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LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Another grassfire broke out in the slopes of Mayon Volcano in Albay Tuesday night (May 7). In a private message, Lee Pasague, a forester from Guinobatan town, said he noticed the grassfire around 6:20 p.m. while he was on his way home. Pasague said the area was full of cogon grass that might have caught fire due to the intense heat and lack of rain. He explained that the hot days have caused the forest cover in the area to become too dry. In an interview, Camalig Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo, Jr. said that the […]…

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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A centenarian in Sitio Tangke, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City, received a total of P200,000 as a cash gift from the Lapu-Lapu City Government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. In a Facebook post, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan visited Benito Herbas Jervas, who was celebrating his 100th birthday. Chan personally handed over P100,000 as a cash gift for the centenarian from the city. Apart from the cash gift from the city, Jervas also received another P100,000 from the DSWD, which was delivered this afternoon. When asked about the […]…

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