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...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The local government of Polangui has announced the distribution of a P1,000 fuel subsidy for registered Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations (TODA) to ease the impact of rising fuel prices. Mayor Jesciel Richard G. Salceda issued Executive Order No. 32 on Sunday,...
LEGAZPI CITY – The provincial government of Albay, through the Albay Public Safety Emergency Management Office-Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (APSEMO-PDRRMC), has suspended face-to-face classes on all levels and moved to alternative learning methods due to the transport...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is investigating the implementation of a farm-to-market road project intended to improve market access for farmers and reduce post-harvest losses in an agricultural town in Albay. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday inspected...
Four persons were arrested in Guinobatan, Albay for allegedly trading and selling petroleum products worth P2.3 million illegally. In a news release Friday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said the suspects were caught selling petroleum products without the required license from the Department...
Albay Gov. Noel Rosal announced on Wednesday, March 18, the official cancellation of the annual Magayon Festival and the allocation of over P20 million in funding towards recovery efforts, assistance, and resilience-building initiatives in the province. Rosal said that the provincial government’s...
LEGAZPI CITY – Consumers and small business owners in Albay said Wednesday they are adopting practical ways to manage expenses as concerns over possible increases in commodity prices persist amid the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. Vilma Perez, 47, a housewife from a minimum-wage-earning...
