LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office-5 (PRO-5) has stepped up disaster response and security operations in Albay following Mayon Volcano 's recent activity, including a Pyroclastic Density Current (PDC) event that triggered immediate emergency protocols and intensified field deployment....
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) mapped assistance gaps for former rebel communities in Bicol after Mayon Volcano released pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) that triggered ashfall across parts of Albay. Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — The provincial government of Sorsogon extended assistance to residents affected by heavy ashfall in Guinobatan, Albay on Monday, May 4, delivering thousands of food packs and deploying additional resources to address urgent needs. According to Sorsogon Provincial Information...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it has released more than ₱117 million in assistance to families affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano in Albay. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said on Monday, May 4, that the assistance included food...
Thick volcanic ash from Mayon Volcano’s recent eruptions began to strain local water resources in Albay, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Monday, May 4, as government agencies scrambled to deploy filtration systems to affected towns. The OCD said a total of 30,522 families or 102,406...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Farmers from four barangays in Camalig, Albay are facing total crop loss after their farmlands were blanketed by ashfall reaching up to two to three inches thick from the eruption of Mayon Volcano on Saturday. In a phone interview with the Manila Bulletin, Camalig Mayor...
LEGAZPI CITY – Guinobatan Mayor Ann Gemma Ongjoco on Sunday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the swift response of the national government following the heavy ashfall caused by Mayon Volcano that affected 44 barangays. Ongjoco said the visit of Department of Public Works and Highways...
LEGAZPI CITY – Mayon Volcano will remain under Alert Level 3 (High Level of Volcanic Unrest) after the pyroclastic density currents (PDC) that caused massive ashfall in several towns and a city in Albay province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In a...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Fifty-two barangays in the municipalities of Camalig and Guinobatan and the city of Ligao in Albay province were affected by heavy ashfall due to the Mayon Volcano eruption on Saturday. The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office said 18 barangays in Guinobatan,...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — Vehicular traffic came to a near standstill on Saturday afternoon after thick ashfall from Mayon Volcano blanketed major roads in the towns of Camalig and Guinobatan. According to Jessar Adornado, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol, heavy...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has reported that the Ligao Observation Station of Mayon Volcano is currently non-operational following the theft of critical equipment. The incident was discovered on April 19 during routine maintenance at the...
A volcano monitoring station in Ligao City, Albay has been rendered non-operational after its cables were cut and stolen, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday, April 21. The damage was discovered on April 19 during a routine maintenance check by...
