The tragedy of the Mayon volcano eruption in 1814, that buried the Cagsawa church and its community, has imparted to the people of Albay lessons in preemptive evacuation and the Zero Casualty idea.

Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, a guest at the opening of the Cagsawa Festival 2025 here early this week, said ...

showing only what was left of the Cagsawa Church’s belfry when the church was buried during Mayon’s most destructive eruption in 1814, burying the then town of Cagsawa and leaving some 1,200 ...