Numerous progressive groups, student activists, and concerned citizens assembled at the Battle of Legaspi Monument, Legazpi City to protest against corruption on the 53rd Martial Law Commemoration day on Sunday, September 21. The Albay Movement Against Corruption (AMAC) fronted the movement that started at the Redemptorists Church for a mass followed by the “Walk Against Corruption” rally through the city to the monument.
Kasabay ng panawagang wakasan ang korapsyon sa pamahalaan, binigyang-diin ng Bayan Muna Party-list Camarines Sur na dapat panagutin ang lahat ng mga politikong sangkot sa maanomalyang flood control projects. “Ano ta mga opisyal lang kang DPWH ang sinisingil? Ano ta si mga kontraktor lang? Ano ta si mga opisyal kan gobyerno dai nililitis?” saad ng Secretary-General ng BAYAN Muna CamSur sa kilos-protestang isinagawa sa Plaza Rizal, Naga City, Setyembre 21.
Several unauthorized police trainees entered the Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) - Daraga Campus, intimidating student participants and college sports players during the institution’s 21st Founding Anniversary on the afternoon of September 10. The College Student Council (CSC) and student-led organizations are demanding better security protocols within the institution to prevent any forms of harassment and external surveillance to the stakeholders of the university.
The official merchandise arm of Bicol University - University Student Council (BU-USC), BU Labels, received multiple complaints from students demanding accountability over unclaimed pre-ordered items such as jackets, t-shirts, and caps, which were pre-ordered last February. Students took to student forums to express frustration over the prolonged delays, which only started after BU Labels’ Facebook page remained inactive since June 13, with its last post announcing the claiming of Fornax Windbreakers.
In a defining moment for medical education and student leadership in the country, Jerralson Paguio of Bicol University College of Medicine (BUCM) was named Top 2 in the “Natatanging Mag-aaral ng Medisina ng Pilipinas 2026” during the awarding ceremony on April 11. The award, one of the highest recognitions for Filipino medical students nationwide, placed Paguio among the most distinguished future physicians in the Philippines.
Bicol University's political landscape went historic today as Kyle Reuben Bron of BU Leaders: League of Democrats was formally announced Chairperson and Student Regent (CSR) of the University Student Council (USC) for Academic Year 2025–2026, after a live canvassing of the votes from 17 colleges at the BU Student Innovation and Activity Hub, Student Union Center.
Stacy Daniel Alamares, University Student Council (USC) Chairperson and Student Regent of Bicol University, voiced frustration and disappointment after the BU administration became unresponsive of the student body's appeal for a one-day allowance of asynchronous or synchronous classes following the May 2025 midterm elections.
