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"...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay provincial veterinary office has intensified border control measures by prohibiting the entry of all live avian species originating from Camarines Sur. In Executive Order 27, issued on May 10 and posted on Thursday, Albay Gov. Baby Glenda Ong-Bongao said the ban was in...
Rosal proclaimed in Albay; Azanza wins in Catanduanes BANGUED, Abra – This province has elected a new set of officials, although old names in local politics, led by congressman-elect Joseph “JB” Santo Niño Bernos. CONGRESSMAN-elect JB Bernos leads May 12 winners in Abra. (FB ) Bernos, who...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Albay Electric Cooperative inaugurated on Labor Day a new substation that will supply power to the island-towns of Bacacay and Malilipot and San Miguel Island in Tabaco City. ALBAY Rep. Joey Salceda, Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon, Diday Co, sister of Ako Bicol...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats candidates in the province of Albay topped the Social Weather Station survey conducted during the months of March and April. DARAGA Church in Daraga, Albay. At right is Mayon Volcano. (WIkipedia) In the survey conducted March 29 to...
Map of Albay (Map data) Candidates allied with the dominant political party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) are leading in the congressional races in all three districts of Albay. This was based on the results of the latest...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has emerged as the frontrunner in the province's gubernatorial race less than a month before the mid-term elections, the latest...
Benhur Abalos (Facebook) Administration senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos has gained the endorsement of several mayors and local officials in Albay, which is part of the vote-rich Bicol region. Abalos, who is part of the Alyansa para...
