LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The head of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said he believes the country is ready to address the El Niño phenomenon in the coming months with the convergence of national government agencies. In a press conference on Friday, NIA administrator Eduardo Guillen said...
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...
Residents in Legazpi City, Albay were advised to wear N95 masks and other protective gears to keep themselves safe from the possible harmful effects of ashfall that was monitored due to the recent activities of Mayon Volcano. *Mayon Volcano (File photo) * Apple Armenia, administration officer of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has granted the petition to disqualify former Legazpi City Councilor Al Barizo as a candidate in the May 2022 elections. In a 10-page resolution promulgated on May 5, Barizo, who was an incumbent councilor at the time of the commission of the...
The highest heat index in the country so far this year was recorded on Friday, May 12 in Legazpi City, Albay, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Based on PAGASA’s monitoring, the heat index in Legazpi City reached 50 degrees Celsius...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued on Wednesday, May 10, a Certificate of Finality (CoF) and Entry of Judgment (EoJ) in relation to the disqualification of Carmen Geraldine Rosal as a candidate for Mayor of Legazpi City during the May 2022 polls. In a message to reporters, Comelec Chairman...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc affirmed the disqualification of Carmen Geraldine Rosal as a candidate for mayor of Legazpi City, Albay during the May 9, 2022 elections. In a 17-page resolution promulgated on Thursday, May 4, the seven-member en banc affirmed the ruling of its 2nd...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Officials inaugurated a P750-million convention and evacuation center at the Bicol University here on Tuesday, Feb. 28. AKO Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon (second from left), Ako Bicol Executive Director Alfredo Garbin (third from left), and Bicol University president Arnulfo...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Forty-one foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases have been detected by the Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) among schoolchildren at the Albay Central School here since Tuesday, Nov. 15. "Nakatanggap kami ng epidemiological report mula sa Legazpi City Health Office na...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police arrested two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here Thursday, August 11. Police Major Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, identified the suspects as Erigen Villanueva and Mark Dave Lonsame. Suspects were arrested by the Albay Police...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested an alleged drug den maintainer and five other persons in a buy-bust operation in a restobar here Thursday, July 21. PDEA Bicol information officer Cotton Yuson-Talento identified the...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested seized some P3.4 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Legazpi City in Albay. The operation also resulted in the arrest of the three suspected pushers identified as as Ryan Arandia, 40, mechanic; Helin Fajardo, 18; and Donmerwin...