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...
(Unsplash) Close to 2,000 individuals from an evacuation site in Albay will soon benefit from a water supply system project of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. Nearing completion according to Co's office is the level 1 water supply system in San Andres Elementary School, which presently serves...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Two New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with the 49th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army in Guinobatan, this province, on Wednesday, June 21. Army Major Frank Roldan, Division Public Affairs Office chief, identified the casualties as Santos...
SANTO DOMINGO, Albay – A total of 5,473 individuals or 1,688 families evacuated here due to restive Mayon Volcano returned home on Wednesday, June 21. Mayor Jun Aguas here said that evacuees decamped after Albay Gov. Grex Lagman issued an order that those living outside the six-kilometer Permanent...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Danger persists for the sector in Albay that's affected by Mayon Volcano's continued restiveness. Thus, said Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, a former three-term provincial governor that has seen many Mayon-triggered evacuations...
More than P1.3 billion worth of relief assistance has already been prepositioned by the national government to address the needs of residents affected by the restiveness of Mayon Volcano for 90 days, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Monday, June 19. *(File photo) * OCD Administrator...
The number of affected individuals due to the increased volcanic activities at Mayon Volcano has already reached more than 38,000 individuals, data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed Friday, June 16. *(File photo) * A situation report from the NDRRMC...
