Typhoon Bising displaces 130,000, leaves 2 dead in Bicol

Ma. April Mier-Manjares, Mars Arguelles, Stephanie Florida 04/21/2021

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — Floods and landslides caused by moderate to heavy rain dumped by Typhoon “Bising” (international name Surigae), which affected Bicol region over the weekend and Monday, forced 39,341 families or 137,532 people to…

15,852 families evacuated in Bicol

Mars Arguelles 04/19/2021

LEGAZPI CITY –– At least 15,852 families (57,793 people) living in areas prone to floods, landslides, and storm surges in Bicol were moved to safer grounds Sunday. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said Catanduanes,…

Blast fishing blamed for dolphin deaths in Camarines Sur

Mars Arguelles 01/27/2021

LEGAZPI CITY—Thirteen of 25 dolphins stranded on the shores of Del Gallego town in Camarines Sur province on Tuesday died from what fisheries officials described as injuries suffered from blast fishing. A necropsy performed on the Fraser’s…

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