Albay in a sentence

Albay province is grappling with environmental challenges like irresponsible quarrying, deforestation, ever-expanding fish pens, and potential mining-related pollution.

Based on initial investigation, there was a plan by NPAs to attack the police community station in the area, Police Colonel Fernando Cunanan Jr., Albay police chief, told Inquirer in a separate phone interview.

Four people, including two Australians, were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft when it went missing Saturday morning after taking off for Manila from Bicol International Airport in the central province of Albay, several kilometres from Mayon volcano.

On Sunday, Speaker Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Representatives Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and Jude Acidre announced that P1 million worth of assistance was allocated to each of Albay’s three districts.

On the other hand, Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman expressed his apprehension over the supposed intention of the executive branch to bankroll the Maharlika Investment Fund.

Paulino made the remarks after Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued a statement Monday saying they would investigate reports of alleged rampant smuggling at the free port.

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, who chairs the House committee, suggested that Top King, another vape product company, should also be included in Rodriguez’s recommendations.

Dante Baclao, head of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Office, said they expect eight fuel tankers to arrive but were facing delays due to a 30- to 40-kilometer traffic backlog in Camarines Sur.

In his news conference, Dela Rosa supported allegations of bribery in the signature drive, as earlier claimed by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman of the opposition Liberal Party.

Residents of communities in Albay province close to Mount Mayon were told to stay vigilant after ash column reaching up to 1,200 meters or 1.2 kilometers (km) from its crater on Sunday.

Team Albay was awarded the Galing Pook award in 2015 for its humanitarian missions and disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts.

The agency reported that five of the victims were minors from the Albay and Camarines Sur provinces.

The bill advancing this far “was a clear and resounding victory and signals the imminent liberation for Filipino wives who are entombed in toxic, abusive, and long-dead marriages,” said its author, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.

The Office of the Ombudsman has found former Albay Gov. Noel Rosal and his wife Carmen Geraldine, the incumbent mayor of Legazpi City, guilty of administrative charges for reassigning provincial and city government officers upon assuming office in 2022.

At least nine people were killed in the hard-hit province of Albay, including a father and son.

At least nine people were killed in the province of Albay, including a father and son.

A view of the Mayon Volcano from Daraga town, Albay Province, Philippines, 15 January 2018.

Mayon volcano in Albay, west of the Philippines, is currently spewing lava and ashes since January 14 that affected communities living near it.

Provincial leaders told President Rodrigo Duterte, who visited Albay on Monday, that disaster funds were running low and he immediately ordered the disbursement of more funds.

The kids did not understand what was happening, then suddenly it got dark and you could not see who you were with,” Danny Garcia, a spokesman for Albay province, told AFP.