LIGAO CITY, Albay – Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) here have established a free vegetable pantry for Mayon Volcano evacuees at the Albay Campsite Evacuation Center in Barangay Basag, this city. BENEFICIARIES of the 4Ps program in Ligao City in Albay are offering...
LIGAO CITY, Albay – Eight-hundred sixty-nine families affected by Mayon Volcano in the town of Guinobatan and Ligao City in Albay are beneficiaries of P5,000 cash assistance each from House Speaker Martin Romualdez. MYRNA Bobis, 53, a Person with Disability and an evacuee from Barangay Baligang,...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has warned the national government about the economic effects that the current restiveness of Mayon Volcano could bring. Salceda said that this early, some 5,000 farmers have already been affected by the ongoing...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, June 14, said it recorded seven volcanic earthquakes and 309 rockfall events in Mayon in the past 24 hours. These are more than the previous 24-hour monitoring of Albay’s restive volcano, which recorded one volcanic...
Mayon Volcano (Yves Eli Yu- Rep. Joey Salceda's Facebook) Saying that the current restiveness of Mayon Volcano could turn into a "waiting game", Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has asked national government agencies to keep their disaster relief and evacuation support up and running for as...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended assistance to those affected by the unrest of the Mayon Volcano, becoming the first country to offer assistance to the Philippines. UAE Ambassador to the Philippines Mohammed Obaid Al Zaabi led the bestowment ceremony of the 51 tons of aid from the Gulf...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 13, said that classes in 18 schools have been suspended due to the possible eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In its Mayon Volcano situation report as of June 12, DepEd said that classes in six...
The national government is ready to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) in Albay to make sure that that the basic needs of the evacuees due to Mayon Volcano’s ongoing unrest will be met. *Mayon Volcano (File photo courtesy of DOST-Phivolcs) * Diego Agustin Mariano, head of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is considering giving cash assistance to families affected by Mayon Volcano’s ongoing unrest. According to DSWD Secretary Rex T. Gatchalian, the plan to distribute cash aid aims to empower individuals and families displaced by volcanic...
The lava flow from Mayon Volcano reached about one kilometer down its south and southeast gullies during the previous 24-hour monitoring of the active volcano in Albay, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday morning, June 13. “Very slow effusion...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker's office) Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has expressed appreciation for the "timely assistance" that the country’s top officials rendered to his constituents amid...
The lack of adequate space for evacuees in Albay due to the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano continues to be a challenge for the government, data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed. *Mayon Volcano (File photo) * A situational report from the NDRRMC on...
