Salceda: Bicol economy to recover this year Albay Governor Joey Salceda is confident the economy of the Bicol region will recover this year after a reported slowdown in 2014. An economist, Salceda said the full operation of the Energy Development Corp.-Bacon-Manito (EDC BacMan) geothermal power plant located in the boundary of Legazpi and Sorsogon cities will help Bicol go back to its... READ FULL ARTICLE
Mayor Rosal: Legazpi City soon to become a highly-urbanized city Legazpi City, Albay will soon be reclassified as a highly-urbanized city (HUC), Mayor Noel Rosal said. The city mayor said they are just waiting for the 2015 Population Census to be conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) from August 1-31. Its results, Rosal said, will officially determine the latest population figure of the city which... READ FULL ARTICLE