Albay Gov. Joey Salceda on Thursday said the province will soon pass an ordinance that will make it unlawful to conduct trekking and mountaineering activities, including crater climbing, on active Mayon volcano.
LEGAZPI CITY—A people’s initiative campaign to enforce a constitutional ban on political dynasties has been launched here by proponents collecting signatures from voters to force Congress to pass a law giving flesh to the Constitution’s antidynasty provision. The campaign, led by the Bicol Autonomy Movement (BAM), collected nearly 1,000 signatures at the campaign’s launch [...]
Veteran journalist Florencio “Flor” Narito, 70, a former news correspondent of Inquirer Southern Luzon and a retired employee of the defunct National Media Production Center died Tuesday of a heart ailment at his residence in Barangay (village) Bonot in this city.
If there were any surprises on the last day of filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) in Southern Luzon it was the absence of challengers to some candidates.
In almost all of the running events in Legazpi City, Danny Lim has been a familiar face.
The strong earthquake that shook the provinces of Samar and Leyte and Mindanao Friday night was also felt in parts of the Bicol, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
At least 10,000 of the poorest of the poor in Albay were expected to avail themselves of free medical services courtesy of American soldiers in a mission viewed with suspicion by the militant left.
Officials and residents in this city are up in arms over a statement made recently by officials of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) in Manila saying tap water here was safe to drink.
Water in Legazpi City, Albay is now safe for drinking, the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has announced.
LEGAZPI City—It’s all systems go for this year’s Mayon Trail Run (MTR) to be held October 22 here against the backdrop of Mayon Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines. Now in its fourth year, the race is meant to rediscover the tourism potentials of areas in the city. “We want people [...]
Philippine Hydro Inc. (Phil-Hydro), a multi-million water utility here taken to task for its alleged dirty water, said that unless its contract is terminated by the Legazpi City Water District, it would continue supplying water to Legazpi despite the revocation of its business permit by the city government.
It’s all systems go for Ibalong Festival, this city’s annual fest that will reel off on Monday.
