LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Authorities in this province have started the pre-emptive evacuation of thousands of families as typhoon “Opong” is expected to bring heavy to intense rains that may trigger flooding and dangerous lahar flows from Mayon Volcano. The Albay Public Safety and Emergency...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Two teenage boys drowned while swimming in a dam in Oas, Albay over the weekend. Police said victims went swimming with a companion amid heavy rain on Aug. 31 and the strong river current swept the trio away. One of the victims, identified as “Bert,” 18, drowned and his...
TABACO CITY, Albay – A tricycle driver and his passenger were killed and three others were injured after a cargo truck reportedly lost its brakes and collided with parked tricycles in Barangay Quinastillo here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Albay 2nd District Engineering Office has called for a review of the design of the retractable roofing project at Peñaranda Park here following an incident over the weekend that prompted concerns over public safety. In an...
Albay Gov. Noel Rosal on Monday assured assistance to a student who was injured when the stage roof of the Penaranda Park in Legazpi City, Albay collapsed on Saturday due to heavy rain. Rosal visited the student recovering in a hospital in Legazpi City and vowed continuous monitoring of the...
Five students were injured when the stage roof at Peñaranda Park in Legazpi City, Albay collapsed at the height of heavy rain on Saturday night. Councilor Vince Baltazar said the victims were practicing when the incident happened at around 6 p.m. They were taken to the hospital and recovering....
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The municipal government of Daraga has announced the temporary closure of Duterte Highway from Barangays Binitayan to Cullat to make way for joggers, cyclists, and fitness enthusiasts during the “Lakaw-Pidal Daraga: A Car-Free Sunday” starting on Sunday, Aug. 31, and...
LEGAZPI CITY – Roads affected by the lahar flow triggered by heavy rains in Guinobatan, Albay are now passable following clearing operations Wednesday. The Department of Public Works and Highways carried out immediate clearing operations after the flash floods and debris flow in Barangay...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay Gov. Noel Rosal has ordered an investigation into possible corruption in the province’s quarry operations following the arrest of a former municipal councilor of Tiwi, Albay in an alleged payola scheme. The suspect was apprehended on Friday afternoon in Barangay...
LEGAZPI CITY – The provincial government of Albay has begun enforcing a ban on 12-wheel trucks and larger vehicles from plying certain roads in the province. Under Executive Order (EO) 5, issued Thursday night, Gov. Noel Rosal said the ban aims to prevent further damage to provincial, city,...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police filed homicide charges against the boyfriend of an 18-year-old woman who was choked to death and buried in a remote area in Barangay Pawa in Tabaco City, Albay recently. In a statement on Thursday, June 26, the Tabaco City Police Station (CPS) said that after the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Two drivers were killed and 16 passengers were injured in a collision between a passenger bus and 10-wheel truck loaded with ice on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Balangibang, Polangui town, Albay province, on Tuesday afternoon, May 20. Police Lt. Col. Maria Luisa "Malu"...
