Author: Niño Luces
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Bicol on red alert as it braces for typhoon ‘Bising’
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has put its operation center under "red alert status" as preparation for super typhoon "Bising".
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Bicol under blue alert as ‘Surigae’ nears
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) is now on blue alert status due to severe tropical storm (STS) “Surigae.”
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85% of Catanduanes health workers get COVID-19 vaccines
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The province of Catanduanes is showing its readiness to outsprint what is now turning out to be a fast-spreading COVID-19.
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Man wanted for attempted murder arrested while on quarantine in Masbate
CAMP OLA, Albay – Police arrested Wednesday the seventh most wanted person in Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate after submitting himself for quarantine.
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Dog-designed baskets bring life to abaca industry in Albay
MALILIPOT, Albay – A number of dog-designed baskets are slowly giving life to the abaca industry of this town located on the north-east foothills of Mayon.
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New eco-adventure park in Sorsogon opens
PRIETO DIAZ, Sorsogon – A remote village in Prieto Diaz town in Sorsogon province is offering a new tourism activity for adventure and nature lovers.
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Young police chief’s ‘arresting’ looks draws attention to Albay town
STO. DOMINGO, Albay – If looks could kill, then P/Capt. Ryan Flores’ looks is meant to serve and protect.
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Legazpi City prepares P200 million for COVID-19 vaccines
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Mayor Noel Rosal announced Thursday morning that the city government of Legazpi is preparing a P200-million budget to buy coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines.
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2 fatalities, 4 missing in Bicol due to heavy rains
LEGAZPI CITY - The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Bicol has recorded two casualties, and four persons missing due to the heavy rains brought by the tail end of a frontal system in the region since December 31.
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Heavy rains cause landslides, flooding in Sorsogon
CAMP OLA, Albay – Heavy rainfall have caused landslides and flooding in Sorsogon province, resulting in roads being rendered impassable in several areas, the Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) reported Friday morning.
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3 die in Sorsogon road mishap
CAMP OLA, Albay – Three persons were killed in a road accident in Barangay Milagrosa, Castilla town, Sorsogon province on Friday morning.
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Alleged gun-for-hire leader, member die in CamNorte shootout
CAMP OLA, Albay – A suspected gun-for-hire leader in Camarines Norte province and his companion were killed in a shootout in Labo town on Wednesday morning.
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2 workers killed in Albay construction mishap
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Two workers were buried alive when a pile of soil eroded at a construction site in Legazpi City, Albay on Tuesday.
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BFAR Bicol issues red tide warning in Sorsogon, Masbate bays
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR) regional office here has issued a warning on Sunday, against the gathering, selling and eating of shellfish harvested from Sorsogon Bay and Mandaon Bay in Masbate province due to red tide.
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Boat carrying relief goods capsizes in Albay
CAMP OLA, Albay – A motorized banca carrying relief goods to residents affected by typhoons Rolly and Ulysses in San Miguel Island in Tabaco City in Albay province capsized on Sunday due to strong waves.
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65 families in Albay town to be relocated due to chasms created after typhoon Ulysses
MALILIPOT, Albay – At least 65 families here, or 261 individuals, are set to be relocated after a huge twin soil erosion was noticed to have materialized in the aftermath of typhoon Ulysses.
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‘Ulysses’ triggers massive flooding, landslides in Bicol
LEGAZPI CITY – Typhoon Ulysses caused massive flooding and landslide in different part of Bicol region on Wednesday, November 11.
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Albay governor orders immediate evacuation of residents to be affected by ‘Ulysses’
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) chairman and governor Al Francis Bichara ordered the immediate evacuation on Tuesday, November 10, of residents, who could be adversely affected by tropical storm Ulysses.