Japan has donated 300 metric tons of rice to families affected by Mayon Volcano's unrest. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) Minister for Economic Affairs Nihei Daisuke, of the Japan Embassy in Manila, led the turnover of rice donation for the province of Albay on Aug. 17. The...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The local government of Guinobatan in Albay province has postponed the month-long celebration of the Arandurugan Festival as Mayon Volcano remains restive for the second straight month. Mayor Chino Garcia told the Manila Bulletin that instead of celebrating, the local...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Three persons have died in a diarrhea outbreak in Barangays Manila and Gaba in Batan Island, Rapu-Rapu town, Albay province. Forty-eight residents were infected with the water-borne disease, Albay Provincial Health Office (APHO) sanitary officer William Sabater said....
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Actor and TV host Willie Revillame entertained evacuees of Mayon Volcano during a visit to evacuation centers in Albay on Friday, July 14, and Saturday, July 15. Smiles were seen on the faces of these evacuees who have been staying in evacuation centers for more than a month...
The United States government on Monday, July 10, said it had provided P13 million worth of assistance to communities affected by the ongoing eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay province. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) partners with the International Organization for...
CAMP OLA, Albay – Two policemen were gunned down by a former soldier and his companion in Oas, Albay on Sunday night, July 9. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, identified the victims as Police Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Ostonal, 43, of Ligao City, Albay, and...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The town of Libon in Albay province marked its 450th founding anniversary on Saturday, July 1, with the opening of the month-long celebration of the Paroy Festival. Mayor Wilfredo Maronilla said that the town founded in 1573 is one of the oldest settlements in the...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) An Albay congressman has seemingly taken the side of Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco amid the tit-for-tat with Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda on the lousy representation of Mayon Volcano in the agency's renewed national...
Nearly a month since Mayon Volcano exhibited increased volcanic activities, the government is ensuring that the basic needs of tens of thousands of evacuees who are living in temporary shelters are being provided, an official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Friday, June 30. *(File...
GUINOBATAN, Albay – One-hundred sixty-nine couples, 40 of them evacuees, were married in a mass wedding organized by the local government unit amid a restive Mayon Volcano on Wednesday afternoon, June 28. COUPLES kiss during the mass wedding organized by the local government unit of Guinobatan,...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Mayon Volcano in Albay has been very prominent in the headlines during the past few weeks because of its restive state. Congressman Joey Salceda of the province's second district just wished that Mayon was as prominent in the Department of Tourism's...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) volunteers and staff have been helping in various Albay evacuation centers to provide assistance to the Mayon-affected families. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) On June 22, PRC food trucks arrived at Bariw Elementary School and Bariw National High School to give 937...
