Miss Philippines Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano raised the country’s flag in Taiwan by winning the crown at the recently concluded Face of Beauty International 2024 pageant. The 25-year-old speech-language pathologist from Albay bested 38 other delegates from around the world during the grand finals held on September 19 in the city of Kaohsiung. Bilasano achieved the […]
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Filipino designer builds typhoon-resistant Cuboid House in Albay
Filipino designer Gil Bien has built a typhoon-resistant cuboid house in Albay in the Bicol Region which is frequently heavily struck by powerful storms that have led to the loss of lives and homes.
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Wowowin’s Willie Revillame responds to Catanduanes call for help
Actor and television host Willie Revillame has responded to a resident’s call for help and donated Php5 million to the typhoon-stricken victims in the island province of Catanduanes in the Bicol Region.
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Miss Universe Philippines Queens join relief drive for typhoon victims in Bicol
Newly crowned Miss Universe (MU) Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo and six more beauty queens have joined the relief pack operation for the victims of Super Typhoon ‘Rolly’ in the Bicol region.
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Philippine False Gecko new species discovered in Bicol
A new species of the Philippine False Gecko discovered in the Bicol region has been officially published.
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LOOK: Bicol’s most scenic gateway to Mayon Volcano opens in Albay this July 2020
The most scenic gateway to world-famous Mayon Volcano is set to open in July, 2020, as Bicol International Airport rises in Daraga, Albay.
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Mayon Volcano eruption sparks Philippine tourism boom
With chili-flavored “lava ice cream” in demand and awestruck tourists packing onto viewing decks, the erupting Mayon volcano is sparking a local business boom in an impoverished region of the Philippines where tens of thousands of others have fled for their lives. Albay province has built its image around the picture-perfect, cone-shaped Mayon volcano whose […]
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