Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman Dick Gordon directed the humanitarian organization to immediately send assistance to some 10,000 residents living within six kilometers of the permanent danger zones of Mayon Volcano in Albay as the organization launched a wide-scale operation. The operation, considered one of the largest conducted by PRC, showed the organization’s preparedness and […]
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An 840-meter long access road worth P38 million that has been officially opened to motorists is anticipated to decongest heavy traffic in the commercial district of Legazpi City in Albay. Crossing through high-rise buildings, the newly-opened road provides easy access to malls, convention centers, and the grand terminal located at the fast-growing business hubs. City […]
A composite team led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been formed to verify claims that the quarrying operations around Mayon Volcano were to blame for the lahar flow that buried at least 300 houses and killed at least six residents in Guinobatan, Albay during the onslaught of Typhoon Rolly.This was […]
The Mayon Volcano Natural Park in Albay and the Pasonanca Natural Park in Zamboanga City are now protected areas under two separate bills approved by the House of Representatives. House Bills (HB) No. 6394 and 6449 declare it a policy of the State to ensure the protection and conservation of the Mayon Park and Pasonanca […]