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Four Mayon evacuees test positive for COVID-19

Rosas Olarte, for CNN Philippines — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:41:55 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 26) — Two more evacuees from the six-kilometer danger zone of Albay tested positive for COVID-19, a provincial health officer reported Monday. Estela Zenit, officer-in-charge of the Albay Provincial Health Office, said the third evacuee is a nine-month-old baby who was infected by her 12-year-old relative in Gabawan Evacuation Center

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Another Mayon evacuee tests positive for COVID-19

Rosas Olarte, for CNN Philippines — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:26:05 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 22) — One of the 30 contacts of the first COVID-positive Mayon evacuee has contracted the virus, according to health authorities in Bicol. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Health-Bicol confirmed that the second COVID-19 patient is a 12-year-old male.The DOH reported the first COVID-19 patient among Mayon

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Community pantries rise in Albay evacuation centers amid Mayon eruption

Rosas Olarte, for CNN Philippines — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:46:32 +0000

Albay (CNN Philippines, June 19) — Community pantries in three evacuation centers in Guinobatan, Albay offer fresh vegetables and crops to residents who fled the erupting Mayon Volcano. The vegetables and crops were sourced from women farmers groups organized by Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Cabredo years ago. The funding came from the Office of

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Residents of Daraga, Albay report ashfall from Mayon Volcano

Rosas Olarte, for CNN Philippines — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:49:52 +0000

Albay (CNN Philippines, June 8) — Residents near the Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay reported that ash from Mayon Volcano dusted their cars and pathways on Thursday morning. Armel Alcantara of Purok 2, Barangay Gapo in Daraga, said his cars, plants and pathways were covered in ashes which he and his neighbors do not

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Authorities intercept oil tanker with over ₱50-M undocumented fuel

Rosas Olarte, for CNN Philippines — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:24:20 +0000

Legazpi City (CNN Philippines, February 16) — An oil tanker carrying ₱50.8-million worth of undocumented diesel fuel was intercepted by the Philippine Navy in the vicinity of Mindoro island on Tuesday. Naval Forces Southern Luzon spokesperson Lt. Regeil Gatarin said the M/T tanker Braleman 1 was loaded with 847,000 liters of diesel fuel but its

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Legazpi airport janitor returns bag with ₱150,000

Rosas Olarte, for CNN Philippines — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 12:42:20 +0000

Legazpi City (CNN Philippines, January 26) — A facility cleaner at the Legazpi City airport returned a bag left by a passenger containing around ₱150,000 in cash. Rommel Nanio, found the bag containing 25 $100 bills, ₱25,868 and other important documents from the airport’s pre-departure area last Friday, January 24. The bag belongs to a

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