LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 has created a Special Investigation Task Group to investigate the assassination of Barangay Captain Alex Repato of San Jose, Libon, Albay. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib said that Police Col. Fernando Cunanan, Albay police chief, and...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay Rep. Fernando “Didi” Cabredo has appealed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to investigate the murders of barangay officials in the municipality of Libon, this province. CABREDO (FB) In a statement Monday night, Cabredo and the people of Libon pleaded to...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A reelectionist barangay captain was shot dead by a lone gunman after filing his of Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for the October 29 barangay elections in Libon, Albay on Monday, August 28. Police identified the victim as Barangay San Jose Captain Alex Repato who...
Leading digital solutions platform Globe and the provincial government of Albay have forged a partnership in support of the Hapag Movement, marking the first time a local government unit has joined the initiative against involuntary hunger. To solidify the partnership, Albay Gov. Edcel Greco...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The Police Regional Office-5 (Bicol) has started to dig deeper into the killings of a barangay official and her husband in Libon, Albay on Tuesday night, August 22. Relly Saraba Mata, councilor of Barangay Nogpo, Libon, and her husband, Alfredo Bazar Mata, were gunned...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Construction of the Philippine Coast Guard Academy (PCGA) is set to start, Ako Bicol party-list Executive Director Alfredo Garbin announced Wednesday afternoon, August 23. Garbin said that the construction of the first-ever PCGA will start within this year in Cagraray,...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Commission on Elections-Albay and Legazpi City conducted a mall voting simulation in preparation for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in October. This was held at SM City-Legazpi on Saturday which was participated in by at least 50 registered voters...
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...
