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 two-week Ibalong Festival 2025 officially kicked off Friday here with Mass, followed by an opening parade from Saint Raphael Church to Ibalong Park in Barangay Puro. Mayor Hisham Ismail announced temporary road closures on Saint Raphael Church, Legazpi City Boulevard, and...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co turned over emergency response vehicles to 45 barangays here on Saturday, May 31. They are second batch of recipients, following the 25 that earlier received such vehicles, and all 70 barangays here have already received them. The turnover...
Workers rerailing the inspection train that collided with a fuel tanker (PNR photo) The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will resume train services of its Naga to Legazpi route on Sunday, March 16, a day after a fuel tanker collided with its inspection train. In an advisory, PNR said the...
Job seekers in Legazpi City and nearby areas were given access to more than 11,600 local and overseas employment opportunities at a job fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday, Feb. 21. The event, held in partnership with the Public Employment Service Office...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Two persons were killed in a fire that razed a house in Barangay Rawis here on Friday, Jan. 10. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, identified the victims as Princess Ysabelle, 21, a nursing student, and Melvin Sabado, 42, a...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A college student was killed in a fire in Barangay Ilawod here before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, identified the victim as Angelo, a resident of Masbate province. Investigation said a loud explosion was...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – This city marked the 18th anniversary of super typhoon “Reming” (international name “Durian”) on Saturday, Nov. 30. Residents of Barangay Padang who survived the onslaught of Reming on Nov. 30, 2006 trooped to the memorial shrine to offer prayers to victims. Anfe...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Coast Guard has conducted a two-day water search and rescue training for 240 barangay officials and volunteers from the coastal villages of Albay province. THE Philippine Coast Guard conducts water search and rescue training for barangay...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – At least 400,000 individuals have fled super typhoon “Pepito” in the province of Albay. FIVE-HUNDRED families from Barangay Maninila, Guinobatan, Albay have fled super typhoon ‘Pepito’ and are staying at the Guinobatan Community College. (Nino N. Luces) Engr. Dante...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Commission on Elections proclaimed former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. as the new mayor here on Monday, Nov. 11, following a Supreme Court ruling disqualifying Mayor Geraldine Rosal. FORMER Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin (second...
