LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – More than 44,000 Albay Electric Cooperative customers here are set to receive a one-time subsidy of P300, Mayor Hisham Ismail said on Friday, March 27. Ismail said the financial assistance for residential meter holders is part of the city government’s initiative to cushion...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Mayor Hisham Ismail here has announced that scheduled local government activities will continue as planned, despite the cancellation of similar events in other municipalities in Albay due to rising petroleum prices caused by the ongoing Middle East crisis. Ismail emphasized...
Legazpi City issued an advisory on Monday night, Jan. 19, after light ashfall was reported in the northern part of the city due to the continuing activity of Mayon Volcano. Mayor Hisham Ismail urged the public to take precautionary measures, particularly to protect their health, as ashfall affected...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - Police cited a barangay tanod here for returning a lost wallet containing cash amounting to P9,350. The honest barangay tanod was identified as Rey Agripa Besmejo of Barangay Tula-Tula. Besmejo turned over the wallet to the police instead of keeping its contents. In a Facebook...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) continues to consolidate its businesses, this time with the planned merger of BPI Direct BanKo Inc., A Savings Bank (BanKo) and Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. (LSB), with BanKo as the surviving entity. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Diocese of Legazpi condemned on Thursday the killing of radio broadcaster Noel Samar, who died after he was shot by an unidentified gunman on Maharlika Highway in Guinobatan, Albay, earlier this week. "We share in their grief and express our solidarity with all who condemn this...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The city government on Saturday, Sept. 27, pledged P500,000 financial assistance to Masbate City to support tropical cyclone ‘’Opong’’ recovery efforts. “While Legazpi was spared from typhoon Opong’s wrath, our brothers and sisters in Masbate were not as...
An Aspin (Asong Pinoy or native dog) in Legazpi City, Albay died on Sept. 6, days after her owner passed away on Aug. 29. Janelyn Sanchez told ABS-CBN News Mitchu became lethargic after looking at their father Carlos in his coffin. Mitchu lost appetite and refused to eat until they found her dead....
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 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...
