Christmas with Mt. Mayon on Verge of Eruption
Weather StoriesIt is Christmastime here in the areas surrounding the perfect-coned volcano of Mt. Mayon. And instead of snow, the towns experience ashfall showers and ground rumblings.
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Positive Economic Skies Over Embarcadero
CultureDevelopers and stakeholders of the newest commercial development in the city of Legazpi and in the province of Albay are in the upbeat mood.
Students Bring Christmas Cheers to Inmates
Colorful “star”-shaped lanterns of varying sizes made by inmates were unveiled in a program Sunday at the Albay provincial jail compound.
The Majestic Mayon Volcano in Albay
Bicol Bicol House Journal CultureWith its towering height of 8,077 feet (2,462 meters), the almost perfect-coned volcano is the main tourist attraction of the province and the regions’ natural wonder.
But don’t be guiled with its beauty and charm, for it has erupted times too many since its first recorded activity in 1776. The most destructive was in 1814 when the town of Cagsawa was buried under its mudflows and only the church belfry was left standing. The town was later relocated into what is now the bustling trade center of Daraga.
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Winners Find Strange Bedfellows
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I-Witness Account of the Quest for the Largest Human No-Smoking Sign in Albay
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Students Bring Christmas Cheers to Inmates
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Culture
Mayon disaster tourism has positive side
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Legazpi City mayor secures whale shark feeding ground
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Bicol Culture
Proposed boulevard in north Legazpi city will boost tourism
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Move to boycott Albay power operator San Miguel Energy gains ground
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World Bank to finance Legazpi dump sites with P12-M grant
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Weather Stories
Christmas with Mt. Mayon on Verge of Eruption
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Bicol Culture
20,000 sacks NFA rice, relief goods, spoil in Albay
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I-Witness Account of the Quest for the Largest Human No-Smoking Sign in Albay
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Bicol
Albay, Legazpi to showcase economic potentials in APEC meet
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Students Bring Christmas Cheers to Inmates
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