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‘Uwan’ submerges Albay villages; nearly 257,000 evacuated
"Uwan" submerged a house in Barangay Palanog, Camalig, in six-feet gasoline-fused floodwater near a cement plant. —PHOTO FROM JOHN LEGISNIANA
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November 10, 2025February 19, 2026News

‘Uwan’ submerges Albay villages; nearly 257,000 evacuated

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LEGAZPI CITY—Toppled electric poles, fallen tree branches and leaves, and debris littered key streets of the city after Supertyphoon “Uwan” surged past Albay on Sunday on its way to northeastern Luzon. Uwan (known internationally as Fung-wong) unleashed powerful winds and heavy rains that brought floods to neighborhoods, farms and commercial districts in many areas in...

High school students will again join the street dancing competition as one of the highlights of the Ibalong Festival in Legazpi City. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
High school students will again join the street dancing competition as one of the highlights of the Ibalong Festival in Legazpi City. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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August 23, 2025February 19, 2026Life

Ibalong Festival celebrates epic origin of Bicolano ‘oragon’

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LEGAZPI CITY — Bicolanos are known to be “oragon” (slang for brave, feisty, resilient, and steadfast in beliefs). It’s a description gleaned from the epic of Ibalong and its warrior-heroes. Legazpi is celebrating the Ibalong Festival not only to highlight the traits enshrined in Bicol folklore but also to provide a fun challenge for those...