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CamSur disputes ‘poorest province’ tag; PSA says label not official
LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. has disputed the labeling of his province as the poorest in Bicol, citing a clarification from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that the term is not an official statistical designation. In a letter dated Oct. 15, PSA Regional St

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