LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay provincial government, through the Albay Public Safety Emergency Management Office (APSEMO), is closely monitoring a tropical storm expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this weekend and be locally named ‘’Caloy.’’ In an interview Thursday,...
The Philippine Army (PA) on Thursday said it has deployed troops and transport assets to communities heavily affected by Mayon Volcano 's heavy spewing of ash in Albay last May 2. In a statement, Army spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said troopers and assets from the 9th Infantry Division were...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered the strict implementation of health safety measures for all frontline personnel manning checkpoints and other public safety response to protect them from respiratory risks posed by heavy volcanic ash and...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) of Albay has approved a resolution placing eight local government units (LGUs) under a state of calamity due to Mayon Volcano 's continuing activity, including recent Pyroclastic Density Currents (PDCs) recorded on May 2 and 5....
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, May 6, led a situation briefing with key government agencies to assess the impact of the recent unrest of Mayon Volcano and ordered the immediate delivery of assistance to families affected by heavy ashfall in Albay. In a statement issued by the...
OF TREES AND FOREST In school, when we were kids, we were presented with a magnificent, almost divine image of Mayon Volcano. In our textbooks, Mayon is often described in superlatives. Rising 2,463 meters above Albay, its near-perfect cone shape has made it one of the most recognizable natural...
LEGAZPI CITY – Local authorities in Daraga have ordered strict enforcement of the no-entry policy within the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) after the Mayon Volcano’s Pyroclastic Density Current (PDC) along the Mi-isi Gully caused heavy ashfall in several towns in Albay. In an...
With over 100,000 people affected by Mayon’s volcanic activity and ashfall in the Bicol Region, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has deployed additional patient transport vehicles (PTVs) to aid emergency response efforts in Albay and Catanduanes. IPCSO General Manager Melquiades...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — Agricultural damage from the recent ashfall triggered by Mayon Volcano has reached more than P6.6 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Bicol. In its latest report, a total of 15.35 hectares of farmland were affected, resulting in the loss of...
The national government intensified its readiness for a prolonged relief operation in Albay as the number of residents affected by Mayon Volcano’s activity climbed toward the 200,000 mark, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, May 5. OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo confirmed that while...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - Authorities are considering the possible evacuation of residents within the seven-kilometer Extended Danger Zone (EDZ) in Barangay Mi-isi, Daraga, Albay as concerns grow over the threat posed by accumulated Pyroclastic Density Currents (PDCs), locally known as “uson,” near...
Lava flows, pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), rockfalls, and intermittent ash emissions continued to be observed at Mayon Volcano on the 120th day of its effusive eruption on Tuesday, May 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. A brief collapse of lava on the...
