mahigit kumulang […]
The provincial government of Sorsogon is targeting to vaccinate 53,586 per day from its 14 municipalities and one city during the three-day inoculation campaign. Governor Chiz Escudero directed all mayors to fully support the vaccination rollout and encourage all government offices, agencies and local government units (LGUs) to assign and allow all their health care […]
The provincial government of Sorsogon will give a cash incentive to the top 20 out of the 541 barangays with the highest vaccination rate in relation to population. Salvador Mendoza, provincial information officer, said the top 20 villages will receive P1 million each. “The said incentive is part of the province’s strategy to ramp up […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero has expressed hope that the pilot run of the limited face-to-face (F2F) classes permitted by the Department of Education (DepEd) would be expanded to include more schools in areas free from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Kami sa lalawigan ng Sorsogon ay nagpapasalamat sa DepEd pagkakasama ng isa nating paaralan para sa […]
At least 150 villages in Sorsogon province will be affected by the substantial reduction in the proposed 2022 spending plan of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said the anti-insurgency task force’s allotment for the Barangay Development Program (BDP) this year has benefitted 16 villages in […]
The Provincial Government of Sorsogon, through the Sorsogon Provincial Tourism, Culture and Arts Office (SPTCAO) is applying for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geopark Seal for Bulusan Volcano Natural Park. Already, the SPTCAO is finalizing the requirements needed to have the Bulasan Volcano Natural Park be an addition to the 169 […]
Just like any coastal town in the county, most people in Donsol, Sorsogon rely on the sea for their livelihood. The sea gives them fish and the magnificent butandings or whale sharks to earn their keep. These gentle giants were responsible for giving Donsol monikers and accolades such as the Best Animal Interaction in Asia […]
To solve the perennial problem of congestion and complaints against fixers, Sorsogon’s provincial government will implement a “first-in, first-out” (FIFO) policy in the ports of Matnog, Castilla, and Pilar starting second week of December. Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said he had a series of meetings with concerned government agencies and private business groups to explain […]
Due to the abundance of sardines (Sardinelia lemuru) locally known as “tamban” or “law-law” fish and strategic access to big fishing grounds, Bulan town in Sorsogon will be opening its first big-scale sardine canning factory in Bicol. Governor Chiz Escudero said the sardine factory of the Guinbe Food Corporation, a known manufacturer of quality sardines, […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero sent a team to clear roads in Albay, one of the Bicol provinces that were hard hit by Super Typhoon Rolly. The team, composed of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) 903rd, 22nd, and 31st Infantry Division, Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Public Works and Highways […]